The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-10
YANDALS TROUNCE
MONTANA QUINTET
IDAHO MORE THAN TRIPLES THE
SCORE, WINNING 56 TO Is
THURSDAY NIGHT.


Idaho's Vandals slaughtered th
University Of Montana here Thursda,
night in the second game of the two
game series played here in the uni
versity gymnasium. The Vandals
more than tripled the score on Mon
tana, winning by a score of Sc to Is.
That Mcmillan, the premier Idaho
basketball coach, has a great scoring
combination was shown by Thursday
nights game. The large Idaho score
was not caused by the weakness O.
the Montana team. The Montana
players have fast hard fighting ag-
ggregation, one of the strongest teams
teams in the northwestern confer
ence, so that in winning, 56 to IS
from Montana was nothing more than
a glowing testimonial to the ability
of the Idaho basketeers
AL Fox Great Forward
The work of Al Fox. Vandal for
ward, stamps him as one of the great
est basketball players that ever step
ped on an Idaho floor His basket
ball ability ranks him equally with
players of the ca1ibre of "Squinty''
Hunter and Les Moe. If AL Fox
does not make place on the all star
conference teams of the Pacific coast
and Northwestern conferences it will
be through no fault of his own, is the
opinion of Idaho men.
The game resolved itself into a
question of just how high the Idaho
score would go. In the second half
the crowd shouted for 40 points and
than for SO and in the closing minutes
of play the Vandals ran up their total
l. M L, -
all times but the Missoula men were
simply mystified by the lightning
like brilliancy of the Vandal attack
Lookout Washington
In the coming two-game series with
the University of Washington in the
university gymnasium Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, February IA and
Is, followers of basketball will wit
ness two contests as are seldom seen
on any floor The two games will
virtually decide the championship of
the Pacific coast and Northwestern
conferences as Washington has yet to
be defeated and idaho is her foremost
opponent. Crowds from Lewiston,
Spokane, Nez Perce, Lapwai and the
towns nearer Moscow will flock to
the game and Moscow people are adj
vised to get their reserved seats early.
The Vandal machine simply swept
away from Montana Thursday night
in the second game. The first game
was won by a score of AZ to "a on
Wednesday night.
sOz" Thompson Stars
tOz" Thompson performed brilli-
antly as Idaho tip off man He was
after the ball at all times and was
high point man of the game from a
field basket standpoint with eight toI
his credit. He made one basket on a
jump against Montana man near
the Montana basket.
AL Fox was the high point man of
the game with seven field baskets
and his conversian of 16 free throws
into points in 81 attempts. AIS bril-
liant twisting and pivoting were fea-
lures of the game. He, more than
once took the ball almost the length
of the floor, by his uncanny ability
to keen away from Montana guarding.
Captain Erich" Fox, probably the
surest passer of the ball on the Idaho
team. played his usual star game:
He passed we'll rustled the ball every
minute, and accounted for four of
Idaho's baskets himself The Fox
brothers made an ideal combination
as forwards.
Gartin SmOthers Attacks
"Bill' Gartin played a moose of a
game at guard. He simply smothered
the Montana attack. For depend
ability in keeping down the opposing
score Gartin has won a name for him
self as one of the best of Idaho
guards. His running mate, Harry
Edwards played his usual capable
basketball and made one field basket.
3'Red" Steiner of Moscow who took
Edwards place in the second half, |
worked right in with the Idaho play
ers and gave a good account of him
self
For Montana the work of Nc
Donald, Badgley and Tanner showed
to advantage. The closeness of the
Idaho defense, however kept the Mis-
soula stars to five field baskets.
Montana players were all fast but the
Idaho players kept breaking up their
almost before they were
comfortably started.
Many Personal Fouls
The game was rough with most of
The fouling being done by the visit
ors Twenty-one fouls were called
on Montana by Referee Meyer and
l3 on Idaho. Captain Them of Mon
tana and Baird, Montana guard, were
ruled out on account Of personal
fouls.
Between halves the varsity quart
cite won much applause by several
song selections The quartette is
made up1of Cecil Boliou, Fred Veatch,
Robert Cummins, and Wendell Pal
mer. The University pep band help
ed to liven up things between halves
and before the game.
Lineups and Summary
Idaho (56) Montana (18)
R. Fox(C). ...... .F......... Badgley
Fox. F.. ... Mcdonald
Thompson ....... ca. AherntC) K
Edwards C.. .,. Baird /
5artin ....... G.. .... Sullivan
Substitutions- Idaho, Steiner for {
Edwards Montana, Tanner for Sui
Ivan, Straw for Ahern, Porter for
Mcdonald, Sullivan for Baird, Ne
Donald for Badgley I
Scoring-Field baskets, r. Fox 4, .
4. Fox 7, Thompson 8, Edwards !, .
Ahren /, Mcdonald 2, Badgley 2, Free .