The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-16
HUSKIES TASTE HOLLOW TRI-
UMPH In 2 TO 0 GANIE-STATE
PROUD OF VANDALS
(By J. L. Priest, Jr.)
Idaho won and lost.

its home field, the University of Idaho
Vandals Of 1922, coached by r. L.
Mathews and captained by J. A.
&'Babe" Brown, put up an exhibition
of fight and undaunted courage that
brought tears of pride to every Idaho
man in the Washington stadium Sat-
urday afternoon.
The record books will show and the
conference standing will show that
the University of Washington won from
the University of Idaho 2 to 0 on Oc-
tober Ia, but Washington knows that
Idaho won great moral victory in
the most thrilling and hardest fought
football game ever seen at Seattle
in the new stadium.
Idaho Courage
When a team holds seven times be-
neathe the very shadow of its own
goal posts, within the less than ten
yard line, that team is playing good
defensive football. That team is
showing the courage. That team was
playing Saturday under the colors of
silver and gold for the University of
Idaho for that is what Coach Math-
ews' men did for their university
and coach.
Idaho has nothing to be ashamed
of but everything to be proud of. Tears
of pride were in Mathews eyes when
the game ended for he knew the men
had done all that had been asked Of
them by him before the game, "to
fight from the beginning to the end"
Afer the game with all Seattle mar
yelling over the showing made by the
Idaho team an enthusiastic former
Idaho student congratulated Coach
Mathews on the splendid showing Of
his team.
"Don't shake my hand, said the
coach. "but the hands Of those play
ers."
No Substituti0ns Made
Not substitution was made by Ida
no during the entire game. The Ida
no men were fit. They were in con-
dition. Seldom if ever does a foot
ball lineup remain unchanged during
such a grueling, terrifica11y hard
game as was the Idaho-W Washington
classic. It was a tribute to the condi-
ton, staying power and the 'guts"
OF eleven Idaho Vandals. They had
the punch.
The University of Washington made
four substitutfons and in the second
half practically a new backfield was
put in by Coach Bagshaw. But the
fresh backfield plungers, the other
players, or the Washington team could
not put the ball across. They could
not cross the Idaho goal line.
At one time Washington had the
on Idaho's one-yard line with four
downs to steam roller the ball over
for touchdown But they didn't The
Washington huskies couldn't. Some
how the Idaho Line stiffened. The
offensive drives stopped as though d.
rected at wall of concrete When
the ball passed into Idaho's hands on
downs the play was on Idaho's eight
yard line and not the one yard line.
That was the way the Idaho men put
back the Huskies when their own line
was seriously threatened Repeat
these few inadequate lines for seven
times and you have glimpse of the
idaho defense.
idaho Fights" Demonstrated
With three minutes to play Vohs
was hurt and time was taken out.
The next Washington play was direct
ed naturally enough at Vohs and his
side of the line. The result, was that
Vohs was through to stop the Wash
ington runner for a five-yard loss.
This illustration is not meant person
ally. as it only shows the fighting
spirit Of the whole Idaho team. ida
no fights" was demonstrated on the
Washington field.
To say that one Idaho man starred
is wrong because there were eleven
stars. 1t would be equally wrong to
say that one man can win or lose a
football game In the football of to-
cih1n To
win or lose a game.
The breaks in the game, those al
most unavoidable things that make
football, won rule-book victory,
hollow victory for Washington. Not
again, no never again, will Washing
ton consider football game with Ida
no practice game. Not again will
the odds of three to one or 20 point
bets be waved in the air.
Captain Brown played brilliant foot
ball HIS punting was excellent, for
goodly distances, and proved to be
a big defensive factor. Brown smash
ed through the line for gain after gain
and he backed up the line on defense
with his usual hard hitting tactics.
Eleven Idaho Stars
Kleffner was probably Idaho's larg-
est ground gamer and he worked nice
1y with Stivers on forward passes
"Syb" slipped, circled, lodged, ducked
and squirmed through for good gains
And let it be remarked here with the
assurance of accuracy that Idaho Of
fensively was indeed dangerous for
After Washington scored
their safety they punted time after
time on a first down.
At ono time Ida hO was on WASH o.
tons Is yard line and as the game
closed forward pass had put Ida
no we'll on the way for touchdown.
1t is impossible to forecast what
might have happened in five minutes
more Of play except that Washington
was scared.