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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1941)
------- 8 ............................ Summary of Sport Activities Gastineau’s Grizzlies Masscare Bennett’s Indians Coach Jerry Gastineau’s Grizzlies scored two basketball victories over Chemawa Indians in a three-day series of court contests here during the Christmas holidays. The Chemawa Indian basketeers were fortun ate only against Ashland high reserves when a combination of varsity regulars and reserves de feated the Ashland reserves 40 to 34. On the pre vious nights Ashland’s “ A ” team defeated the braves, 48 to 29. The following day they made it even more one-sided by winning 55 to 17. Ash land’s reserves also defeated the “ B” team twice, winning the first game in a thriller, 45 to 44, and coming from behind to win the second game 37 to 32. The same evening the All-Stars, consisting mostly of last year’s varsity, had an easy time defeating the Salem YMCA 80 to 54, with Back bone and Van Pelt scoring 26 and 25 points res pectively. Tommy Medley collected 24 points for the Y and Jack Burris 15. Braves defeat Canby Paced by substitute Clarence RaRocque, the Chiefs were really on the war path when they whipped the Canby Tigers 52-34. LaR ocque took scoring honors with 22 points and Brendible with 12 points. The Indians’ type of fastbreak plays was clicking smoothly, and Coach Bennett gave every one ah opportunity to play. In the preliminary, the “ B” team chalked up their sec ond victory in the newly organized Big N in e league, “ Mighty Seniors,” Champs During the Christmas holidays the “ Mighty” seniors walked off with the Interclass Tourney of games held in the gym. There were eight games played among the boys and girls, besides the basketball game played by the boys from their respective classes. Games that girls participated in were: basketball relay, three legged race, bicy cle tire relay, quartet stick race, gunny sack race, Indian club race, skip the rope relay, and tug- of-war. The boys competed in basketball relay, kangaroo race, head balancing relay, Indian wres tling, wheel barrow race, blindfold boxing in a barrel, horse and rider, tug-of-war, and the basketball game. In the first tourney games played between the juniors and seniors, the seniors had to come from behind with the help of the girls to tie the juniors 40-40 in team score. Then the boys fought it out in the basketball game with the seniors winning 29-23.The juniors basketball team consisted most ly of the varsity, but the seniors won anyhow. The total team score was 40-45. On the second day of the Interclass Tourney the sophomores and freshmen battled it out, but the freshmen girls did not win enough of their games. The sophomores just barely nosed out the freshmen45-40. The sophomores also won t h e i r basketball game 26-16. In the playoff for the championship, the seniors were a little to strong fo'r the sophomores, win ning easily, 50-35. Intra-M ural Sports The Intramural basketball tournament has been started with twelve teams competing. Only boys that can participate are “ old fellows” and those that are not playing either with the “ B” team, Varsity, or the All-Stars. To start the tournament a jamboree was held on Sunday afternoon, January 12. Games will be played every Sunday; afternoon and the winner of each game will play the winners, to determine the playoff for the championship. The foliowing are the teams and captains for their respective te a m s : S ix Hawks, George Sloan; Rockets, Arnold Adrian; Silver Chiefs, “ Slicker” Dodge; R.A.F. B o m b e rs , Ben Bearchum; Ink Spots, Tony Skahan; Sharp Shooters, Harris Teo; Flying Titans, George Rice; Five Brothers, Gil bert Desautel; Suicide Sqaud, “ Cook” Bolton; Wolverines, Ferris Tatshama; and the runner-ups in last year’s tournament, the “ Outlaws,” cap tained by Stanley Wilder. You will get to see some terrific basketball games being .played i n the gym every Sunday afternoon. Woodburn Thumps Poor Lo The Chemawa Inidans visited the Woodburn Bulldogs, Friday night, January 3, and camehome on the short end of a 42-28 score. It was the third league game for the Bulldogs and the third victory in the Big Nine league. Garnero apd Pavilcek, both of Wooburn, were high point-makers with 11 points each. Davis was high for the Indians with 8 points. The score at half time was 21 tp 13 for Woodburn. The Chemawa Bees won a ¿lose one from thé Bull-pups in the preliminary 23-19. Incidently the “ Papooses” haven’t lost a game in league competition. Look for the good in others, not their faults.
