The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-26
CHEMAWANS
ARE BEATEN
Indian Football Players Shut Out
HandiIy by the Commercial
Team Yesterday.
BEST GAME OF THE SEASON
Barker Scores Touchdown After Ninety
Yard Run--Locals Outpointed
Visitors at Every Stage of
Fast Contest.

| Fast Contest.
The Commercial Club football team
closed the season at A. f.. C. park yes
terday afternoon by shutting out the
Chenawa Indian team in one of the
best exhibitions of ball ever seen in the
northwest. The home eleven showed
superior work all around and, while it's
customary strong team work was not
so much in evidence yesterday as here
tofore, at critical times the line held
like stonewall and the Indians were
unable 70 make any material gains.
Commercial went onto the field in
weakened condition. Minard, the right
| ta,kle, was out Of commission on ac-
count Of severe attack Of tonsilitis,
and Painter, right end was put in at
Minard's> position, Regan going to the
end. While both Painter and Regan
| played excellent ball, the switch nee
essarily interfered with the team work,
and individual work was the main fea-
Itufe Of the game.
The visitors were sanguine of victory
and the result of the contest was a
decided surprise to them. At Portland
they had always held Multnomah for
downs and forced the club eleven to
punt, but yesterday they We're unable
| to do anything with Commercial. They
played fierce bail, and frankly acknowl-
| edged after the contest that CONNER
| cial vas the strongest aggregation up
against which they had gone this seas
| on. In the Chemawa lineup were three
crack eastern mef--McCully and Bend
er. from Haskell, and Phozzonie, from
Perish, California. Bay, Commercials
sturdy center was pitted against Nc
Gully, and easily outpointed the east
ern man, while Bender appeared OPP
posite Gammal, who likewise proved
too much for the imported article,
Goddard took care of Phozzonie at left
guard, Bender is the famous eastern
pitcher and draws down big salary
from the Philadelphia Americans.
Should Have Been $50.
Yesterdays score, So should nave
tcen 1870, with possible II for the
home team, two flukes having been re-
sponsible for the short score. In the
first half Barker started around Che
mawas left end, and, with perfect in
reference from Garnmal, Graham and
Regan, passed the Chemawa safety.
With clear field before him he start
ed for the visitors goal line, when a
deaf and dumb spectator, who had been
rendered irresponsible with excitement,
and who heard not the frantic warnings
Of the crowd on the sidelines, planted
himself squarely in front Of the Com
mercial back ami brought him to full
stop The interference was sufficient
to enable Chemawa back to tackle
Barker AMI down him, cutting off what
would have been certain touchdown.
Again Graham, Commercials Won
derful little back, broke through with
the ball at the middle of the field.
He, too, had clear field, but when
T..ullinger, who had been providing in
terferense for him, fell, the back was
sent sprawling to the ground. Graham
would surely have scored had it not
teen for this accident.
Looked Bad for Minute.
For just a minute at the opening of
the game things looked bad for Com
mercial. Chemawa kicked off to Aber-
crombie at Commercials goal line, and
the local back advanced the ball rs
yards. Barker was sent around the
left end for an additional 25 yards,
and was downed as he had just fairly
started on what looked like another
long run for touchdown. Then Che
mawa gained the ball on downs, and,
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