Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28
Willamette and
Chalnawa Not
Likely to Play

Strained athletic relations be.
tween Willamette University and,
chemawa Indian school are likely
No exist until Chemawa is included
in the Northwest conference, OF
Willamette draws out Of that orr
ganization, as result Of the an
nouncenent made by Chemawa or
ficials regarding the stand Of VIII
lamette in regard to athletioi con-
tests.
The situation is precipiated by
the demand of the Indian school
athletic officials that they be given
equal consideration with other coll
leges by Willamette in making up
athletic schedules. Claiming that'
they are as much entitled to- atfs-l
letic recognition as Willamette, or
any other college. the Chemawa'
officials have issued an ultimaturnI
to the effect that they win not en-
gage in athletic contests witch viii
lamette If these contests are to be
considered as season or prac-
Sice games by the Salem school,.
The Indians demand place on
Willamette's regular schedule or
20 games at all.
While expressing regret over the
situation, Coach Mathews of wit
lamette says that nothing can be
done to improve matters so long as
one of the two schools il. a member
of the conference and the other
is not. AS a member of the confer
ence, Willamette's athletic sched-
bles are all arranged by the con-
ference and conference teams must
be given preference. Dates for
teams outside the conference must
pc sandwiched In as best they may.
Concerning the matter Of baslxet-
ball games between willamette and
Chemawa, Coach Mathews says
that he is willing to meet the In
dian five, but that the games VIII
have to be played in the early part
of the season to prevent conflict
with the heavy conference sched-'
ule of the Bearcats, which opens
late in January and win allow OF
no outside dates during the rest
Of the season.
The statement of the ChemRwa
officials which precipitated the sit
uation is as follows:
THE Indians cannot get on the
Bearcat basketball schedule. The
Indian management has failed to
get any reply for a date.
''The days for the Chemawa
athletic teams to be used for prac-
tice material for Willamette are
passed.
"Chemawa has the same claim
to be in the conference as Willam-
ette university The Indians are
the most feared rivals the Bear
cats have. Willamette nosed out
in victory of football through q
bad turn made by the Indian team
and at this time OF the season the
Indians had not all returned to
school. willamette claimed the
non-conference championship in
football by competitive scores.
but failed to recognize the Indian
scores. Willamette beat Pacific.
university by score Of 23 to Z
and the Indians met Pacific uni
versity q week later tallying IA
to 0 on Pacific.
"The sporting public wanted to
see the Bearcats and the Indians
in n post-season contest. The IN
dams were eager to play but viii
lamette did not want the contest.
The Indians are true sportsmen
and enter these contests for the
sport that is In it and are game
losers.
'In track the Indians have de-
veloped team that Willamette
failed to meet last year after
scheduling a date, cancelling the
meet a day before the date set
There was a time when the var
slty piled up the score over the
100 point, but no more. m
'srhe Indians have a basketball
team each year and Willamette
will agree that we have. There
will be no more practice games
and il she wants to play Us, we
want to be on the regular schedule
or not at all
"The Chemawa Indians are i'm
proving each year in all branches
of athletics and the time Is COM
ing soon when the Chemawa In
dams viii make the public recog-
nize them. We are one OF tne
largest indian schools in the IN
dian service and Salem sh2utu
recognize us as sucn.
remember that the Indians
have no paid coach. II we had "a :
lem and Chemawa would soon pc
placed on the map as was Carlisle.
we have no hard feeling for Wiz
liamette but we want a contest IN
ali branches Of sports and be rec