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The CHEM AWA AMERICAN
“LO” GATHERS A FEW SCALPS
Out of five starts last week our basket shooters came
home with four well deserved pelts. We might say
five out of six, for our alumnai team also came home
with a scalp. Peter Rassmussen, alumnus; and his
quintet downed the team at Grand Ronde 36 to 21.
Our “B” team won two and lost one. Early in the
week they trimmed the Salem “ Y” Aces 36 to 19, but
the Aces figured they had an off night and called our
boys back later in the week to show them how they
should have done it. This time our “ B” boys cleaned
house to the tune of 36 to 16. But our “B” team
met their masters Friday. The Woodburn “B” team
trounced them 13 to 11.
On the same evening our first team brought home
the scalp of Woodburn’s first team just by the skin of
their teeth. But it was a well-earned victory. After
trailing along behind eight points with three minutes
to go Captain Vivette and his team started to work
and in just the niche of time tied the score 27 to 27
as the game ended. At the end of the first over-time
period the score remained unchanged. In the second
the figures changed to 29 to 29. And after a wild and
furious scramble Dominic Dog Eagle scored the bas
ket that ended the game 31 to 29.
On Saturday evening our five played the prelim
inary to the W. U. Albany College game against
W. U. Freshmen. We entertained no possible chance
to win but Lo, the poor Indian surprised the opposi
tion and our hoopers won 19 to 12, just when we
gave them the least possible chance for several reasons.
All this should be enconraging to our team. It is
their first year together and the first season under fire
against outside opposition for all but Millier and
Vivette. But it is time now that they were carrying
the load and so far they have stood up pretty well.
Out of five games they won three. Our line-up has
been Captain Vivette and Robert Thomas, forwards;
Albert Miller and Dominic Dog Eagle, guards. Against
the freshmen this combination looked very promising.
They played well defensively and displayed a heady
offensive game.
Friday our “A” and “B” teams go to Oregon City
to play the high school teams. Saturday our grap-
plers will once more go into action in our auditorium
against the Swedish Athletic Club Wrestlers of Sandy,
Oregon.
Our wrestlers defeated the Oregon City high school
team here last Saturday afternoon by a score of 83 to
58. Just a few week ago the first match was held in
Oregon City and ended in an even score—60 to 60—
but since that time our grapplers have turned in some
over-time practice periods that paid them well last
Saturday. Leroy Pepion, our first representative on
the mat, wrestling at 115 pounds, won by a decision
in the first round and then by a fall in one minute and
20 seconds, to give us our first 14 points. George
Pepion added 14 more when he put Herbert Stiner on
his shoulders for the first fall and then won the sec
ond by a decision. “Terrible” Terry Courtney put
up a game fight, but was the victim of a couple of mys
terious holds and lost by two straight falls to Frank
Howell, who gave the Oregon City boys their first
points—16. A nip-and-tuck bout was won by Frank
“Lindy” Dumont, that gave us 15 points and Oregon
City three. “Lindy” and Rupert Verletookto the mat
three times without a fall. The first was a draw and
the latter two were awarded to “Lindy” by decision.
Matthew James surprised everybody but himself
when he won over Claude Parker by two straight falls
and added 16 points to our score. No sooner had Mat
thew collected his 16 markers than Clifford Iron Moc
casin gave them back. Frank McElroy pinned his
shoulders to the mat twice in rapid succession. Though
Roland Booth was defeated by a decision in the first
round and a fall in the second, there was little differ
ence in the two boys. Roland put up a game, ag
gressive battle, but Edwin Cornwell added 14 points
to Oregon City’s score at Roland’s expense. One of
the snappiest matches of the afternoon was won by
Murray McClusky. “Big Hands” Murray did well
to win over Herbert Sidor by a decision and a fall to
give our team 14 points more. The final match of
the afternoon was between Peter McClusky and Avon
Kirk of Oregon City. These two big boys staged an
exciting battle that ended in a decision for Kirk in
the first round. In the second Peter got his old rab
bit foot working and Mr. Kirk fell victim to Pete’s
favorite hold and was pinned to the mat in just two
minutes and 25 seconds. Their third and final bout
ended in a draw. Pete gave us 11 points and Kirk
added nine more to Oregon City.
ESCORTS
Jan. 18—McBride.................................. Mrs. Steward
Mr. Sherman
Winona - - - Miss Semanski
Mr. Shepard
Hawley - - - Miss Lundquist
Mr. J. S. Kunkel
HEALTH PROBLEMS OF CHILD REVEALED
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Based on these figures, there are in Oregon approx
imately, 250,000 children reasonably normal; 46,000
improperly nourished; 7,000 have weak or damaged
hearts: 5,000 present behavior problems; 3,000 are
mentally retarded; 2,000 are tubercular; 2,000 have
impaired hearing; 125 are totally deaf; 300 are partial
ly blind; 100 are wholly blind; 1,500 are delinquent,
and 3,000 are dependent.—T he O regon S tatesman .