THE CHEM AWA 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
Although badly crippled our football team gave Linfield Col
lege a real scare at McMinnville last Saturday. Our entire
regular backfield which is made up of Coquille Thompson,
fullback and trippie threat man; Solomon Fleury and Lawrence
Pratt, speedy halves; and Jake Atkins veteran quarter, were
left home on account of injuries. But those who were still
able to play came so near turning certain defeat into victory
that Linfield probably is still wondering how she managed to
squeeze through such a small opening with a whole skin. No
team ever more gallantly defended its goal, or more desper
ately fought to “come back” after four weeks of such trying
conditions, or came nearer to completely succeeding than did
ours at McMinnville. During the past four weeks injuries have
so cut the personnel and morale of our team that a mere skele
ton of its early season likeness remained. But out from that
skeleton sprang eleven of the scrappiest young men Linfield
has met this season and each one was imbued with the “do or
die’’ spirit. They “did" and the collegians spent 60 of the
longest minutes of the season in winning the game.
Raymond Haldane, left end; Peter Rassmussen, left tackle;
Roy Peratrovich, left guard; Sedan Thomas, center; Joe Perat-
rovich, right guard; Paul Keta, tackle and Jack Abraham,
right end; are the gentlemen who formed the bulwark of our
line defense and offense. Except at the very beginning of the
game these boys repulsed the terriffic line attack of the big
Linfield backs and allowed but scant gains through their posi
tions. They actually outplayed, outfought, and outcharged
their much heavier opponents and fiercely drove through the
line and interference and downed the ball carriers with sur
prising regularity.
The first half ended 6 to 0 against us, but with the opening
of the second half, Charles De Poe, left half; Reginald DePoe,
fullback; Bill Johnson, right half; and Alfred Bernard, quarter
back; started a march that was the most threatening thing
Linfield ever saw. These fellows, small of stature but big of
heart, hurled themselves into the line and around the ends
with all the speed they could muster until Linfield was grad
ually forced back to her goal and the ball finally resting on
their ten-yard line. It was a wonderful march and achieved
only after a mighty attempt and looked like a certain touch
down. With four downs to make the remaining ten yards
Charley DePoe circled the end for six yards on a reverse. He
almost got away. The next play netted two more yards and
the following one was sure to go over, but the bottom fell out
of our chances when the team wras penalized for being off-side.
This penalty and the plays that followed did not dishearten
our team, but Linfield, encouraged by the little ray of light
that showed, held for downs and booted out of danger.
Another march was promptly started, but the ball was lost on
a fumble after it had been placed within scoring distance.
Throughout the second half our team kept the collegians in
hot water and repeatedly threatened to score, but each time
Linfield would pull out one of her golden horseshoes and save
her game.
Late in the third period Linfield’s fighting team took ad
vantage of our fumble and carried the ball within scoring
distance and on the next rush unraveled a bewildering plav
and scored.
In the final minutes of the game Francis Ross went in at
right half and Charles DePoe directed the attack of the team.
Ross immediately drove off tackle for eight yards and Bill
Johnson followed around the end with five more and first
down. With only two minutes remaining Reginald DePoe
threw a ten-yard pass to Jack Abraham, wdio ran 30 yards to
Linfield’s ten-yard line. Here on a reverse play Ross once
more tucked the ball away and was off on the same reverse
by which Charles DePoe almost scored earlier in the game and
he came just as near getting aw’ay. With only a few seconds
left DePoe heaved another pass, but this time to Haldane.
He just missed it and as the ball was grounded the game
ended with the score 13 to 0 in favor of Linfield. Though de
feated the team can justly feel jubilant over a splendidly
played game.
It is not at all unlikely that this same line-up w’ill lie pitted
against Columbia University in Portland next Saturday for the
injured men show’ little promise of being back in time to get
themselves in shape for any more games this season. How
ever, Thompson is recovering and it is hoped that he will be
in shape for the Columbia game.
His passing, kicking and
line-plunging would be a valuable threat against Columbia.
Since the team has regained the early season spirit and con
fidence Columbia will find them a hard problem to solve.
Last year the game ended in a 6-to-6 score and the players
believe they can better that showing with the team that faced
Linfield.
The under dog often fights back to the surprise of the op
pressor and as a result the latter is soon put to flight. And
once on top the under dogs remain there with grace and fair
ness. Such is the present happy lot of the fighting freshmen.
Last week they dumbfounded the over-confident juniors by
handing them a thorough drubbing, 19 to 0. The juniors did
not run, but fought back in vain—the freshmen had gained a
foothold and were going to keep it. The juniors threatened
often, but never got dangerous. The air route proved the
undoing of the juniors and to that goes the credit of Eldred
George, receiver, and James Thomas, passer, for the frosh.
George received like a veteran and Thomas passed likewise.
Tomorrow’s battle betw’een the juniors and the sophomores
gives promise of being a real holiday affair. The whole school
will be in attendance and a real battle can be expected. The
officials are as follows: Reginald DePoe, referee; Jack Abraham,
umpire; Charles DePoe, head linesman; Coquille Thompson,
timekeeper.
Our orchestra, and girl’s and boy s octettes jour
neyed over to Brush College in Polk county on Friday
evening, and after a fine supper rendered a most enter
taining program. Harry Frost assisted as a reader.
The two octettes were taken to Brush College on the
school truck by Mr. Mason and Mrs. Mason accom
panied the party in the capacity of chaperone. From
first to last it was a memorable trip and our organiza
tions received praise unstinted for their artistic work.
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