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
By Leander Wilson
After about two weeks of outside work the team
played its first game of the season with the Oregon
City high school last Friday and defeated them by
the score of 6 to 0. At the opening of the game
Solomon Fleury, our veteran left-hander, took the
mound with Jake Atkins behind the bat, Eldred
George on first base, Charles DePoe on second, Reggie
DePoe on third, and George Meachem at shortstop.
The outfielders, were Coquelle Thompson, Sandy
Matilton and James Spencer.
At the opening frame Solomon made three Oregon
City players swing three times each, and each one of
them hit the bench. When our side got to bat Atkins,
our first man up, popped out to first. Charles DePoe,
next man up, struck out. Then Thompson came up
and met one of the balls square on the nose and sent
the pill flying, which the right fielder misjudged, and
it was good for three bases. George Meachem, our
clear-up slugger, came to bat with Tommie on third
and smashed the pill into the deep center field for a
three-bagger, and drove Thompson in for our first
score. Reginald DePoe, next batter up, with George
on third, could not find his batting eye, and struck
out.
In the second frame our boys found their batting
eyes, and each one of them connected and kept the
opposing fielders on a run chasing the ball. When
the dust settled and the noise quieted down our team
had scored five runs which ended our scoring for the
rest of the game. After that the boys could not con
nect with the ball, which shows that the boys need a
lot of batting practice.
This was the first game and one cannot expect them
to lambast the ball in the first game. Eldred George,
known as “Razor Kid,” showed up pretty well on
first base, but he will have to work more on his bat
ting. Charles DePoe did pretty well on second. On
one hit Charles got excited and let a grounder slip
past him. “Freak” held down the hot ones in his
usual form by spearing some hard chances. George
“Brice” Meachem, whose regular position is in the
outfield, Coach Downie placed in the shortstop
position and it seems that he made a good find.
George is doing well, but will have to get used to the
position and stay low on balls hit on the ground.
James Spencer played the first game in the left
field and looked pretty good; at bat he got one double
in three times up. Sandv Matilton is our right fielder,
but he will have to do some track work, as he did
not get a hit. Sandy’s fault is going back on his
heels when at bat. McCorkle relieved Solly in the
latter part of the game and showed a bit of wildness
at the start, but settled down.
Leander Wilson had to warm the bench with a sore
arm which he developed during the early part of the
week. Others on the bench were Clifford Meachem
and Orin Johnson.
The Senior-Junior game was called off on account
of church and will be played next week. Today the
team travels to Corvallis to play an O. A. C. team.
WEDNESDAY’S ASSEMBLIES
After several weeks of educational movies the seniors
had charge of the assemblies. In the morning Ma
bel Bremner presided and the senior girls gave the
following program:
Song, class; vocal solo, Grace Peterson; piano solo,
Harriett Hill; reading on Alaska, Nellie Rinehart;
current events, Evelyn lyall; song, class.
In the afternoon Floyd Dupuis presided and the
boys gave the following program:
Song, assembly; reading, CoquelleThompson; vocal
solo, Raymond Haldane; Chinese problem, Albert
Bercier; comic dialogue, Reggie DePoe and Percy
Woodcock; current events, Clifford McLeod; song,
assembly.
ITEMS FROM THE TRADES
Sandy Matilton and the farm detail are all woiking
and singing over the beautiful weather and claiming
that “spring fever” never bothers a farmer boy.
Tom Anayah’s beautiful cedar chest and Moses
George’s beautiful inlaid table, carrying out a Navajo
rug design, are nearing completion in the carpenter
shop.
Spring work is on with a hum at Chemawa. Men
and teams are afield from early morning until late in
the evening and plowing and seeding are the order of
each day. “As ye sow so shall ye reap.”
Mr. Bewley and his detail are quite busy getting an
exhibit ready for commencement—and cars always
need fixing! Teddy Rosseau, Gideon B. Grub and
Ernest Brunoe are the chief ones in making things to
be exhibited.
Mr. Mason and his “knockers for right and drivers
of nails” are rejoicing over the new universal wood
working machine just arrived.
The foundation is
now ready and it will not be long until it will be serv
ing the carpenters.
The girls changed details last night which went
into effect on April 1st, after breakfast. The sopho
more girls were scattered all over in the various de
partments, which are: Kitchen, dining hall, laundry,
hospital, house laundry and different cottages.