THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
The basket shooting of Dewey Matt was the feature
of the game. He scored 18 points, while “Red” Ridings
was his closest competitor with 13. The work of Rass
mussen, center; Eldred George, forward; Charles
George and Roy Peratrovich, guards, was also out
standing,
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ATHLETIC NOTES
Just before the students’ social hour last Saturday
evening our basketball team nosed its way to another
victory. The final score stood Chemawa 20, Corvallis
15.
Though the game was fast and hard fought it had
an uninteresting tinge to it. Both teams were capable
of much better basketball, but they could not get
together. The Corvallis boys failed to convert several
easy baskets, while our team threw the game to the
wind several times by poorly executed and ill-timed
passes, all of which seems to indicate an early season
slump, for since the holidays their passing attack has
dwindled to almost nothing and apparently they have
lost the knack of maneuvering and passing properly,
Four personal fouls proved the undoing of Eldred
George and Dewey Matt, both forwards, and they
were put out of the game. Coquille Thompson re
placed George and Rassmussen shifted to forward
while Peratrovich went in at guard. Both replace
ments are new men, but they played their positions
like veterans. Speed and quick, accurate passing has
always characterized the work of our team, but the
last fe>v games has showed a decided slowing up on
the part of some of the regulars, which has necessi
tated a change. Abraham, guard: Thompson, forward;
and Peratrovich, guard; fit into this style of play
nicely.
Tomorrow the team starts on a three-day trip. The
first game will be played in Portland against the South
Parkway Athletic Club, Friday at Hood River, and
on Saturday The Dalles High School at The Dalles.
For the first time since the holidays our basketball
team got together on Monday evening and played up
to form and defeated the Molalla Athletic Club 30 to 22.
It took the best brand of ball our boys could produce
to win, for they found in their opponents such shining
lights as “Red” Ridings, the O. A. C. forward of last
year, who was picked as an All-Coast forward.
Although the team played without the services of
their captain and center, Reginald DePoe, they exhib
ited a brand of ball marked with speed and accuracy
that was not to be beaten.
The Excelsior Society held their annual open ses
sion on Friday evening, Jan. 15. The program proved
that there was a “galaxy” of stars in the Excelsior
Society. The play, “Getting Rid of Father,” was
especially well presented by Jesse Morgan, Louis
Dupuis, Charley Fagerstrom and Clifford McLeod.
Clifford played the part of a newly-married girl and did
it to the satisfaction of all present. His appearance as
one of the “fairer sex” rivaled that of Julian Eltinge.
“Dreams of a McBride Hall Girl,” in which her
“heroes” passed, proved very entertaining—Solomon
Fleury, her baseball hero; Francis Ross, her football
hero; Reggie DePoe, her basketball hero; Randolph
Allen, her schoolroom hero; Albert Bercier, her din
ing-room hero; Charley DePoe, her dance hall hero,
and Coquelle Thompson, as her real hero, were splen
did in the parts taken.
The BCxcelsior Farmers’ Brass Band gave good music
in an entertaining way. Peter Rassmussen won the
prize in the “Fairy Story Telling” contest, though
Floyd Dupuis and Francis Ross also told good stories.
Reggie DePoe, Elmer Logan and Jesse Morgan gave
jokes that “brought the house down.”
Walter Metrokin in his speech, “Arithmetic,” and
solo, “Pal of My Cradle Days,” was excellent, while
Lawrence Bozeroff will be known for sometime as
“The Red Hot Henry Brown,” from his interpretation
of that song.
Manent Emanoff played a guitar solo and Dosofey
Merculief danced a ballet dance. Both were forced to
give an encore.
John Franier in the “Man of ’76” told some interest
ing things of a number present in the audience.
John Dexter gave a violin solo, and again proved
himself a real artist.
The B^xcelsior Quartet, composed of Louis Dupuis,
Walter Metrokin, Dosofey Merculief and Charles De
Poe, gave their number well and responded with an
encore given even better than their first number.
The songs sung at the opening and close of the pro
gram were well given. In fact, the program was pleas
ing from start to finish. It was regretted by all pres
ent, and expecially by the Excelsior Society, that Mr.
and Mrs. Hall were unable to be present, as their open
song and welcome yells, were prepared especially for
them, and with the parts eliminated that were intended
for them, the opening number lost its effectiveness.
Mr. Hall has been confined to his quarters for over a
week on account of illness.