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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School
Chemawa, Oregon. Please address all communications to
Ruthyn Turney, Manager.
OSCAR H. LIPPS
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Superintendent
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ATHLETIC NOTES
Our baseball squad has gone through a long siege
of spring training indoors since the first call for can
didates was made some time ago. They loosened up
their arms and spent much time bunting and sliding
and getting in shape generally to be ready to take to
the open air when the good weather came.
Last
Thursday a nice balmy day arrived and our squad
donned their new uniforms to forsake the gym floor
for the field. A good-sized crowd assembled to see
the boys go through the first scrimmage of the season
and judge for themselves the prospects of this year’s
team. The general impression seemed to be that,
though they are not dazzlingly bright, they are some
what better than was expected even though several
regulars from last year’s team are missing.
Solomon Fleury and Jake Atkins, who have been
our mainstays in the box and behind the bat for some
time, look better than ever. Leander Wilson, who
alternated with Fleury last season, returned home
after the first semester and left us with only untried
men. However, in Al Goudy, William McCorkle and
Theodore Gillette, we have three likely candidates
who are apt to show something before the season
closes.
Eldred George is back on first, Clifford Meachem
on second, and George Meachem at short. This
should be a banner year for these three, as they filled
the same places nicely last year. No one has been defi
nitely selected for third base, although several are try
ing for the position. James Spencer, Orin Johnson
and James McKay are the most likely just now though
neither have had any previous experience in that po
sition. Julian Smith, Dowd Franklin and James
Solomon, all of whom are out for the first time, have
been showing up well and if either can make the grade
there will be a chance to switch Clifford Meachem to
third and give the three young fellows a try at second.
This will make Spencer and Johnson available for
fielders. None of our fielders returned so there is
some real hustling done by the many candidates to
land a fielding job. Lawrence Pratt, Joe Alexander,
Alonzo Hoover, Levi Frank and Roy Meachem have
a slight edge on the others just at present, mainly be
cause of their hitting ability. However, if Ernest
Brunoe, who is playing behind the bat just now, and
Isaac Curley, who is trying for the first base position,
continue to hit as they have in these first few games
they will more than likely be chasing flies for the
first nine.
Just now the pitchers are putting everything over
the plate and nearly all of the boys are hitting them
square and on a line. This terriffic walloping of the
ball will, of course, naturally drop off some when they
start curving them, but nevertheless it indicates that
all are watching the ball. In the first real practice
game which was played Saturday there were several
home-runs made and they came by the route of the
long hard drive. And incidentally there were com
paratively few strike outs. This in itself is a very en
couraging sign. As a rule every young fellow tries
to knock the ball as far as he can and he sacrifices every
thing in doing it. And as a result he forms the habit
of shutting his eyesand swinging which, of course,
is fatal to batters. Apparently our hitters have got
ten off on the right foot and are watching the ball like
hawks. If they keep up the pace they have already
set for themselves we will more than likely have the
best hitting team we have had in several years.
This afternoon Willamette University is coming out
for a little scrimmage. Probably by Saturday we will
play our first scheduled game. As yet the schedule
is not completed. However, there are games arranged
with Albany College, Linfield College, Columbia Uni
versity, Multnomah Club, Willamette University, and
probably Pacific University.
LITERARY SOCIETIES
The Literary Socities put on a visiting program last
Friday evening. The Winonas sent Margaret Ball
and Helen Peratrovich, in a clever dialogue,, and the
Blakeslee girls in a violin duet, to visit the other soci
eties.
The Reliance boys were represented by Aaron Isaac,
William McCorkle and Peter McClusky in musical
numbers.
The DePoe Boys visited the other societies in behalf
of the Excelsior and gave orchestra numbers.
The representatives of each society certainly gave
entertaining and dignified numbers, and each delega
tion reflected credit on their respective organizations.
The Nonpariel were busy with their social, which
is spoken of elsewhere.
John Dexter appeared as a violin soloist at an open
session of the district convention of Odd Fellows in
Salem last Saturday evening. He played well and
was accorded a splendid reception. Mrs. Turney was
his accompanist.