The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-15
CHAMPIONS HAVE WON THREE
STRAIGHT GAMES SINCE YES
TERDAY NOON
BEATS BOISE 40 TO z
MUST PLAY ANOTHER GAME TO.
NIGHT BUT THE RESULT is
NOT IN DOUBT

Moscow will undoubtedly be de
clared basket ball champion of tn
state of Idaho tonight. With but on
more game to play with an opponer
which is not expected to put up eve
= a close game, Moscow practically ha
the honors won. The team that ha
never been defeated this season b
an dIaho team and only once by a
outside team after it had previousl
defeated that team, made spectac
ular winning this afternoon when i
defeated the only team of which
had any fear, by the decisive score O
40 to 12.
Star-MirrOr Calls Turn
The Star-Mirror called the turn
yesterday when it said the champion
ship battle would be between Boise
and Moscow. But no one expected as
easy victory for the home team. All
the end of the first half the score
stood 13 to 10 in Moscow's favor and
it looked like a real contest. But
in the second half Boise either went
to pieces or Moscow gained new pow
: er, for Boise only threw only two fouls
in the last half, making two points
while Moscow increased her lead by
% more
Moscow will have to play Nezperce
in the final game of the tournament
io-I,t
Occur d'Alene by a score of "a to II
in the semi-finals this afternoon
Richard Fox was the bright star of
Nezperce, getting four field goals in
the afternoon game and shooting ac-
curately from the foul line. He is a
brother of Alexander Fox of the Mos
COW team and the two brothers will
oppose each other in the state cham
pionship contest tonight Harmon
was the only star in the Coeur d'Alene
game this afternoon
In the last two preliminary games
yesterday afternoon Twin Falls de-
feated Sugar City by a score of 9 to
and Occur d'Alene defeated Sand
point by a score of 27 to 7. There be-
ing but II teams, here instead of the |
II that were expected, there was no
team for Nezperce to play in the pre-
liminaries, that school drawing a
blank for place in the afternoon.
Semi Finals Last Night
At night the semi-finals were played
and there was large and enthusiastic +
crowd to witness the game Moscow
was easily the best team in the semi
finals, winning from oPst Falls by a
score of 35 to 10 and Moscow's Sec
Ond team was used in the last quarter
of the game. The audience being
largely composed of Moscow people,
gave the home team splendid support,
but cheered literally every good play
made by the visitors.
Boise Beats COeur d'Alene
Boise and Coeur d'Alene played
very close, exciting and interesting
game, the score being tied several
times and the audience cheering, i'm
partially, each good play, but the SYM
pathy of the big crowd seemed to be
with the Coeur d'Alene team Boise
finally won by score of 23 to 10,
but she had to fight every minute of
the time.
Nezperce Beats Twin Falls
The last and most exciting game of
The evening was played between Nez-
perce and Twin Falls. The teams :
we're evenly matched and fought we'll
The players were all fast and on their
,oes every minute. 1t was one of the
most evenly matched teams that has
)een seen here in long time First
me was in the lead and then the ;,
,ther and the score was frequently
# it for her men had not played in
he afternoon and were fresh. Twin
Falls started off in the lead but Nez-
'erce caught up near. the close of
he second half and the score was tied,
to 8, with one second to play and
ust as the gun was fired Nezperce II
brew foul, making the score 10 to 9. te
n the second half the score was tied D
everal times but Nezperce finally th
nosed out" with two points to spare, IA
ne final count being 20 to 18. II
This left three undefeated teams, G.,
[oscow, Boise and Nezperce AS there te
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