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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1941)
Summary of Sport Activities Baseball and Track in spotlight Without the services of Backbone, star Indian forward, the Chemawa All-Stars hung up an other victory by defeating the Willamette fresh men 33 to 32. The score at the half was 18 to 17 in the Freshmen’s favor, but, “Buster” Lodge, fleet footed guard, kept firing at the basket to hang up 13 counters to take scoring honors, while Grant of the Freshmen followed closely with 12 counters. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! sounded a war drum as “Bunny” Bennett, baseball coach, sat tensely awaiting his warriors to come to his call. Out of McNary swarmed twenty-four young bucks, eager to grab hold of a bat or a glove. After several practice drills, Chief Bennett can not decide who will fill the coveted varsity berths. Although the rain has kept everyone inside, Bennett and his crew go through drills inside the gymnasium. Breaking with speed they inherited from Chief Bennett has only four lettermen return their forefathers, the Chemawa All-Stars ran ing this year. H. Joseph, third-base; W. Allen, wild to scalp the strong Simmons quint of Salem pitcher; S. Danzuka, shortstop, and H. Hillaire, 44-39. first base. The score at the half-time was 18-16 in favor The first Big Nine game will be played at home, of Simmons. After a brief pow-wow, the Chiefs against Canby. came back and surged to the lead and were Puff! Puff! Puff! went the smoke into the air, never touched once. as Doug Olds, Track coach, sent out smoke Backbone, Indian hemp artist, pushed in 20 signals from his pipe. points for the Indians. Murry and Page were Doug was looking sort of sick, when, with high for Simmons, with 12 points each. shouts and battle-cries, there came twenty-two thin-clads, running like the deer. All of them With Woundedeye and Hayward, the Mutt eager to pit his speed against his rival. and Jeff of the All-Star team harmonizing on Chief Olds has five lettermen returning this yelling “Stone Wall,” the All-Stars, hung up year. P. LaRoque, 440; F. Berger, pole vault; another Scalp when they defeated the Y.M.C.A. L. Brendible, high jump; M. Jackson, javelin; of Salem 48-36. and E. Davis, 440. Backbone and Van Pelt running mates, took After giving out the suits, Coach Olds was scoring honors for the Indians with 16 points very pleased with the turn-out he got, and he each. Medley of the YMCA also made 16. is quite sure they will have a good team to be respected by other schools. The Braves who show promise were Robert Charles and Bill Maxwell for the 440, Eddie Nicholson doing the broad jump. The first track meet will pit the Indians against the Salem Vikings on April 2. The thin- clads then will motor to a big pow-wow, known as the Hill Military Meet, held in Portland on Audry O’Conner’s favorite song is “Little Buffalo Gal’ ’? Theda Ashue getting serious? “ Bobbie” picking an “Old April 4. fellow”? Mae Hunter and Frances Landergreen as rivals? Jaunita Pablo’s “Penny” is not counterfeit it’s the 'real All-Stars String up Victories thing’. Little Annie Yellowstone as our new"Glamour girl ”? Carol Severson as “Mel’s” ‘pug-nosed dream’? Last Tuesday the All-Stars put up another scalp Shilo ’s want ad bringing results? Donna Meche wearing by defeating the strong C.Y.O. team from Salem. a “Bud” on her heart everyday? “Blondie” and Ow en as “honeymooners”? Buber and Curly Davis as famous(?) The win puts the Chiefs on top to play for the our French chefs? And Sloan and Bearcloud as No. 1 waiters? City Championship on Thursday the 20th and Alice Spencer’s theme song—“Fools Rush In”?The car penters being ambitious? Annie Sampson say ing“I’m not 24th. a Crow__yet!!” The bakers “barging” in on the Fresh At the half time the score was 30 to 19 in the man’s dance? Woundedeye worried (?) over the loss of two pounds? Mr. Rickard making “All American” at Uni warriors favor. At the beginning of the third canto versity? of Oregon---------Birds breaking up? Flash!! the Chiefs sailed in. With Backbone, the remark Blanche Harrison turning “play-girl”? Exclusive__“Slo- as our new Romeo? E. Davis as our new Webster who able Indian hemp-swisher, putting up 26 counters Joe makes new words.example._“prosheder.’’Talkie as our for individual scoring, the Chiefs won. “Gay Divorcee?
