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