THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon.
Please address ail communications to
Ruthyn Turney, Manager.
JAS. H. McGREGOR
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ATHLETIC NOTES
Our second team defeated the boys from the Deaf
School here last Saturday 15 to 9. William McCorkle
took the mound for us and held the visitors to two runs
until the fifth inning, when he was relieved and Joe
Ike took up the task of pitching. Joe did not fare
quite so well. In the sixth inning he was touched
for a bunch of hits and five runs. Then Joe. put a
little more than his finger prints on the ball and he
immediately became effective. His snappy little out
curve kept the opposing batters on their heels and
striking at the bad ones. From then on Joe “Alex
ander” Ike had things just about his own way.
David Smith did the receiving for both of these
twirlers. Though small in stature, David is a likely
and capable candidate to fill the shoes of our varsity
receiver when the time arrives. His playing shows
that he has observed well the work of those who are
his seniors and is adding to his repertoire all the knacks
of theirs that are good. Like most good catchers he is
a reliable hitter. He nits and does not kill the ball and
as a result scores more runs than any of his teammates.
He and Clifford Celestine were our heavy stickers.
Both can be counted on to do business every time they
go to the plate. In a couple of seasons these two
should be valuable men.
Though Gilbert Lambert did not hurt the cover on
any of the balls with his terrific swats his average was
higher than most of our batsmen because of his ability
to watch the ball. He drew several walks. Which is
just as good as a hit when no one is on base. Gilbert
also played a heady game in the outfield. There is
nothing spectacular about the work of Orin Johnson
around second base, but if you’ll watch you will find
that he is a hard worker and is consistent and is im
proving all the time. He will be good before the
season is over.
Sandy Matilton covered first; Leander Wilson, short-
Clifford Meachem, third; and Jesse Prettyman, left
field. These boys rounded out the team.
Next Saturday our varsity will play Columbia Uni
versity here. This will be a return game and it will
be an opportunity for our boys to break even for the
game we lost to them in Portland two weeks ago.
That game went eleven innings and ended with a 9 to
8 score. The weather has afforded but little real base
ball practice lately and for that reason our batsmen
have not been quite as effective as usual. But, with
the weather permitting, there will be a lot of real
hard work done during the week to prepare for the
game on Saturday and those that are to follow.
It
will be necessary for our boys to find their batting
eyes if they hope to win, for the week following we
meet Linfield College here and they are sure to furnish
tough opposition, as they took the measure of the
University of Oregon nine a week ago. Then comes
the O. A. C. Rooks with their horde of high school
stars to beat. We can do it but it will mean business
from now on.
SAD NEWS
Last Saturday was a dark day for Chemawa. First,
H. S. Bradley, construction foreman on Cramton
Hall, our new dining hall for students, was the victim
of a severe auto accident on the Pacific highway be-
tw-een here and Salem. He was rushed to a Salem
hospital in a serious condition and unconscious. His
condition is but little changed, but there is hope of
recovery.
On the same day Mrs. McGregor was taken to Salem
where she underwent a mastoid operation. This is a
most serious operation, but she is reported to have
withstood it well and reports are such as to allay the
fears of her relatives and friends.
Just before going to press yesterday we received the
following bulletin regarding the condition of our
stricken friends from Chemawa:
“The following is the latest bulletin from the hospitals:
Mr. Bradley is resting fairly well. There is little sign of the
paralysis decreasing.
The back condition remains rather
serious.
Mr. Bradley’s son left Fort Wingate on Saturday
night and expects to reach his father’s bedside by Tuesday
morning.
“Mrs. McGregor was operated on for mastoid by Drs. Fin
ley and Baum. While she is restless and suffers considerably,
her condition is favorable and she is progressing as well as
could be expected.’’
Our people feel very keenly and sympathetically for
these good friends who are so sorely afflicted and all
of us will be only too happy to lend aid in any way
possible.
Last Sunday evening our chapel exercises were in
charge of Mr. Carroll and as speaker of the evening
he had secured Mr. Dalzell, who had been secretary to
ex-Governor Pierce during his term as governor. Mr.
Dalzell is truly a splendid public speaker and his man
ner had an immediate appeal for our people—he proved
a great hit as a speaker. In additon the orchestra
played a minuet by Lully, Anna Peratrovich sang
“Consider the Lilies” by Scott, and the choir sang
“Lift Up Your Glad Voice” by Holton. Just before
the recessional Mr. Carroll read the latest bulletin on
the condition of Mrs. McGregor and Mr. Bradley, both
of whom were in Salem hospitals, and whose condition
caused great apprehension on the part of all of us.