The CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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MCMINNVILLE TBOUNCED, 59 TO 0
The 59 to 0 trouncing our football team administered
to the McMinnville high aggregation at McMinnville
on Armistice Day far surpassed any hope we enter
tained of winning by so comfortable a margin.
The
first twelve minutes came to a close with no score,
after a torrid battle had been waged in the center of
the field. Neither team was able to advance the ball
and a punting duel resulted and almost every time
the receiver was nailed in his tracks.
In the second period our standard bearers opened
up with a roaring attack and in a twinkling of an eye
found their cleats digging into the enemy soil and
away they went for their first touchdown.
Captain
Wilder and his teammates hit their stride and were
unstoppable. Wilder and Hosie slid off tackle and
around the ends for long jaunts, while fullback Meach-
em punctured the center of the line almost at will.
Our defense came to life with our offense and Mc
Minnville’s ball carriers found all their attempts
squelched back of the line of scrimmage or on it with
monotonous regularity. Field Captain “Biff” Jones
led his sextet of ball hounds in a fashion that would
have demoralized a much more determined offense.
Their fine exhibition of line play was the prime factor
in at least a-half dozen of our touchdowns. Their
terriffic charges and tackles caused repeated fumbles
by the Mac men that our ball followers recovered.
With their line attack completely stopped, McMinn
ville took to the air but soon found it spelled disaster.
Each of their first two attempts were intercepted.
Wallace Hosie grabbed the first, and Roy Meachem
pulled in the second and behind instant and perfectly
formed interference raced fifty yards to a touchdown
without as much as being tagged.
Albert Miller and Warren Wilder unravelled the
spectacular plays of the game aside from the two in
tercepted passes. Late in the third quarter Wilder
leaped into the air, intercepted a McMinnville pass,
balanced the ball on the tips of his fingers and as he
started goalward let the ball slip into the crook of his
arm, then raced 55 yards to the goal line, only to be
recalled for an off side penalty. In the last minute
of the game Albert Miller slipped around the kick on
a punt formation play for a fifty-yard run. Albert
did not get across the goal line, but like Warren’s in
tercepted pass, it was a thriller and was worth more
than six points to see it.
Clifford Case, Albert Miller, Leonard Vivette and
Peter Emmons, ends; William Jones and George
Thompson, tackles; Howard Churchill and Harry
Archambeau, guards; Lonnie Weeks, center; Charles
Motschman, quarterback; Warren Wilder and Wallace
Hosie, halfbacks; and Roy Meachem, fullback, were
the chaps who turned in such a fine, aggressive game
of football for our team.
They excelled in every
department. On the defense they charged and tack
led in a first-class fashion. The score speaks for the
way they blocked and interfered for their ball carri
ers on the offense.
Seven to 7 was the best we could do against the Linfield
College reserves here Friday afternoon. Just a little over-con
fident and some of the McMinnville high game still hanging
on was probably responsible for our inability to put the
necessary punch into our offense. Our failure to kick on
fourth down did not help our chances to win any. Neverthe
less our team of fighters corralled enough power to tie the
score late in the second period when they started a march to
the goal from our 35-yard line. Wilder went over the line for
the touchdown, but fumbled and Meachem pounced on the
ball like a tiger for the score. Motschman passed to Wilder
for the extra point. George Thompson was not in this game
on account of a badly injured knee, which he received in the
McMinnville game. Alphonse Hoptowit filled his position
and did well considering that it was his first game.
Sophomores 20, Freshies 0, Eighth grade 33, seventh grade
0, are the results of the games played here Armistice Day.
The results of these two games makes the victors the cham
pions in their respective leagues. They will battle the All
Stars next week.
Chemawa Vs. Salem high at Salem on Thanksgiving Day.
The game that is being rated as the Willamette Valley classic
of the season. All fall our team has kept in mind this game.
On Monday every man went to work with determination and a
seriousness like we have not observed before this season.
OUR ARMISTICE PROGRAM
Assistant Superintendent Ryan had prepared a very
interesting and appropriate Armistice Day Program
which was given in the auditoruim, beginning at 10
o’clock in the morning. Mr. Ryan was in charge
and directed the order in which the numbers followed
each other. The entire school sang patriotic numbers,
Marie La France sang a solo, the band was in attend
ance and gave a fine number and the organization also
accompanied the audience in the singing of “The
Star Spangled Banner.” At the proper time Mr.
Ryan addressed those present with a talk on the
meaning of the day, which proved of interest and
value to all, and he then in well chosen words intro
duced Mr. Miller B. Hayden, of Salem, who was
our principal speaker, and it is acknowledged on all
sides that his talk was unusually fine—he held his
audience spell-bound.
The program was in every way fine and thanks are
due Mr. Ryan and those who assisted him for the ex
cellence of it all. Mr. Ryan was so well pleased with
Mr. Hayden’s talk (as were we all) that he addressed
the following letter to him, in the sentiment of which
we all concur:
Dear Mr. Hayden:
In the absence of Mr. Lipps, I am taking the liberty of writ
ing to you to express the gratitude of the Student Body and
Faculty of the Salem Indian School for the excellent address
which you were so kind as to give on Armistice Day. The pic
ture which you left so clearly in the minds of all who heard you
is such as to cause all to hesitate in reverent thought for those
who so courageously defended the right of all nations to govern
themselves.
Thauki ig you again for your kindness in speaking here.
I am,
Very sincerely yours,
J ames T. R yan ,
Assistant Superintendent.