The Chemawa American, April 30, 1930, Page 4, Image 4

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The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
East Tuesday afternoon our baseballers took a red-
hot ten-inning game from the Woodburn Bulldogs at
Woodburn. Woodburn took the lead from the start
and held it until the score was tied in the sixth inning,
three to three. W ith a run in the seventh, Woodburn
again took the lead and it looked like they might
take another of our scalps when we were held tight
in the eighth inning. But Roy Meachem led . off
with a single dn the ninth and later Scored on Vivettes’
fielder’s choice, tying up the points four to four. In
our half of the tenth it appeared we would get clear
out of danger when our sluggers pounded out four
hits and filled the bases with but a single out, But
the Bulldogs pulled out of the third tig h t place of the
afternoon by retiring the side with a pop fly and a
light-hit grounder. However, Jesse Prettyman’s hit
and run. was just enough to win the game.
Joe Alexander did the pitching, and though he had
only four strike-outs to his credit, he kept the hits so.
well scattered that he was never in much danger,
Our team made fifteen hits against seven for Wood­
burn.
In the sixth inning Leonard Vivette was the first
man to the plate and he met one square on the nose,
which sailed nicely over the fence for a home-run.
On Friday Gervais played a return gam e here arid
though we nosed them out 6 to 4 it was by no means
easily done. At Gervais, a couple weeks ago, we beat
them 7 to 1 and it seemed that our boys forgot they
were to face one of the best left-handed twirlers in the
league and were not set. Schwab’s fast and big hookers
had some of the boys guessing and matters were nob
helped any when Gervais led off with a hit in the
fourth and the pext man was safe on a fielder’s choice
and the third was safe when Vivette made an error and
two runners crossed the plate and before the storm
was over the third runner scored, making the count 4
to 2 against us. The only thing that saved us was a
lot of fight and some: timely hitting. In the fifth Dowd
Franklin and Uriah Alexander tied the score and in
the seventh Uriah and Charles McKay made the win­
ning runs. I
Joe Alexander started the game in the box but
found the going pretty tough so was relieved by Vi­
vette. Joe was not hit so hard, but was not given
much support. This marked Leonard’s first march
t© the mound since the first game of the season when
a contracted cold in the shoulder disabled him. He
was a little wild at first, but soon found the- plate.
He struck out eight men and allowed two hits. J©£'
struck p u t,six men and allowed two hits.. In the sec­
ond inning he drove a liner -deep into -.center field
for a home run.
Friday we will play Salem “h igh school here. By
comparative sfcofes both teams àre about even. Salem
nosed out the Bulldogs one to nothing. But our hit­
ting far outshines theil§‘:.'“" We should be able to cash
in on this one important advantage. This week our
pitchers have been working hard on a quick delivery
to hold the runners on whilè the infield has been
working hard to get the ball away fast. This should
be a game worth seeing. ?
Everything is in readiness’ for the inter-class track
and fipld meet which is to take place this g week.
W ith the teams well organized and working together
and the officials all picked the meet should be run off
in a quick and interacting manner. No doubt abput
the excitement, fpr there will be several close races,
judging from thè trial runs.
T H IS IS IN T ER E STIN G
( Costo tinupd
the medal which was presented’to him by George Wash­
ington is in our museum. Red Jacket was influential
in the treaty-making between the two people and the
great Pickering peace treaty was signed!- on a spot
which is now marked by a huge brown tablet; This
tablet can be seen on the front lawn of our court house
in the center of our village. Of course this is all his­
tory, fiut to us the Indian history of th is. region is a
beautiful history arid is a definite -part of the town.
I am glad, however, that as time goes on all people are
discovering that boys and ¡girls are alike everywhere,
that all grown-ups are pretty much alike, too, - even
though they may have a -different color, and best of
all, that we all -belong to the same great country and
have the same advantages.
“ So, have the very -best times possible in your
school—and, always—andaS I hope, for my school boys
and girls thè best of success,-so do I hope that for
you.” .
ESCORTS
Sun., M ay‘4—McBride
- - - - - -
Mr. Kirk
Mrs. Kirk
Winona - -
- - Miss, P-eters
Miss Roddy
Hawley - - - - - - Mr. H. Kunkel
Miss.Mountjoy
Of late it has been a trifle too damp for the farmers
and gardeners and theyw eie obliged to slow up and
bide their time until drier weather to, complete their
spring planting. Let:us • hope- that their. | ‘waiting
days’’ are about over.