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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1941)
------- — 8 —— --------------- - Summary of Sport Activities Chiefs9 Celebrate 61st Birthday With 36-30 Win Over Estacada Coach “Bunny” Bennett’s Chemawa Chiefs celebrated the 61st birthday of the Indian school here Tuesday afternoon, with a Big Nine League victory over Estacada, 36-30. The Chiefs charged to a 28-16 halftime lead and then withstood the Estacada second half rally in the closing moments of the ball game. Bill Jackson, with 12 points, led the Chiefs, but had to give way to Tooly of Estacada who tossed in 9 field goals for 18 points. The “Papooses” virtually assured themselves of the “B” title with a 47-17 win in the preliminary over the Estacada “B” team. Jayvees Whip Papooses Since the Sandy game was cancelled due to the epidemic of measles, the “Papooses” lost a hard fought game to the Jayvees from Salem Hi in a preliminary to the Salem-Astoria basketball game 35 to 28. The “Papooses” were ahead in the first quarter, but they wrere not used to the round cornered backboards and the Jayvees forged ahead in the last quarter. D. Williams was high with six points, followed by Roy with four points for the “Papooses.” Page and Haag were tied with 10 points each for the Jayvees. Boxers Win in Smoker Chemawa’s boxers are doing pretty good this year. In the 19th annual smoker sponsored by the Ramblers Club of Portland, the“leather pushers” won four and lost two. Winners were Ferris Tat- shama, Dan Snipe, Clarence LaRocque, and Mike Finley. These four boys plan on entering the state A.A.U. Tournament which will be held in Port land the latter part of next month. Intramural Sports Intramural basketball tourament was thrown into a four way tie up to the last Sunday’s game. In the first game the hard fightingR. A.F. Bombers shellacked the Outlaws who were favorites towin the championship 30-18. In the second game of the afternoon the Unknowns trounced the Rockets 23-13 with Alexander tossing in 13 points. “Monk” Lodge’s Silver Chiefs lost their first game of the tournament 23-22 to “Curley” Davis’s Flying Titans. Bolton’s Suicide Squad walked away from the Wolverines 41-27. Since that the R.A.F. Bombers defeat of the Outlaws, and the Flying Titans victory over the Silver Chiefs a playoff will be held between the four teams, the R.A.F. Bombers, Outlaws, Silver Chiefs, and the Unknowns to decide the champ ionship on March 2. Spring Sports Await “King Sol” Spring is just around the corner, and the two coaches of track and baseball are getting orga nized. “Doug” Olds, another student from Willamette University, will coach the thin clads this year. With the help of the farm shop they are putting the finishing touches on the track, and Coach Olds figures on making it the best cinder track in the Willamette Valley. Over thirty boys have signed up and the first turnout will be in the first part of March. The first track meet will be with Medford. In baseball Roosevelt Suppah will be in charge of the baseball squad until Coach Bennett is through coaching basketball. Almost all of the lettermen will be back to play their old positions again this year. Coach Bennett’s main worry is to find a good catcher, a couple of pitchers, and outfielders. Lettermen who will be on hand are Warren Allen, pitcher; Harold Joseph, short stop; Alvin Bobb, third base; and Henry Hillaire, first base. The first league game is with Canby at Canby. Tennis will be adopted as a major sport in the league this year. As there is no instructor, as yet, all of the tennis prospects are requested to buy their own rackets. Tennis will be played the same day baseball is played. Chemawa All-Stars—Simmons Enter A.A.U. Tournament Chemawa All-Stars and Simmons Insurance quints, two of the best teams in the City Y Lea gue in Salem, will goto the “A” division in the State A.A.U. tournament in Portland, February 25-29. Inorder that they might place in the tour nament, the All-Stars had to play in a district tournament playoff in Salem, February 10-14. Teams from McMinnville, Albany, and Salem played in the district tournament. In the third game of play in the district tournament, the All- Stars ran away from the Federal Bankers from Albany, 45-28. Van Pelt and Backbone were high for the All-Stars with 18 and 16 points each. Heinzman was high for the Bankers with 10 points. To decide who was going to play either in the “A” or * B” division in the State A.A.U. tournament in Portland, the All-Stars, with Backbone’s last second free throw, enable them to edge out the Hamblin-Wheeler basketball team 31-30. As a result of their double victory the All Stars will play the first game of the State A.A.U. tournament when they play the Multnomah Inter mediates at 6:30 p.m. on the Jefferson High school floor.
