The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-25
WHITMAN PLAYERS
WIN FROM IDAHO
DISASTER IN FINAL GAME COMES
WITH BUT THREE MINUTES
TO PLAY.

Disaster came to the University Of
Idaho football team in their final
game of the season with Whitman
college at Walla Walla Thanksgiving
day afternoon The game was won by
Whitman, 13 to 3. The disaster came
in the last three minutes of play in
the shape of a phenominally long and
freakish forward pass which scored
Whitman's first touchdown. Two
minutes later the Missionary quarter
back broke through for 40 yard run
to the goal line for Whitman's second
touchdown.
Idaho made the only score of the
first half when he booted the pig skin
from the 80 yard line for a goal from
placement. Whitman was apparently
beaten until the last three minutes of
play and Idaho seemed to have won
the game by score of to 0.
With only three minutes to play
Captain Ben Comrada received an
Idaho punt on his own 40 yard line
and returned the ball IL yards. On
the next play he passed the ball 81
yards to Hal Holmes, substitute end,
and Holmes carried the ball over the
line. Two minutes later Roe, the
Whitman quarter, got away for 40
yard run to a touchdown and the
game ended with Whitman on the
long end of 13 to score.
Idaho's smashing of the Whitman
line for ten first downs to eight for
Whitman showed the superiority of
the Idaho offensive but Comrades
freakishly long forward pass and
Holmes sensational catch of the oval
spelled defeat for the Idaho team.
Both teams played straight football
in the first half and in the second
half both the Idaho and Whitman Of
fensives called for open play, for
ward passing attacks. Idaho COM
pleted more forward passes than
Whitman but the Whitman passes
when completed netted more gain and
the Missionary aerial attack was
looked upon as superior.
Neil Irving, the star half back of
the Idaho team, played the entire
game with a badly wrenched ankle
and as a result he slowed up. The
effectiveness of the Idaho offensive
was materially slowed up through the
injury to Irving's ankle. The famous
Gus" playing his last game of foot
ball for Idaho, played the entire game
with an ankle on which the ordinary
man could not have walked.
Captain Evans, also playing his last
game for the Silver and Gold, per-
'ormed magnificently against the
Whitman team. He was power Of
'ensively and on the defensive. On
he defensive he was through time
,fter time. smearing the Whitman
1lavs before they were started and
he majority of the completed Idaho
passes were completed by
lin. Another outstanding star of the
IDAHO team was Joe Whitcomb, stur-
lilv constructed half back. He gain
d consistently either through the
,enter of the line or on off tackle
)lays.
The Lineup
Whitman d3) Position Idaho (3)
3lackman r.. E. L. -. Evans (c) 7
Heritage ......R. t. L. Vohs
Ratchford ...... R. L. G...... .Vohs
ncht C. ......... .Goff
9migh ....... L. G. R. .Barto
Jomrada (c) Il. T. R.. .Glindeman
.eander 49,. L. E. R. IS. Breshears
Roe H. Breshears
Tilton ... R. H. L. .....- Irving
Shepherd L. H. R. -. Whitcomb
Norris F. .......J. Brown
The Summary
Substitutes-W Hall for
Norris, Holmes for Leander, Norris
or Hall, Schroeder for Blackman,
3lackman for Rachford, Townsend
or Shepherd, Harrison for Heritage,
Nav for Norris. Idaho: Stone for
Johs. Cooley for S. Breshears, s.
3reshears for Cooley, f. Brown for
Neal
Whitman scoring--Touchdowns, Hel-
Whitman scoring - Touchdowns,
Holmes, Roe; goal after touchdown,
3lackman. Idaho scoring-Placekick,
rving.
Referee-Sam l.. Meyer, Spokane.
Umpire shrimp" Reynolds, o. A. c.
Head linesman-J. S. Butler, U. OF w.
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