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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 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. JAS. H. McGREGOR SUBSCRIPTION _ - - - Superintendent 50 Cts PER ¿«NUM ATHLETIC NOTES Last Thursday our football team defeated Franklin high of Portland 42 to 7. Starting with a fast and furious pace the team scored the first touchdown in less than two minutes. On the first play Fleury crashed the line for 25 yards. Thompson and Pratt followed with similar gains—either through the line or around the ends, it didn’t seem to make much difference which—until the ball was placed across the goal line and Thomp son kicked the goal. Almost throughout the game our line men functioned properly and effectively. On line and delayed bucks nice wide holes were made and held open by the aggressive work of Captain Strom and Rassmussen, tackles; Bruce, Brunoe and Walker, guards; Haldane and DePoe, ends; and Sedan Thomas, center. These fellows were also largely responsible for the manner in which Franklin’s offense was checked. Almost invariably their attack was stopped on the line of scrimmage and often beyond it. Their passing attack was laid waste by charging guards and tackles, who smothered the passer in his tracks. The passing of Sedan Thomas, our center, was especially outstanding. He shot the ball to the kicker and liall carrier with consistent speed and accuracy, which enabled both to do g»K>d work. Jake Atkins, quarterback, handled the game nicely and made few mistakes in choosing his plays. Thompson averaged 35 yards on punts and succeeded in looting the ball between the bars each time for the extra point. The team as a whole looked good until the latter part of the third and last periods. They weakened and became careless, their plays did not go off with the snap that started the game and wrangling among teammates does not help matters. Much of this of course, rests on the shoulders of the captain. There is still much hard work in store for our squad which is a long way from being in shape for a hard game. The Oregon Frosh, (). A. C. Rooks, Columbia University and Linfield College are not going to be as easy handled as were the two teams just played. Unless the backfield puts more drive into its blocking and interfering our ball carriers are not going to fare very well. The whole squad will have to take on more drive and speed and will have to develop a lot of grit and fight to the finish spirit or be beaten in the final quarters of the game. However, this has been quite characteristic of our team here, in that the final half found them going better than ever. Our next game will be played here Saturday against the Corvallis high school. The game will be called at 2 o’clock. Corvallis is coming well heeled with material to do battle and it will be an interesting as well as a hard game. We hope to hold another “pep" meeting before that game and at that meeting it is planned to answer questions relative to football to enlighten some of our spectators who are not familiar with the rules and how the game is played. The inter-class football session got underway last week in fine shape when the 1925 champions trounced their opponents, the seniors of 1929 or the present freshmen, 27 to 0. The score would indicate a walkaway but the victors found it a rocky old road for the major part of the way. However, Lee Wilson, the sophomore field general, led his warriors safely through the the battle as he did when his team won the championship last season. Jack Abraham, Reginald De Poe, Solomon Fleury, officials, handled the game very satisfactorily. All but lettermen and those of varsity calibre are permitted to enter games until after the Junior-Senior game this week when a list of all in éligibles will be posted. OUR CONGRESSMAN Congressman Hawley honored Chemawa with his presence last Wednesday. Congressman Hawley has always had a special interest in Chemawa and one of the buildings on the campus is named “Hawley Hall” for him. Not only Chemawa, but all of the schools of the service are fortunate in having men of Congress man Hawley’s calibre interested in them. He is a busy man, and for him to visit us with his ever elert eye looking for a place where he might be able to help us, should be appreciated first by the boys and girls of Chemawa, whose best welfare he has had at heart. The employees at Chemawa feel justly proud that Congressman Hawley should visit the school, for it surely makes the load lighter to know a man like the Congressman is pulling with you. LOCAL Mr. Kirk was called to Portland last week on school business. During “Salem Day” at the Fair a quintet of our best girl singers sang at Chemawa’s booth. They sang well, too. Old “Jupe” played Oregon a sort of shabby trick in the matter of weather for the State Fair last week. It was a fine Fair just the same. Next Sunday the Seniors will meet the Juniors in “deadly combat” on the football field. The question is, which class will be sadder but wiser at supper time on this date? Miss Anna Fagerstrom stopped over Sunday with her brother, Charley, and sister, Margaret. Miss Fagerstrom is a former student and has been employed in Portland. She is now enroute to Golovin Bay, Alaska, her home. Charles accompanied her as far as Portland on Monday. Miss Virginia Brickell is now attending the Univer sity of Oregon. Virginia is missed on the campus. Many at Chemawa have known her during her four years in high school and she has many friends here who wish her every success. Virginia is of course missed most bv her mother, Mrs. Brickell, and brother, El don.
