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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1927)
TH E CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School Chemawa, Oregon. Please address all communications to Buthyn Turney, Manager. JAS. H. McGREGOR SUBSCRIPTION . . . . Superintendent 5 0 Cts PER ANNUM ATHLETIC NOTES Our basketball team has closed its season, after hav ing won thirteen of the fifteen games played. Though the record made by the team last year is probably more impressive in number of games, having woU 16 out of 19 games, the team this year is equally sis suc cessful, for all their games were won by comfortable scores. Only two games were lost. The first went to the Salem Black Cats, who were defeated later in a return game. The other was lost to the West Lynn team because of over-confidence. We are not excusing ourselves for the loss of this game and wish to give West Lynn full credit for a well-earned victory, but also wish to warn future Chemawa teams against count- ing their chickens before they are hatched, Our team could have stood a much more strenuous schedule, probably a half a dozen more games and without question would have grown better with each game. They very reluctantly turned in their equip ment. They showed no sign of tiring of the game or staleness which so often sets in near the close of every season. To Captain DePoe goes much of the credit for the excellent way the team performed during the season. His leadership kept the team going at full speed in all its games. His was the directing force which guided our team through each contest. < Dewey Matt, forward, was easily our high point man. He registered 288 points, which is a most remarkable individual record. And we doubt very much whether it can be equalled anywhere in a like number of games*. He made an average of about 20 points per game, which, by the way, is some shooting. He was followed by Reginald DePoe, captain and guard, with 123 points; Eldred George, forward, 99; Peter Rassmussen, center, 77; Roy Peratrovich, guard, 21. In Jesse Prettyman, James Spencer, Charles DePoe, Joe Peratrovich, George Meachera and Arthur Bruce we had some very capable relief men. Although their opportunities to perform in the regular games were not very numerous they showed up well and in them we have the making of a strong team. Following is our schedule: Washington high schoolH Chemawa 31 Portland Highland Rapt. 13 Chefliawa 74 32 Salem Black Cats Chemawa 18 14 Franklin high school Chemawa 59 Franklin high school 37 Chemawa 50 Hood River high school 8 Chemawa 54 The Dalles high school Chemawa 30 25 Molalla Athletic Club Chemawa 31 9 Siletz high school Chemawa 34 29 Columbia University Chemawa 41 Salem Black Cats Chemawa 30 West Lynn high school 30 Chemawa 27 14 City of Portland Chemawa 49 15 Grand Ronde Indians Chemawa 61 Columbia University 41 Chemawa 48 Our girls’ basketball team closed its season last Fri day night when it played and lost to the Grand Ronde high school on the opponents’ court. Our team journeyed to Grand Ronde expecting a hard game and they ran into exactly just that sort of a tussle. It was one of those games that is everybody’s until the very last minute. Grand Ronde scored first, but it was quickly followed with a basket by our team, and from then until the close of the first half just a single point separated the two scores. The half ended 9 to 8 against us; u ' ' ; r, ■ : -: . ■■■ ■’- Oilrr f eain won b^er Gfarid’Rtthde’in the game playecF here 11 to 9 and the return game afforded an oppor tunity to even up matters. Grand Ronde meant to make the best of it so set out with a desperate effort to maintain that scant one-point lead, but it was soon overtaken by our hoopsters and they maintained a one- point margin until the timekeeper announced one minute left to play. At this point Grand Ronde con verted a foul, tying the score, and just before the whistle blew dropped in the winning basket, making the score 14 to 12 against us. It was a fast, snappy game and played before a crowded house. Our team got away to a late start this season, but in spite of it they have done exceedingly well in winning an even half of their games. The Stayton and Silver- ton teams both defeated our girls here in our first two games of the season. But in the return matches on the opponents’ court our girls evened up on them, which proves that our team was rounding into a for midable hoop squad as the season went on. To Mrs. Downie, coach; Clarinda Quinn ell, Nellie Rinehart, Anna Jacque, Alfreda Kipp, forwards; Susie Hart, center; Margaret Maupin, side center; Edna Crofoot, Susie Grounds, guards; go much credit for the splendid season our team has just closed. The season’s scores follow: Stayton High School 9 Chemawa 8 Silverton High School 9 Chemawa 6 Grand Ronde High School 9 Chemawa 11 Stayton High School 9 Chemawa 12 Silverton HighSchool 15 Chemawa 16 Grand Ronde High School 14 Chemawa 12 Total 65 Opponents 65
