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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1945)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 4 SPORTS By REVIEW Fritz Basketball Review Due to the lack of competition Chemawa’s Indians are playing in both Duration and North Marion B Leagues. To date Chemawa is in second place in Duration League and is leading in the B League. DURATION LEAGUE Chemawa 18-Molalla 19. Chemawa lost the opening game by this squeezing score. The Buckaroos led throughout, but Chemawa closed the gap within one point of tying the game. Our Papooses lost to the Baby Buckaroos 22 to 17. Chemawa 52-Siherton 33. The Silver Foxes were defeated to win oui first Duration League game. The Papooses made it a double header by down ing Silverton’s second team 37 to 26. Chemawa 45-Canby 38. Canby lead throughout, but in the last quarter the Cougars wilted and the Redskins took the lead. The Papooses won their game 68 to 38. Chemawa 45-Mount Angel 43. Chemawa’s Indi ans won their third League game, coming from be hind in the last 45 seconds of play. The pre liminary game was easily won by the Papooses, 46 to 9. Chemawa 23-Woodburn 49. Here we suffered our second defeat of the League. The Bulldogs led 28 to 8 at half-time and coasted to the 49 to 23 win. B LEAGUE Chemawa leads the B League with seven wins and one loss. Games and scores follow: Chemawa 39-Gervais 9 Chemawa 30-St. Paul 29 Chemawa 48-Hubbard 13 Chemawa 37-Salem Sophomores 32 Chemawa 53-Sacred Heart 23 Chemawa 26-St. Paul 28 Chemawa 41-Gervais 11 Chemawa 72-Sacred Heart 23 Varsity players are: Guards, Calvin Picard and Capt. Bill Yallup; forwards, S. Minthorn and Merle Williams; center, Chester Ashman. Reserves are B. Liberty, H. Logan, L. Charley and H. Cooper. Chemawa, La Fayette, Dayton Tangle In a three-way meet at Dayton Saturday January 27, the leather flewr and the groaners groaned as they battled off 18 rounds of boxing and 6 rounds of wrestling for a polio-cancer benefit. The first three rounds were between La Fayette and Dayton. The remainder of the card was among the Chemawa Indians and the other two schools. R.Gensaw. 105, won by decision over W.Holiday, 108. Curtis Stacona, 115, won over Connor, 118, by a technical knock out in the closing seconds of the third round. Joe Pete, 125, won by a technical knock out in one minute of the first round over Gallard, 130. In the main event Arthur Johnson. 135, scored a technical knockout over Grabner, 140. at the end of the second round. In the wrestling Calvin Picard, 138, pinned Gor don, 140, in twenty seconds of the first round, and again in forty seonds of the seond round. K. Sam, 115, pinned Johnson, 125, in three minutes of the first round, and in one minute of the second. Cleve Racehorse, 125, pinned Smith, 135, in two minutes of the first round and in fifty seconds of the second round. More Basketball Scores Chemawa, 46-Independence, 47. Chemawa, 25-Mollala, 18. Chemawa, 49-Salem Soph, 44. Chemawa, 46-Lebonan, 41. Chemawa, 46-Mt. Angel, 26. Chemawa, 56-Hubbard, 13. Chemawa, 40-Silverton, 34. Chemawa, 34-Stayton, 24. Chemawa. 44-Canby, 31 Girls Athletics Out of a group of fifty girls, 18 have been cho sen to constitute a basketball squad. Members of the squad are: Guards: Anita Grunlose, Mae Chopwood, Blanche Bouchard, Cleo Picard, Geneva Alex, Delores Race horse, Marceline Gensaw, Leona Bell, Elsie Grun lose. Forwards: Virginia La Fromboise, Lucille Ketah, Elaine Poog, Dorothy Calico, Doryce Collins, Gladys Capoeman, Pauline Wilkinson, Bonnie St. Goddard, Catherine Higheagle. The regular program of athletics for girls is con tinued and enjoyed four periods each week.
