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.
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ATHLETIC NOTES
As a part of our Washington’s birthday program
our basketball team defeated Albany College here last
Tuesday a week 33 to 22. The game was poorly yet
fiercely played and was interesting because of the
many unusual things that happened on the court.
No team ever tried harder than ours, but they traveled
so fast teamwork and passing were rendered impos
sible. Penalty after penalty was inflicted on both
sides. Yet there was little if any rough playing. One
of the funniest things that happened was the player
dodging the ball. Another was the number of free
throws it took to quiet the Albany captain.
Captain Rassmussen was the basket throwing sen
sation of the game. Peter scored 18 of our 33 points.
son and Charles Fagerstrom, with genuine cleverness
and wrestling ability, won by two consecutive falls.
It was an exceptionally fast and interesting match.
Only one or two of the matches went the time limit
and the boys of both teams rolled in and turned out
of holds with such speed that made it an exciting
affair.
On Thursday our basketball team brought its season
to a close with a well earned victory over the Mill City
Firemen, 34 to 29. We are told it was the cleanest
and fastest game played there this season. It was a
thriller. At half time our hoopers led 14 to 10, but
were overtaken at the start of the third period when
the Firemen made a series of baskets in quick succes
sion. Our team was heralded as a fast passing and
accurate shooting organization and by living up to
this advance notice regained a substantial lead and
were still out of reach when the Firemen, in a last
desperate stand, converted four beautiful long shots
just before the close of the game.
Jesse Prettyman, playing his first year as a regular
and his usual hard and fast game, won high point
honors. He and captain Rassmussen were almost a
tie, with Jesse scoring eleven and Peter ten. Roy
Peratrovich, as well as playing a good game at guard
stepped out from his usual one or two baskets and
scored six points. James Spencer is credited with
four and Eldred George three. Eldred was our scor
ing ace at the start of the season until he suffered an
injured knee. This has affected his playing some
what, especially his ability to pivot and dodge and
break away from his guard for a more open position.
On Friday our girls played a return game at Molal
la which resulted in a 16 to 12 score in favor of Mol
alla. The first game played here a while back ended
19 to 19. Both teams were on edge for the second en
counter. At the end of the first half Molalla led 8 to
2. Our sextet came back strong at the start of the
third period and threatened to tie the score. With
the score 14 to 12, Pauline Pratt, captain and guard,
was ruled out on account of personal fouls. This
somewhat affected the playing of our team, but did
not dampen their spirits and both teams played a hard,
even game throughout the final quarter. Susie Grounds
was also ruled out early in the contest on account of
“personals.” Margaret Maupin and Gladys Ladder-
oute, who took the guard position, both played well.
The 11:30 work whistle on Wednesday started
eighteen runners on their five-mile cross-country run.
Thirteen of them finished in remarkably good time.
Gideon B. Grub, a junior and our veteran distance
man, finished at the head of the group with a nice
little sprint. William Wall, junior, and Warren Wil
der, freshman, trailed close on the heels of Gideon and
ran almost a tie race. Following is the order in which
the other runners finished: Gus Frenier, Henry Bow
ker, John Frenier, Fred Motschman, Robert Perkins,
Russell Vallidy, John Copeland, Amos Andy. The
score: Juniors 27, Sophomores 17, Freshmen 12,
Seniors 9, Eighth Grade 1.
If our runners continue their good work we predict
a surprise in the bag for Washington of Portland when
her runners come here for their annual race this
spring.
The long-waited-for wrestling match with Oregon
City took place in the afternoon of last Wednesday
The Washington Birthday program was presented
and our grapplers celebrated the occasion by an 88 to by the seventh and eighth grade classes last Wednes
11 victory. Tom Anayah won his match by a de day evening. “The Man Without a Country” was
cision and a fall. Charles Morgan wrestled to a draw staged as the main attraction, although there were
in the first round then won two consecutive falls. a number of other engaging features, as the program
George Nicholson was our only man to lose his match will show, and the work of our lower grade students
was in everyway most creditable. Mrs. Leavenworth
and that only by the narrowest margin. He lost the and Miss Gunn were the teachers who shared the re
first by a decision, the second was a draw and the sponsibilities of the evening’s work and they are en
third was lost by a decision. Karl Muller, Bill John titled to feel gratified with the results.