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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1938)
6 T he f ---------------------------------------------------------- \\ At coach W ilder’s call for G ridsters, 46 braves turned out en masse. Among the tu’rnouts were H erm an Redelk, huge varsity tackle; Melvin Lorenz, letterm an guard; Adam Bearcub, tall varsity center; Matt Mireau, the sm ashiug full* back; “ Chico” N orton, flashy quarter; Bill Saluskin. husky half-back. T he turnout, al* though small in size, are faster and are expec ted to hold their own against other teams. Coach W ilder, after many scrimmages, placed these braves as his starting line-up: L. E. Leonard Logan; L- T . Joe Eneas; L. G. Melvin Lorenz; C. Terry Cochran; R. G. H erm an Redelk; R. T. John Cobell; R. E. Adam Bearcub; Q. Forrest Norton; L. H . Bill Saluskin; R. H. Al Smith; F. Sammy Danzuka. Friday night, Oct 14, the Chemawa Chiefs p l a y e d . ¡ t i e with the Independence, H ^b- sters in the H op Bowl at Independence. In d e pendence an undefeated, Untied team since the ‘37 season, was favored to beat the Braves who never seemed to hit their stride. On the muddy field it was anybodys game. Both teams were evenly matched with every one playing heads-up ball. Chemawa elected to recieve and after the first few plays fum bled and Independence recov ered on the Chemawa 30. After two line plunges Independence netted five yards. A pass to H a rt man made the first touchdown; the try for point failed. Chemawa again elected to recieve. The Braves then marched 60 yards for a touchdown, with Danzuka running 30 yards to pay dirt. Danzuka again hit the line but missed hitting the jack-pot by inches. From then on it was a h ard fought, evenly m atched game. Both teams were slowed down due to the m uddy field. One of the largest turnout of boxers in the history of the Indian School answered the first call. Tw enty five boys met with Rube Sanders, who will coach the team this year. Seven are letterm en from last year’s squad. The success of last year’s squad was largely responsible for the turnout. Those who are out for the team are: Ross Kalam a, G lenn Black, and Lawrence LaRoque at 112 pounds; Adam Bird, Dave N anam kin, Daniel Snipe, and Eddie Adams at 118 pounds; C hemawa A m erican Sam Danzuka, W illiam Bighead, Dan N anam kin and Roy Dubray at 126 pounds; “ R osy” Suppah, H ugh Plentyhoops, George Bearcloud, Chester Paul, David Plentyhoops, and H enry Champine at 135 pounds; Kendal Van Pelt, James H ines, and Leonard Logan at 147 pounds; Louis Ray, M att Mireau, and John Cobell at 160 pounds and Melvin W oundedeye at 175 pounds. On Oct. 19, six of the boxing team journeyed to Eugene. They returned home with four scalps. Glenn Black 118 pounds won a decision over Bobby Downs; Adam Bird 126 pounds lost a close decision to Jim Pifer, H enry Cham pine 135 pounds won a decision over H ow ard Miller; Kendal Van Pelt 147 pounds lost a close decision to Gibson, M att Mireau 160 pounds won a one round k.o. over Cliff W inters. In the main event Cobell won a decision over D illingham , 175. Students Entertain Sunday, October Sixteenth, a group of stu dents and Mrs. Kitzm iller journeyed to Aum s ville where they put on a program at the C hris tian Church. T he group included: Rosemary Young, M arjorie M atherson, Zena, Iris, and Nema Hogsed, Adam Bearcub, Roy T rack,and W ilson Spencer. A fter the m orning service a delicious dinner was served cafeteria style in the church. Shortly after dinner a program was given by the Chem awa students and then they returned home, hav ing Bad a very enjoyable day. Letterm en O raganize A Club which started out with a “ b an g ” this year is the Letterm ens Club, under the spon sorship of Mr. Jerry Gastineau. T he club reorganized, initi ted new members and have drawn up a constitution which contains rules, and aims of their club. The letterm an wish to play a big part in keeping discipline at games and on the campus. This is one of their main aims. The officers who were elected are as follows: President, Forest Norton; V ice-President, H enry A rnoux; Secretary', Roy Track; T reasurer, Irving Dowd; Sergeant-At-Arm s, John Cobell; Class representatives were Vernon Jackson, Dan Snipe, Adam Bearcub and Wilson Spenser. Robert Thom as was elected as representative at large. Whew ! ! Handsom e, curly headed," Joe Eneas wears a new shirt to every meal. T hat laughing half-back, A. V anPelt. The toothless brothers have a hard time talk ing—Lorenz and W ilder.
