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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1949)
ATHLETICS FOOTBALL Season Record Chemawa ........18 Salem J. V. . 0 .......... 0 Stayton 13 0 Gervais 33 / / 6 St. Paul 19 6 Hubbard 6 ........ 7 Turner . 0 ! / 0 Mill City ..... 28 / / 24 Aumsville 19 Won 3 Lost 4 Tied 1 Football at Chemawa started this fall with a very large turnout, but with only one of last year's varsity returning. Four other lettermen re turned also but none had had any degree of varsity service. Despite the lack of experience, the fellows round ed into shape in a hurry, and two weeks after the first turnout we had a practice game with the Salem J.V.'s. Against their T formation we oper ated very effectively, coming out on top 18 to 0. In this game we were out-weighed 15 pounds to the man but scrap and fight made up for this lack. Vernon Lane displayed offens ive and defensive ability, while Horace Ironpipe and Auggie Dick were defensive stalwarts. Our next game against Stayton was a case of too much weight and we came out on the short-end of this score 13 to 0. All the fellows who played in this game did well. The next outing we had was against Gervais. This was our first league game. We made a very in auspicious league start, losing badly 38 to 0. The boys, showing that their spirit was not dimmed, came back in the St. Paul game, outplaying them in the second half, but losing by a score of 19 to 6. The score does not give a true indication of the close ness of the game. The fellows con trolled the ball all the way through the second half, and we had two touchdowns called back. Next we played Hubbard (North Marion) winding up this fracas with a tie 6 to 6. A bad pass from center prevented our kicking the extra point or we might have shown an other victory. William Belgarde threw in this, as well as the St. Paul game, many passes; this being one of our most effective weapons from here to the end of the season. Reggie Wells scored our touchdown. Turner suffered the loss in out next game. We came out on top, 7 to A The fellows all did so well in this game that to mention any one would be slighting the others. Mill City came to Chemawa with a aood team, beating us very de cisively 28 to 0. However, all the fellows put up a strong battle. All the linemen worked extra well this game, slowing down the running at tack of the invaders. 11 /1 t 1 11 AND INTRAMURAL Armistice Day saw the Aumsville Rangers come to Chemawa for our final game of the season. Both the teams moved up and down the field, scoring three touchdowns in the first three quarters. The Indians, how ever, had the final drive in the last quarter and scored the winning touchdown. The s^ore came on a /U- yard pass from Bill BeHa^de to Has kell Hood. Reggie Wells was a demon on defense th’s game, at one time making 6 tackles in a row. Clif ford Matt scored the first touchdown, Vcskell Hood scored two and Bill Belgarde pushed over the other one. Th’s ended a not too glorious, but successful football season at Che mawa for the fall of 1948. BASKETBALL Season Chemawa 31 17 22 39 45 39 31 /3 34 43 Record Stayton . 38 Stayton 39 Salem Soph. 25 Independence 42 Sublimity 42 Naval Res. 49 Sublimity 33 O. S. S. D....... 52 32 Aumsville Gervais 42 Woodburn . 19 24 31 Jefferson 37 St. Paul __ 29 27 Hubbard . 31 45 O. S. S. D. 36 45 Gervais 56 24 Jefferson . 25 ... 24 St. Paul ___ 28 41 Hubbard . ... 40 Play-Offs For Second Place, League Chemawa 53 Hubbard 36 34 Jefferson 36 League Record—Six Wins, Six Lost Tournament Scores Chemawa 50 Gervais 44 53 Hubbard 37 48 O. S. S. D____ 42 50 Sublimity 53 Won 12 Lost 14 Basketball at Chemawa had its first turnout late in November. There were only two lettermen returning, William Belgarde and Vernon Lane. These boys, however, had not had much varsity experience. As a result, many sophomore and freshman boys made up the Chemawa varsity. After two weeks of tuning up, we took on Stavton in our first practice game. The lack of experience and height combined was enough to lose this game, which we did by a score of 31 to 38. In our return game we fared with less success, losing 39 to 17 The lack of experience was a de ciding factor in all of our pre-league practice games, as can be told by the scores. We lost to the Salem Sophomores 25 to 22, mainly through 23 missing free throws. Independence downed us next by 3 points; the score being 42 to 33. In oir next encounter which was with Sublimity we finally garnered a win, the team as a whole beginning to pick up class and ability. The final score here was 45 to 42. This was the last of our wins until league play, losing in order to the Naval Reserve 49-39; Sublimity 33-31; and OSSD, our first league game, 52-43. In our next fracas, a non-lea^jue affair with Aumsville, we started on a win streak which keyed our hopes to a possible championship. We fin ally bested Aumsville 31-32. Next we encountered the Gervais Cougars, a very important league game, win ning this game in the last minute by a single point. Haskell Hood made the basket which made the final score 43-42. In another non-league outing the reserves bested a g”oup from St. Luke's of Woodburn, 32-19. Jefferson was our next league foe. This game took place on the Che mawa floor. The team, working more and more as a whole, came out on top 31-24. St. Paul came to our gym for the next league game and our offense clicked for a 37-29 victory. However, with the arrival of the team from Hubbard a big crimp was put in our victory hopes, they besting us in a close contest 31-27. Over-confi dence played an important part in this loss Coming back with a ven geance we engaged the OSSD on the Chemawa floor and took a little revenge for the early season defeat they had given us, coming out on top 45-36 We seemed well on our way. However, we had not reckoned with a group of athletes up Gervais way. This beinq our next encounter which many of the fellows would sooner forget because we lost 56-45. Next we encountered Jefferson on the Jefferson floor. This game we lost by one point, the final score being 25-24. Missing 12 free throws hurt very badly On the St. Paul flpor in the next game, we came out on the short end of a 28-24 ball game. Missed free throws hurt again. This was our third loss in a row. We went to Hubbard for our last league game. We had to win this one to tie for second place which we did in the last minute on a basket by Reggie Wells, making the final score 41-40, Chemawa. As a result of our tie for second place with Hubbard and Jefferson, we went into a series of play-off games with these two teams. We came out on top in our first game with Hubbard on the Gervais floor, winning by a score of 53-36. The next day we had to play Jefferson. Although we put up a valiant fight
