The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-12
IDAHO DOWNS
WHITMAN team
Moscow Lads Win By Score Of
Twenty-Five to Nothing.
WERE TOO HEAVY FOR SONS OF MARCUS
Missionaries Excelled in Kicking the
& MoIeskin but Were Unable to
Secure Touchdown.
WERE TOO HEAVY FOR SONS OF MARCUS

On dusty field in a game almost
devoid of sensational features the Uni
versity of Idaho triumphed over Whit
man college in the game of intercol-
legiate football played here yesterday
afternoon. Whitman played faster ball
and kicked better than her opponents,
but the Idahoans were too big for the
plucky little missionaries Three min
utes after the ball was put in play
Idaho sent Russell, her big guard
through a big unguarded hole in the
Whitman line for a 6O-yard run to a
touchdown. This unfortunate f1uke
seemed to take the spirit out of the
Whitman lads and all through the first
half and the first five minutes of the
second they seemed to play as if awed
by their big opponents. But the way
they rallied in the second half was in
spring. From then on Whitman was the
aggressor and she kept the ball in the
enemy's country most of the time,
twice coming dangerously near making
touchdown.
Idaho's gains were made mainly by
line plunges, the Sons of Marcus did
not seem to be able to keep back their
opponents either on offensive or de-
fensive. Time and again Larson and
Rogers the giant tackles from Moscow,
broke through the Whitman line and
caught the man with the ball.
Whitman was clearly superior at the
kicking and punting game. Idaho out
of four fine chances at goal only got
one. Tommie butcher also far out
punted his opponent. Twice Whitman
tried to kick a field goal and only failed
once by a couple of inches. The local
team was also better at end plays and
trick plays than her opponents.
One of the notable plays of the game.
which set the sidelines wild, was when
on fake punt butcher rounded
Idahos left end for As yards . Elmo
Reser also made fine quarterback
run.
Jim Hill, Whitman's right half was
probably the star player of the game.
He was fierce and swift in every play
and seemed to have the whole game
under his eye at all times. Haylett
O'Neill, one of Whitman's guards also
did some playing that caused much
admiration to be expressed by football
players among the spectators. Both of
Whitman's tackles "Rudd" Reser and
Fat Perringer did fine work. They
had the big men of Idaho to play
against. Reser made the prettiest
tackle seen in the game in the last
half when he broke through Idaho's
line and grasped in loving embrace
one of the Moscowites big guards, who
had the ball, and carried him back a
yard or two before setting him down.
There We're several close decisions
and the sidelines expressed their dis
satisfaction with several of them At
ter the game there was much kicking
among the students who seemed to
regret it could not have been arranged
SO that the coach of the Idaho team
would not have been umpire of the
game.
Only one man was injured in the
game on either side. Magee, Idaho's
right end had his noze broken in the
last half and Miller went in to take his
place.
The touchdowns were made~by Rus
sell. Rogers two and Reyes.
The support given the Whitman
team from the sidelines was fine. AS
the home team began to brace up in
the last half the cheering was almost
continuous. A noteworthy thing was
the support the Walla Walla high
school rooters gave the Whitman team.
The roofing gangs of the two schools
seemed to vie with each other in ex-
changing compliments and seeing who
could make the most noise for Whit
man. The present era of good feeling
between the two schools is a cause for
congratulation to both of them.
The final score was 81 to 0.
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