Weekly Chemawa American., January 01, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
locks. In every play one could see his
black head bobbing about and always
right after the ball. He followed the
ball better than any center who appear
ed here this season and his aggressive
ness had much to do with the Indians'
success. With the exception of a pass,
which he made for a place kick, his
work was steady and fast.
Dillstrom and .Burk, the big tackles
on the Chemawa team, were veritable
fiends when it came to eating up the
White chalk marks. Both men got out
of their places fast and, aided by the
almost perfect interference given by the
Indian backs, usually went at least 5
yards before being downed. Their
plunging completely wore the Catholic
backs and linemen down and at the end
of the game they were playing like dead
men.
Captain Graham, Sortor, Wilson and
Queahpalma were also especially bril
liant in their nlaying. Graham did the
punting for the team and had a great
advantage over Crowley at the end of
the game. Graham brought the crowd
to its feet in the second half when he
picked a partially blocked punt out from
the midst of a big crowd of players, and
ran 45 yards bown the field before be
ing brought to the ground. It looked
several times as though he was sure to
be tackled but he straight-armed sever
al would-be tacklers, and dodged anoth
er, but was finally brought down by Zan
der on the 18 yard line. ' '.
Queachpalma was usually able to
make any yardage needed by his team
and did especially well on giving inter
ference. . Wilson was probably the fast
est man on the field. Sorter played a
fast, dashing game during the first half
but was taken out after that.
Two touchdowns were made by tl.
Chemawa team in each half and Grahai
coverted the first one into a goal.
At the' start it looked as though tl
Catholics were due to win, for after r
converting a kick-off of 15 yard tin
managed to make yardage twice befo:
the Indian defense stiffened and tin
were stopped.
After that however, there was i
doubt as to how the game would en
for the redskins started a march dou
the field which was not stopped unt
the goal was readied. . Queahpalma, So
tor and Graham, with Dillstrom as a
alternate, simply tore the Catholic Hi
to pieces and went from the center
the field to the 10 yard line in sixdowr
Here Sortor on a delayed pass neg
tiated six yards more, but on the np;
play some one fumbled, and for a sh
time it looked as though a Catho
player had recovered the ball, bat wh :
the pile of players was pulled 'apart, l'
ball was found snugly held in Souvl:
ner's hands. Queacharalma wnsth
called upon and in two downs made t
touchdown. Graham kicked the g
The tactics soon carried the ball k
into Catholic territory again, -v.
the Catholics, who by thi tim u
putting up but a very weak Jtifun
seemed to lose all powor to stop t
rushes of the Indian backs Qnu
palma again made the touchdown af:
three slashing bucks. The ball v,
pretty soggy by this time and Grah .
missed the goal.
The Indians came back remark:!1
strong in the second half and w
rushed the Catholics off their f
Again and again, time had to be tik
out for an injured Catholic while t
Indians made the remarkably record