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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1926)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School Chemawa, Oregon. Please address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager. SUBSCRIPTION 50 Cts PER ANNUM ATHLETIC NOTES little chance to muss things up in the game, but it is clear there is considerable to be done before the positions are finally given away, both in fielding and hitting, as well as learning what to do with the ball after they get it, which is vital. How ever, everything indicates that we have a hustling, hard-working bunch of candidates that should devel op into a formidable aggregation, for each man is working to land a permanent position. The squad will be given a real test next Saturday when we face the Franklin high schoolers from Port land. The game will be played here. After two weeks of batting, infield and outfield work, sliding, bunting, base running, and the numer DOMESTIC ART NOTES ous other little “whatnots,” our baseball prospects turned their guns on the Independence high school Seeing is believing. If you don’t believe that we team last Friday afternoon in a seven-inning fracas have been working, just come up and see for yourself. that was more of a merry-go-round than a strength test We are planning a fashion show for Friday after for our team. Independence tried two pitchers, one noon, since the last of our construction dresses are now a right hander and the other a left, but our boys met finished. There are many other beautiful things being the balls of each one on the nose for singles, doubles, made, lunch sets, scarfs, pillow tops and everything. trippies and even home-runs. We hope they will Violet Mahone has just finished a piece of hardanger continue to keep their eyes on the ball and swing work. It is the first of this kind of work that has naturally. This enabled them to shove 20 runs across been done in our department, but it won’t be the last. the plate. We hope to have a house full of pretty things to The work of our pitching staff was almost as effective show Mr. McGregor when he arrives, in spite of the as that of our batters. They allowed but two hits and fact that we sent a large exhibit to Washington, D. C. held the visitors scoreless in spite of the errors made The practice class is also doing their part. They behind them. In several instances they worked out are now making curtains for Mitchell Hall under su of bad holes. Solomon Fleury, Charles George and pervision of Agnes Orr, who has proved to be an Leander Wilson looked good in the box and seemed excellent teacher. to have plenty on the ball to worry the batters, while LOCAL Jake Atkins, our mainstay behind the bat, held the Mr. Iliff, acting superintendent, was in charge last twirlers up in fine shape. Our worries so far as the short stop position is Sunday evening during chapel and made a splendid concerned seem to be over, at least for the present. talk, which we will be pleased to publish in our next Valin Davis, our regular third baseman, has been issue. The orchestra played “On Mountain Heights” switched to that position. Although he made a couple by Kiesler, Aaron Isaac sang “By the Side of the Road” of errors he looked for all the world the man for the by Weeks, George Flach gave a recitation, a quartet position. He has the speed to cover ground, a good of boys sang “Low! Now the Dawn is Breaking” arm, and swings a wicked bat. We hope to see Valin by Elgar, and the choir sang “There Shall Come a make it, for he is a hustler. Although Reginald De Day” by Thomas. It was a good chapel service. A letter from Addie Merrill, class of ’23, written Poe has played the outfield position almost entirely, he has been placed at third. We daresay the position from San Francisco, gives the names of the officers of will be well taken care of if he continues to hustle and the new chapter of Sigma Phi Deltas that has recently play the brand of ball that he did on Friday. At been organized. Catherine Wilder was elected presi present Dewey Matt is tearing up the dirt around first dent; Emma Carlson-Turnquist, vice-president; Addie base and appears to be at home. His work at the bat is Merrill, treasurer and corresponding secretary; Made even more effective. He clouts the ball regularly. line Wilder, chaplain; Katie Cleveland and Mamie With the bases full in the second inning he cleaned Thomas, guards; Lena Cleveland, cheer and song leader. Addie tells of a most interesting meeting, held them up with a home run. Second base is still in doubt. The several candi at Emma Turnquist’s home. She tells of Veltha dates trying for that position do not seem to have Frasier, Carrie Anderson, Nora Gray, Martha Titsler, enough advantage over the “other fellow,” either in Lizzie Nerguson and others being present. These girls anticipate a live organization of Chemawa girls and batting or fielding, to warrant a job. Our outfield is students from other schools, whom they hope to invite very much in the same predicament. They had very in later.
