THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon.
Please address all communications to
Ruthyn Turney, Manager.
JAS. H. McGREGOR
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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.