Summary of Sport Activities
C.I.S. Americans Beaten
The Chemawa Americans battled it out in a
hot slug-fested baseball game with the Willa
mette Frosh here Sunday afternoon April 20. Al
though the game only lasted seven innings the
score was 10-7. The Frosh won the game but
the Americans gained rapidly as the call for sup
per ended the game.
Chemawa Wins One
On the Estacada home field, April 17, the Chem
awa baseball club gathered their first win of the
season. Although the weather was glumy, it was
a hot day for the Indians as they rallied in a
closely fought game to win by^a 10-8 count. War
ren Allen, oneof last year’s pitchers, had his day
for top honors as he pitched the full game, though
it was his first game this season. No one remembers
who took hitting honors as they all hit many
singlesand doubles. The Indians must have been
"feeling on” as they made much less errors and
worked together much better than in previous
games.
Salem Defeats Indians
April 19, on Salem’s field, our baseball team
was headed by Salem near the end of the game to
win in a hot and closely fought game by the
score of 12-7. The Indians out-hit Salem, but
after the fifth inning, errors spoiled their chances
of winning. Matthews and Davis worked the
mound for coach Bennett. Allen was playing in
the field and when he came out of the game to
warm up, he was barred to enter the game again.
was next with 13 points. Berger, P. La Roque,
Demo, and Nicholson scampered off in a beauti
ful race to win the sprint relay. Running with
the stability and fleetness of their fore-fathers,
the Indians took all four places in the mile run.
Indians Place Second in Pentathlon
On April 16, Berger, LaRoque, and Nicholson
represented Chemawa in the annual 3-man
Pentathlon*held at Molalla. In this meet each
man entered every event. The events were: the
hundred yard dash, shot-put, mile, high jump,
and broad jump. Coach Doug Olds’ tracksters
came back with a trophy for second place in a
meet where 13 teams participated.
Indians Win 3-Way Meet Easily
Chemawas track and field team breezed through
to an easy win in a three-way track meet here
Friday afternoon, scoring 91 points to 44 for
West Linn and 16 for Silverton. Berger, Chemawa
dash man, ran the 100 in :10 flat, while P. La
Roque with 16 points, took high scoring honors.
Brendible, with his new style of high jumping,
cleared 5’ 8” easily, taking first place. Coach
Doug Olds finds great prospects in Berger, La
Roque and Brendible, and he thinks they will
place in the State Meet. This is the second year
in succession that Chemawa gathered 11 of the
14 first places against West Linn and Silverton.
The fleetfooted Indians won the realy in 1:34.3.
Those in the relay team are: P. LaRoque, F.
Berger, H. Demo, and E. Nicholson.
Braves Almost Blanked
Home Room News
On Sander’s field, the Indians played Gresham’s
nine. The Chemawans were unable to hit and
playing an error-flooded game were beaten 13-2.
Allen pitched his second full game of the season
and worked hard but he lacked the backing of
his teammates.
K lamath : A s grazing is the chief recource of
the reservation, livestock is the main industry,
with lumbering next in importance. The chief
crops grown are: wheat and wild hay. The lum
bering industry offers most jobs for most young
people. The Indian Council is discussing plans
for the packing plant and the military school.
U matilla : The chief industry on the reserva
tion is lumbering as timber is the main resource.
The Indians lease most of their land suitable for
agriculture. Chief crops grown are: wheat and
peas. Road building and working on farms pro
vide most jobs.
C olville N o . 2: With chief rescources of the
reservation being timber, lumbering is the main
industry with cattle raising next in importance.
Buckaroos Drop Indians
The baseball squad journeyed to Molalla in
high hope of beating our old rivals but were dis
appointed for they were beaten by a 10-2 count.
Davis, the pitcher hit his first homer to take
hitting honors.
Braves Place First in Tri—Meet
In the first track meet held on the home field,
the Chemawa scant-clads won easily with 96 to
36 for Dallas and 13 for Hubbard. The Indians
proved their superiority by gathering 11 of the
possible 14 firsts. Abel of Dallas took individual
scoring honors with 18 points. Berger of Chemawa
This is the last issue of the AMERICAN.
The printers will be very busy for the next three
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