The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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Published W eekly at the 17. S. Indian School, Chemawa,
Oregon. Address all communications to
Ruthyn Tumey, Manager
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OSCAR H. L IP P S , Superintendent
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ATHLETIC NOTES
60 Cts per Annum
Two of our first team men found time to turn out and
work with our new players. Roy Peratrovich drilled
our linemen hard and long on the fundamentals, of line
play, while Alfred Bernard assisted with the backfield.
Coquelle Thompson, one of our boys and a prominent
figure on the Oregon State College varsity at Corvallis,
also gave a big and helping hand during the training.
The knowledge these three passed along to our new
squad will be of considerable value next fall.
For the first time this season our baseballers took to
the open early this week. After working out in the
gym on the rudiments of the game all this time they
were all glad and acted much like a bunch of colts
who had gotten out into a nice green pasture for the
first time after a long and cold winter. Only two
members of last year’s team answered our baseball call.
Eldred George, firstbaseman, and Alonzo Hoover, a
fielder, are the lone duet. Seven places will have, to be
filled. Who will measure up to the task is hard to tell
at present. We have a fair-sized crowd of hustlers,
but that is about all. Anyhow that does not matter.
A good ball team is never made up of a bunch of stars.
The best team that ever played were just ordinary
ball players, but were on their toes and hustling every
minute. They were determined and made things go
their way. Our outlook is so vague that even a proba
ble line-up cannot be given at this writing. If the
weather permits, we will play West Lynn high here
Friday, and then in the next issue we will, give you
' some of the highlights on. who’s who.
Taking on all comers and throwing them in light
ening like- fashion attlie-state-wrestlinghourniiment
held at Oregon State College last Friday and Saturday
George Nicholson, of our wrestling team, is All-State
Champion of the i26-pound class. George entered
three matches the first night of the big show and in
each bout pinned his opponent’s shoulders to the mat
in less than two minutes. George entered into the semi -
finals and the finals with the same success. There is
no question about George being the real champion of
that class.
Though the rest of our team did not bring back
any titles, they did remarkably well. for. all were in
training b u t, a short period, before ,the. tournament.
Ernest Brunoe,.,wrestling at 175 pounds, had things
about his own way and his man’s shoulders to the
mat and . thinking he had won .the fall dropped his
hold when quick as a flash he was the victim -in the
clutches of he who proved to be . the winner. James
McKay and Charles Morgan and Karl Muller all
threatened to bring home belts of some description,
but were forced to enter the contests against opponents
with a decided weight advantage and were beaten in
the semi-finals. LeRoy PepioUj wrestling his first
match, has every indication of a coming grappler. He
has everything, and all admit it was inexperience that
lost him the championship in his class. Our hats are
off to our team, and especially tp George Nicholson,
pur champion.
Spring football, held here for the first time, was
brought to a close last week. A change from a brand
of the Rockne system to that of the Warner system is
contemplated, hence the spring- turn-out. The boys
took to it enthusiastically and many of the new stunts
were grasped quickly. Another factor prompting this
season’s work is that we lose, through graduation
and the four-term rule, most all of our first team.
Among those who donned our moleskins for the last
time are George Meachem, end; Roy Peratrovich,
captain and tackle; Ernest Brunoe, tackle; Clifford
Meachem, fullback; James Oliver, halfback; Francis
Ross, halfback; Joe Peratrovich, guard. The passing
of these boys will naturally be a blow to our eleven.
• However, they have all been hard, clean players and
good sportsmen, every one. However, they have
left their tracks behind and will, no doubt, be an; in
spiration to those new players coming on. Probably
not in games won or lost, but by their indomitable
spirit to do everything possible to win fairly. They
could, always come out of a game with their heads up
and say they did their best. They played through
much of the season badly handicapped, but they did
not claim that as an excuse to "moan,” but kept right
on "sawing wood.” The new squad, new and inex
perienced, have enthusiastically picked up the work
where they left off, and judging by their spirit and
determination during the spring training season, will
carry on those ideals and traditions started by our
teams of a long time ago. One. is: " I will do my
best.” i
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Eldred George, captain-elect and end; Alonzo Hoover,
center; Joe Alexander, end; Warren Wilder, halfback;
Julian Smith,¿quarterback; Isaac Curley, guard; Roy
Meachem, substitute, fullback; are all that remain of
last year’s team and around whom a new eleven will
be built. Until the training season began the outlook
for the coming eleven was dark and dismal. The
prospects are brighter now because several scrappy
and enthusiastic boys with size, speed and a reason
able amount of football instinct appeared during the
recent workouts. Leonard Vivette and Albert Miller,
end; Alex Gduley, Jesse Prettyman, Sam and Marcus
Simmons, Jim and Mike Solomon, Hans Jack, backfield
men; Charles Wishart, Fred Sandberg, Patrick Wilkie,
. George Thompson, Russell Vallidy, James McKay,
ESCORTS
Arnold McKay and Jasper Athanum, linemen, are th e -
Sat.
April
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Salem
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Mrs. Klein
most promising boys out and are the most likely to
make the strongest bid to fill our many vacant places. Sun. April 7—McBride - - - - - Mr. Friske
Winona - - •» - - - Mr. Kirk
They are new and untried, but apparently they have
Hawley - - - - -
Mrs, Kirk
the most important requisite, "the will to do.”