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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1903)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN. 7 Eehool and the Reliance Club of Oakland, Ca'., played a scoreless game on the Will amette University campus this afternoon. The condition of the gridiron was unfavor able for testing the true merits of the re spective teams. There were numerous mud puddles about the field, and into these the players were many times precipitated in great order. Frequently wrangling, in which the Californians took the premium, marred the pleasure of what would other wise have proven an interesting contest. Chemawa, while handicapped in weight, outplayed the clubmen at every stage of the . game, although Kelsey, for thevisitor, was , more successful in his punts than was Saunders, Chemawa's old reliable. Re peated fumbles defeated scoring by either team. But for dropping the ball on this account, Saunders would have scored a . touchdown within five minutes after the game started. While Saunders recovered the pigskin, the redskins were unable to make the required yardage and lost the . ball on downs, when Kelsey punted inio safer territory. Near the close of the sec ond half Saunders was ruled out of the gamo by Referee Hamilton for slugging wiih Wilbur, who was the aggressor. For Chemawa S.inuders mde the yard age, while Teabo, the plucky quarterback, made a number of sensational "kangaroo" leaps. Schildt, the former Carlisle player, Kelsey and McUee did the best work for the visitors, who played a punting game. . Chemawa rarely resorted to punting, but made the necessary yardage by fierce bucking of the line. When an advance was necessary, ths invincible Saunders was hurled against the line, with surprising result. The teams lined up ss follows: Reliance.. Position. Checawa. Pfrcy C. Gibson. Koster R. (i. L. Shaw Wins L. (!. It Wither ' R. T. L. Hehildt Ahem Lewitt R. Decker God wiD L. T. It. Booth R. E. L. Dyke L. K R. Moon McGee Q. Teabo Kelsey F. Saunders, Arquette Officials John Hamliton, Reliance, ref eree; John Fechter, Salem, Umpire. Time of halves 20 minutes. Oregoai- C HEM AW A CHALLENGE CLUBMEN, Indians Want to Play Multnomah Again. Salem or Portland to Be Scene of Contest. P"gherty R. H. L. , F. Decker euee L- H R Dav:s Superintendent T. W. Potter of the Che mawa Indian training school, on behalf of the football team of that institution, has telegraphed . the Multnomah Athletic Club, of Portland, challenging the eleven of that organization for a return game of football. The Indians agree to play the game either at Salem or in Portland, and have suggested Saturday January 10th, or Saturday, February 21st. The dusky lads from the Chemawa school are willing to subscribe to almost any terms, for they are desirous of another chance at the clubmen. Multnomah has appropriated to itself, as usual, the championship of the state for the seasou, and the Indians think that before doiug so the clubmen are required by ath letic custom to play the return engagement that is solicited. These two teams have played but one game this season, and iu that contest the Indians were defeated by a small score. The Chemawa-Reliance game of Satur day, while it was a big undertaking, proved a success financially, and for this tbe members of Chemawa team and the management of the school are thankful to theS ilem public for it generous patronage. Saturday's game again demonstrated tbe great need of an enclosed athletic field in this city. Thert) is not a place in the city or suburbs that an athletic contest can be held, and an admission charged and col lected. Some accomodation should be provided before next season arrives, when Salem ought to be represented with strong teams on both tbe gridiron and on the dia mond. The Daily Journal.