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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1907)
Peekly 0btttiaua Mmmcm VOL. X, : MAY 10, 1907 No. 0 "f - i : SIXJY lNlPM B0Y5 SlifD ; Non-Smokers Only Made Good in the Final Ten Chemawa Or., May 4. - The 50- mile, it a 5' lace between Salem and Portland participated in by a team of ten Indian loys from the Chemawa Indian School, Las been the one subject of conversation liy the Indian boys. The team was se lected from a squad of over 60 -Indian buys, who entered and trained for the race. A tryout was held two weeks ago,' when the 15 best were selected and a training table . was established under i he supervision of Trainer and Coach James II. Smith. The final tryout was held on Tuesday of this week. The team selected was composed of Indian young men who are not smokers, and this fact has been used by the In dian School management as an object lesson to the student body. The first Indian runner, Walter iiaiht, is a tl.i et-quaitr bleed Kla math Indian, from California, aged 18 years, who, starting from the Capitol steps, ran five and one-half miles to the crossroads leading to Silverton from Chemawa. The second runner was Sam John, a full-blood Digger ; Indian lad, from California, aged 18. He ran live and a half miles, when the letter was handed to Peter Seymoure, a three quarter blood Colvil'ie, from Washing ton, aged 15, Then Michel Wilson, a full-blood Nez Perce, from Idaho, aged 20, took the letter near Woodburn and ran five and a half miles to the vicinity of Hubbard, when he was relieved by Robert Brothers, a full-blooded Sho shone, from Idaho, aged 19, who ran five . and a half miles to Barlow, where, he' was relieved by Nick Mack, a full blood Klamath, from California, Mged 18, who ran five mile.? to New Era. There Mack was relieved : by Frank Dan, a full-blood Muckleshoot, from Washington, aged 14, who ran rive miles to near Oregon City, where the letter was taken by Peter Casey, a half-blood Scickeenal, from Alaska, aged 19, who ran four and nine-tenths miles to near Oswego, when he was relieved by" Apis Goudy, a full-blooded -Yakima, from Washington, aged 20, who ran four and eight-tenths miles, handing the letter to Amos Smoker, a half-blood Klamath, from California, aged 15, who is com pleting the race, running three and eight-tenths miles to the Y. M. C. A. building. Telegram, .May 4, 1907.