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CHEMAWA WIMS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
When Chetnawa entered her team in the District 7
basketball tournament held in Salem last Thursday
and Friday and one of the Salem papers good-naturedly
called us a threat to Salem high’s yearsof supremacy
in this district no one— the paper mentioned included
— realized how truly a threat Chemawa would turn
out to be. For, contrary to all predictions and in
spite of barrels of dope against them, Coach Downie’s
Chemawa Indians sailed through the tournament with
flying colors and on Friday evening added a couple of
new thrills to basketball for the Salem fans who had
assembled in the big Willamette gym to see Chemawa’s
final downfall— namely, surprise and disappointment.
Chemawa outplayed Salem in every known department
of the spdrt and won the game— and the right to
represent the local district in the state tournament.
Thursday afternoon Chemawa won its first game
from Stayton handily by the score of, 31 to 10. On
Friday Chemawa had a little harder time but succeeded
in eliminating Dallas— 29 to 24. Meanwhile Salem
had run rough shod over all comers.
Friday night Chemawa and Salem met in the final
and deciding game of the tourney. Chemawa started
the scoring— making eight points before Salem was out
of its tracks. From this point on our boys never once
relinquished the lead, although at one time Salem was
only one point behind. Previous to this game Che
mawa had been displaying marvelous floor work and
very poor basket-shooting, but on this night every
department was nicely balanced. It would be hard to
say just how exciting the game wasi to the spectators
— we wouldn ’t make such an attempt. Anyway, it was
a real thriller and the outcome was very satisfactory.
It would be unfair to mention any ’individual as a
star and it would be impossible to praise the team as a
whole as it really should be praised.
If you can
imagine a team lightning fast in its maneuvering,
deadly accurate in its basket-shooting, and cool and
perfectly contained in critical periods of the game,
you have a picture of our team in this game ¿gainst
Salem.
Near the end of the second half when Roy Peratro-
vich and George Meachem, our two regular guards,
were compelled to leave the game because of injuries
and fouls, our handful of rooters suffered wholesale
heart failure, but the subs who went in carried on
wonderfully. The seven boys who played in this
game are: Forwards, Jesse Prettyman, Marcus Sim
mons and Isaac Braveagle; center, Eldred George, and
guards, George Meachem, Roy Peratrovich and Leon
ard Vi vette.
The score, by the way, was 26 to 23. Chemawa
represents this district in the state tournament March
13 to 16 inclusive and it is very important that we
lend the venture our support by purchasing season
tickets and attending the games.
The loss of this game was naturally a keen disap
pointment to Salem high school and its supporters.
In view of this fact Salem’s fine attitude and friendli
ness toward us is doubly appreciated.
Following are clippings from newspapers concerning
the game:
The Oregon Statesman'. “ The Indians, likewise a
Salem team, are expected to have the full support of
Salem basketball fans in their effort to win the state
title, as they played a hard, clean type of basketball
throughout the district tournament, and won the re
spect even of the Salem high rooters by their good
sportsmanship.
“ A ll season it was apparent that Coach Downie of
Chemawa would have a remarkable team if its mem
bers could learn to shoot baskets in a game as well as
they could in practice. A t all times it has been light
ning fast on the floor, but until recent weeks its
members were erratic in shooting when under the
stress of real competition. In Friday night’s district
championship final contest the redskins looped the
basket while running at top speed, from all angles and
distances; and their attack was as businesslike as any
that has ever been seen on the Willamette floor. Hard,
accurate passes to men in the corners paved the way
for most of the shots.”
' Portland Oregonian'. “ Chemawa presented a sur
prisingly fast offense and a defense that held at criti
cal times. The Indians; to the surprise of the many
Salem rooters, started the scoring and were never
headed during the game. . . . Thè Indians show
ed splendid form and appeared to be in good condition.
. Chemawa, under the coaching of R. G-
Downie, is, expected to make a good showing in the
state tournament. ’ ’
ESCORTS
Sunday Mar. 17— McBride; - -
Winona - -
Hawley - -
- - Miss
- - Mrs.
- - Miss
White
Stuart
David