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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 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 ANNUM ATHLETIC NOTES The Corvallis high school football team was defeated here last Saturday afternoon 13 to 0 in the most terrific grid battle ever seen on our campus. The first half ended in a scoreless tie because of the dogged defense maintained by both elevens. The opposing backfield men crashed into the line and dashed around the ends with speed and power, but always met power and strength to check any threatening march to the goal. As a result many fine punts were exchanged with Thompson doing the booting for our team and Charles DePoe receiving. Charlie’s returns were neatly made while Coquille’s kicks were high and long. Thompson and Pratt bore the brunt of the attack for our team in the first half and both made several long gains, as did Reginald DePoe and Raymond Haldane, who were on the receiving end of several nicely executed forward passes, but neither goal was threatened seriously and the half ended in a scoreless tie. On the first play after the kick-off starting the second half, Lawrence Pratt, our speedy right half, ran around left end, behind splendid interference. 70 yards for our first touchdown. Thompson booted the ball squarely between the bars for the extra point. This was the prettiest and most sensational run we expect to see on our field, or any other field. Lawrence dashed around the end, confronted by a series of tacklers, but each in his turn was nicely blocked in or out just as he was alxnit to make the tackle while the ball carrier sped on. As the last interferer left his feet to take out a tackler Lawrence neatlv out-maneuvered the last two tacklers and raced to the goal line with these two men straining every muscle in an attempt to lay hold of him, but he managed to keep just out of their reach. Score: Chemawa 7, Corvallis 0. Corvallis chose to receive and started the offense with all the speed and power her team could assemble. But our team, led by Captain Ole Strom, exhibited the most gallant defensive as well as offensive game a Chemawa team has ever played and checked the Corvallis advance on every hand. Though Cor vallis continually threatened to score she never became dan gerous. She was stopped. Stopped by a team whose captain led them fearlessly and fiercely on by his own splendid example of hard, clean playing and sportsmanship. This was a game which our team can feel proud for hav ing won. It was outstanding because of the fierce, scientific playing exhibited by the members of both teams. There was blocking, tackling, and interfering and forward passing ami receiving, all of the highest type and executed with speed and accuracy of collegiate teams. It was such a game that called out all the grit, courage, nerve and stick-to-it-iveness each in dividual possessed. It was a game for the lion-hearted, not the weakling, and we were represented with an eleven of just that type throughout the game. We never guessed there could be two runs wrapped up in one game equal in sensation and thrill to the one made by Lawrence Pratt at the opening of the second half. With just fifteen seconds toplay Thompson, our thundering fullback, tucked the ball away and raced around the end behind the same beautiful and effective interference that protected Pratt, 80 yards to the goal. No play was better timed or more neatly done. The interferers blocked at the proper time and the l*all carrier slowed down or speeded up accordingly. It was a thriller. Because of the strain of the run Thompson failed in his attempt to kick the goal. Peter Rassmussen, playing tackle opposite Captain Strom, played a whale of a game. It was his nifty blocking out of the two last tacklers that enabled Thompson to thunder on to the goal. Raymond Haldane, Reginald DePoe and Jack Abra ham, ends; Sedan Thomas, center; Moses George, Edward Walker and Arthur Bruce, guards; Charles DePoe and James Thomas, quarterbacks; Francis Ross, Clifford Meachem, Law rence Pratt and Coquille Thompson in the backfield, all played high class football and were a continual menace to the Cor vallis team. In the closing minutes of the game Captain Strom was hurt and had to be taken from the game. His team was punting out of danger and as he had led them throughout the game he led them in this play. He tore through the line and pre ceded his own ends down the field. He was hurt in making the tackle. Solomon Fleury and Bill Johnson, both veterans of last year, at the left half position, were not able to play because of injuries. Jake Atkins, our veteran signal barker, was out on account of being in the hospital with ear trouble. We expect they will be back with the squad during the week. Next Sat urday we face Columbia University at Portland. Just last week Columbia wolloped Albany College 33 to 0, so we will have plenty to do if we take care of them. LOCAL Elmer Flowers is one of the new school chauffeurs. Mrs. Leavenworth spent Sunday with home folks in Salem. Margaret Maupin and Royal Holst asked current event questions at the academic assemblies last Wednesday. Percy Woodcock, better known as “Colonel,” ar rived on Sunday evening. The senior class are de lighted at his return. Mr. Arnold, superintendent of Klamath Agency, and Mr. Wheat of the Forestry service, of the same agency, were Chemawa visitors on Monday. Miss Virginia Brickell, attended the Washington- Oregon football game on Saturday in Portland and stopped over Sunday with her mother on her return to Eugene. The Senior Domestic Science girls entertained Su- pervisor Lipps, Superintendent and Mrs. McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Brickell and Mrs. Bruce at dinner on Saturday evening. The Senior Boys have secured Dr. Doney of Wil- liamette University to address the student body on Sunday evening. Since Dr. Doney, President of Wil- liamette, and an excellent speaker, is honoring the class and Chemawa with his presence, the Seniors urge every adult person to hear him. Raymond Hal dane will sing and Louis Dupuis will give George K. Morris’ oration, “Manhood.” The Winona Literary Society held their first meet ing of the school year on Friday evening, Oct. 1, 1926. Officers Were elected as follows: President, Anna Perat- rovich; vice-president, Grace Johnson; secretary-treas urer, Harriet Hill; cheer leader, Edna Audette; ser geants-at-arms, Maybelle Bremner and Emma Sexton. After a very helpful talk from their advisor, Mrs. Leavenworth, the society adjourned.
