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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Last Friday afternoon four members of our wrestling team
took part in the state wrestling tournament sponsored by the
Benson polytechnical school of Portland. Everyone of them
wrestled their way into the finals and though all but Frank
Dumont were unable to finish among the medal winners; they
were by no means outclassed. Frank won a beautiful silver
medal and second place in the 135-pound class. The others
to represent Chemawa at the meet were: Peter McClusky,
George Nicholson, and Leroy Pepion.
On Saturday morning our cross-country runners were de
feated by the Washington high school harriers of Portland 30
to 21. Washington’s two leaders were followed very closely
by John Cadotte and John Frenier who finished in the order
mentioned. The other members of our team to finish among
the first ten were Andrew Whiterock, sixth; Robert Perkins,
seventh. The course is just a shade less than two miles and
was run in 10 minutes 25 seconds. The race created consider
able interest, especially among the boys, many of them finding
the high peaks to watch the runners throughout the course.
This race has become an annual affair and generally opens
our track season. Vice-Principal Winnagle accompanied the
the team. He, by the way, was a track man with a national
reputation and regularly turns out winning teams at Washing
ton. While here he completed arrangments for the football
game between Chemawa and Washington high in Portland next
fall. This also has become an annual affair and this time will
be played September 13th in the big civic stadium under the
arc lights. In all probability it will be the first night game to
be played in Portland.
Last week the slugging seniors pounded a raft of junior
pitchers around the lot for a 21 to 7 score in the first class game
of the season. This win throws a new light on the possible
outcome of the class game series. It was believed the seniors
would have little or no show in the championship race, but the
way they fielded and hit last week makes them the proverbial
dark horses.
Though we are still in the process of selecting a baseball
team, much was done last week to boil down the number of
candidates. Twenty-two men have been retained on the squad.
All of them have an equal chance to make the regular line-up.
There are two men for each position and in some instances
three. From last year’s fourteen lettermen four are with us
to lay claim on their jobs. The places left vacant will all be
filled with brand new men so we will have an inexperienced
team. There is one redeeming feature about the whole thing
though and that is the spirit and enthusiasm and competition
among those still trying for places. Roy Meachem, Philip
Corbett and Charles McKay are all working behind the bat and
anyone of them will do a good job but Roy, the veteran of the
three, will do the receiving. Philip and Charles will no doubt
find places in the outfield because of their hitting ability. Jesse
Pre tty man, John Marsden and Andrew Hatfield, first basemen;
Uriah Alexander, John Davis, Julian Smith, second basemen;
Dowd Franklin and George Thompson, short stop; Harry
Archambeau and fames McKay, third basemen; Marcus Simons,
Cliffoid Case, Joe Ball, Jesse Jim, Herman Goudy, fielders, are
the others who are still in line to make what we hope will be
a winning team. What they lack in experience we expect
will be made up in “fight” and determination. Joe Alexander
and Leonard Vivette are the two outstanding twirlers of the
group. Just now one is about as effective as the other and both
have been found for many hard blows during the practice
games, but neither have put anything on the ball. Probably
when that begins our hitters won’t look so hot.
Friday we will open our season here with Silverton high
school in our first league game. The time is three-thirty.
Come out and look over the new faces on our team.
SALVATION IN WORK
There are many indications from time to time that The Ore
gonian is as keenly alive to matters that have bearing on the
welfare of the Indian as it is to affairs of any other nature.
Just recently it had as editorial matter an article which is so
true, so fair and reasonable, that we are running it, as follows:
When the Indians themselves discover that their
economic and social salvation lies only in work, there
is hope that the problem of readjusting the red man
to the conditions of a modern society may be on the
way to early solution. An obstacle to earlier settle
ment of the relations between white and red has been
reluctance of the latter to stop relying on the dubious
paternalism of a none too efficient bureaucracy.
But it is a mistake to lay most of the blame at the
door of the Indian. He has done better than most of
his critics know, if the disadvantages under wffiich he
has labored be considered. Whereas the old rationing
system tended to pauperize, and the kind of education
given an insufficient number of youngsters was unsuit
able to practical needs, the Indian was barred by
circumstances he could not control from initiating
measures for his own relief. Perhaps the largest single
obstacle to progress has been the notion, cherished
until very recently, that no northern Indian could
prosper except as farmer or stockraiser. Now that it
has been revealed that the race possesses aptitude for
a variety of trades, especially mechanics, the field has
immeasurably broadened. The truth probably is that
the Indian’s future lies in the same direction as that
of his white fellow citizens. With recognition of this
patent fact will come extinction of the reservation
system, development of Indian education under state
auspices and as rapidly as it can be done humanely,
withdrawal of government pecuniary support.
ESCORTS
Miss Semanski
Mr. Shepard
Winona............................. Miss French
Mr. Sanders
Haw’ley............................ Mrs. Hauser
Mr. Ross
Sun., Apr. 6—McBride
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Mrs. Adeline Wilson and her daughter, Mrs. Edna
Hill, and Mr Jack Daughtit, a son-in-law of Mrs.
Wilson, all of Gold Beach, Oregon, were recent visi
tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Sanders.
Mrs. Wilson is a sister of Mr. Sanders.