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
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.