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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1909)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 5 Indums Defeat Albina Outweighed 20 Pounds They Run Over All-Stars From Portland. Dispatch to Portland Telegram. Chemawa, Or., Dec. 26 The Che mawa second team ended its season yes terday afternoon by defeating the Albina Club team here, 19 to 5. The Albina team bad only lost one game out of sev en. It outweighed the Indians 20 pounds, to the man and was made up of star players of Portland and Vancouver. The field was. wet and muddy, so the redkin went into the game with a gocd deal of trepidation. The first half clos ed with the honors about even; neither team being able to score. The second half opened with the In dians playing an aggressive offensive game, and it was but a short time after the ball was put into play that by line bucks it was put in striking distance. Then Mason, a speedy and aggressive back, was given the ball, and he plunged through for the first touchdown. Clark kicked goal. Then the ball was kicked to Chemawa, and Captain Lewis caught it and ran it to the 40-yard line. Then after a punting contest the ball was on Albina's three-yard line. Halfback Dona pon's punt was blocked by Charles. Donason recovered the ball, but was downed by Charles back of the line, and two more tallies were added to Che mawa's score. Todd, of Albina,- got away with a fumbled ball soon after and ran from the center of the field for a touchdown. Donason missed goal. Hy line bucking Chemawa soon had the ball near the Albina's goal. Williams then went over for another touchdown for Chemawa, Clark kicked goal. Then it seemed that the scoring was over, as the ball was pushed back and forth from one side to the other, and it was just before time was called that Queachpalma got away with a fumble and ran from the 25-yard line for the last score of the game. Clark missed the goal. The lineup was as follows: C hemawa Second. Albina Athletic Club. Bate?i an ... . C. .. Davis Walton, Jones. . . R. G..... ..... Fortier LaCourse, Samuels L. G ...... .Christensen Brown ... .R. T. ...Shaw, W. Beagle Charles. L. T. ...... .Lacaff, Todd Smoker.. L. E... . .... Abfcott Mbrrisett, Palmer, B. Beagle Queahpahma, H. R. E 1 C rider Lewis ............ . . Q . . Howard, Petchener , Williams, E , ..F. B ... ...... . . : . .Berg Clark R. II. Marrow, Henderson Mason, G. Williams L, H Donason "Y. M C. A. Junior. The Junior branch of the Y. M. C. A. was re-organized on the night of the 27th. in the reading room of Brewer Hall. Mr, Goudge acted as Chairman and 40 members wTere enrolled. The following officers were elected: General Supervisor. Albert Garry; President, Loulin Brewer; Vice-President, Allen McGibbons; Secretary and Reporter, Henry Darnell and Treasurer, Oscar Case. After singing the "Doxology," and having a closing prayer by Albert Garry, w7e adjourned until we met on Wednesday evening in school room No 8. After singing a couple of hymns the President appointed the program com mittees. lr. Garry then spoke a few Words telling what the association stood for and told the members to bring other boys to join the Club We then ad journed and went'into spend the rest of the evening with the seniors.
