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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager
SUBSORIPTION
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ATHLETIC NOTES
The first break in our long chain of basketball vic
tories came last Tuesday evening when our team was
defeated by the Cheney Normal School team from
Spokane 34 to 21.
F'rom the start to the finish the game was the tough
est battle seen on our court this season. Though our
boys were pitted against a much larger and heavier
team they battled bravely until the very end, and until
the closing minutes of the final quarter were neck and
neck with their opponents. The score of the first
three periods might well tell something of the close
ness of the struggle. The first quarter ended 6 to 6;
the half ended 13 to 14 in favor of the teachers, and at
the close of the third period the score stood 21 to 21.
Not for one minute was there any let-up. It was just
one continual scrap to hold the lead which went back
and forth from one side to the other, with neither team
ever gaining more than a two point lead until the very
last when the teachers, with a surplus of endurance,
slipped away for the winning baskets.
Never was there a better exhibition of determination
and fight-to-the-finish spirit than was exhibited by our
boys in this game. It was a real test of their nerve
and sticking qualities.
On Thursday evening the team went to Salem and
met the Salem High School team. A twenty-point
margin was what the basketball critics around these
parts were wagering that our team would win over
our old rival. Though Salem has even a better team
this year than the one with which she represented
Oregon at the National tournament last year at Chi
cago, comparative scores justified spectators in pick
ing our team as the favorites. But lo! We bit the
dusty dust 32 to 10. No, it was not ox er-confidence,
nor did Salem win on a fluke. She played a brilliant
game and deserx’ed the well-earned victory. Dead on
their feet from the gruelling game of a night or so
previous, and with little of their speed and driving
passes, our team played hopelessly and in vain. They
could not get to going and the half ended 23 to 3.
For the first few minutes of the second half it looked
as though they had come to life and were on the road
to victory. They had revived their speed on the floor
and those lightning-like passes and the Salemites were
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on the defense, while the ball whizzed and whirled
around and among them and into the basket. Three
times this happened at the beginning of the second half,
but it was short-lived. They could not keep up their
usual pace—they were done. No, we are not “aliby-
ing” or “crawfishing,” just merely stating facts.
The team gives Salem full credit for the victory with
out one word to excuse themselves. They have prov
en themselves good sports both in victory and in de
feat.
Often, when a team which has been as successful as
ours goes down to such a decisive defeat, as did ours
in the game just lost, their fighting spirit and morale
is broken. Now the question that arises is this: Can
they come back? Yep! A team that has the right
stuff in it can. Otherwise, no. One cannot expect
them to do the impossible, but they can maintain their
standard. Can ours do it? That remains to be seen.
This week we play two games. Both teams we
have defeated on our floor. One by a fair margin and
the other by a single point. This gives our boys a
chance to demonstrate to the world that they are real
champions, for it takes that type to accomplish this
feat.
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LOCAL
During Miss Houk’s illness Anna Peratroxfich has
filled her place very satisfactorily.
William Minthorn of Chemawa’s class of ’23 and
Haskell of ’25, was a visitor on the campus during
the past few days.
Dr. Collard is still with us and from his cheerful
and beneficial services rendered in so short a time
Chemawa would surely like to keep him ‘ ‘all the time. ’ ’
Mr. Fisher took Solomon Fleury, Clifford McLeod,
William Markistrum, Archie Greycloud and Albert
Bercier to Salem on Sunday to hear Dr. Freeman lec
ture.
Mr. R. Larkin, of Klamath Falls, brother-in-law of
Miss Gunn, stopped at Chemawa and spent Sunday
evening with Miss Gunn. Mr. Larkin was enroute to
Portland.
The boys and girls were delighted at Wednesday as
sembly by the three songs sung by Mr. Eustice, coach
of the Cheney Normal. Both Mr. Eustice and his team
proved to be delightful visitors. Arnold Dupuis asked
current event questions.
Chemawa will celebrate its 46th birthday on Feb. 25.
All of the vocational grades are looking forward with
eagerness to the inter-class song and yell contest which
is held in honor of the occasion. Chemawa “Long
fellows” and “Whittiers” had better be grouping their
vocabularies into rhythmical clauses, for to the best of
such is the red and white cake to be presented.