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by Adam Bearcub
Chem aw a Teams Driving
Foward
After many practice sessions Coach Jerry
Gatsineau placed these as his 1938-39 squads:
Melvin Woundedeye, Frank Backbone, Henry
Scalpcane, Roy Track, Tony Shoulderblade,
Chico Norton, Everett Oatman, Alfred Smith,
Orville Danzuka, and Arthur Van Pelt as his
first ten.
The Pappooses are represented by Lodge,
Weeks, Hall, Fallsdown, Bearchum, Laroque,
Bazil, Simmons, Whitford,and Whiteclay.
Gastineau’s hoopers opened the basketball
season by roundly trouncing the Mt. Angel
quint by the score of 43-25. The Pappooses also
romped to a 25-7 victory. Backbone was the
high point man by hemping 20 points and Lod
ge tallied 16 markers for the Pappooses.
C hem aw a
A m erican
ning mate, ’Backbone, who is a genius with the
one handed shot, and who usually flicks them in
from all angles, was placed at the right forward
position. Track, who hounds his man from start
to finish, and who usually hemps them in from
way back, was placed at the right guard position.
The Indian All-Stars, major league defending
champions, swished a 24-19 victory over the
Grand Theater quintet.
Dowd, Indian forward, hemped nine points to
take top scoring honors. At half time the score
stood Grand Theater 17, All-Stars 15. In the
second half the Indians got hot and showed the
crowd how they took the championship by sink
ing 9 counters to only 2 for their opponents.
The All-Stars have a coach and sponsor,
Mr. Shawver,
L ocal N ew s
Due to the death of her uncle, Kathleen Mc
Lean was called to her home last Saturday. Her
many friends here wish to express their deepest
sympathy.
The Senior Commercial girls spent a delightful
evening at the Hoffmann’s last Friday. The
In a closely fought battle the Chemawa chiefs evening was happily spent in playing Bunco, af
nosed out the Pioneers with the score of 29-30 ter which refreshments were served.
count. Scalpcane and Woundedeye tallied 10
The “ Village School” was presented by the
counts each. The braves led throughout most
membersof the Junior class under the sponsorship
of the game leading at the halftime 16-17. The
of Miss Wentzel, last Saturday, for the benefit of
Chemawa Bees lost to a 38-26 count.
raising funds toward the annual and the Junior
Coach Jerry Gastineau’s fleet Indian quintet, Prom. Miss Wentzel and the cast wish to ex
breaking like wild mustangs, hemped 23 points press their appreciation to the faculty and stu
to take scoring honors and also making it possible dents who helped raise the funds by attending
for the West’s win. Scalpcane, Indian forward, the play.
Miss Mary Jane LaRogue and Thomas Jones
was chiefly responsible for the high score by
were married in Seattle. They and Aleatha Whizz
swishing 12 counters through the hoop.
Coming from behind in the second quarter the visited old classmates last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
Chiefs displayed dazzling speed and ball handling Jones are planning to live in Seattle.
that the dazed Berry pickers could not equal. The
Mr. John Sharp, a former tailor here at Che
Chiefs were easily the class of the Jamboree with mawa, and Bernadet Lukin were married in
Scalpcane flicking them in with ease.
Browning, Montana. They will reside at Fort
The Indians returned to Teepee Town with Wingate, where John is teaching tailoring.
the prized basketball which was presented to
them for scoring the greatest number of points Thank You
in the Jamboree.
I wish to express my deepest appreciation to
Three braves from Tepee Town were placed on all employees and friends for the beautiful flow
the WVI All Star basketball team. Henry Scalp ers and messages of sympathy extended to me at
cane, who pots them in the hoop from the side, the loss of my father.
Ila White
was placed at the left forward post with his run