The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-06
VANDAL PLAYERS
WIN BY ONE POINT
WALLA WALLA LEGION DEFEAT
ED 34-33- MOSCOW HIGH LOSES
HARD GAME, 1917.

Won by the narrow margin of one
point in an extra five minutes of play
the Idaho Vandals were victorious, 81
to 33, over the Walla Walla American
Legion team Thursday night in the
university gymnasium. The game was.
a thriller from the first tip-off ana
with the final call of time the score
stood at 32 to 80 tie. The teams
play again tonight at 7:30
Up against the most brilliant array
of individual players ever gathered
together in the northwest the Idaho
Vanvals won through their fight and
through their superior team work 1t
was Captain "Rich" Fox's ability to
fight hard and to lead his men to
still greater efforts that kept the ball
playing around the Walla Walla goal
in the closing minutes 1t was Al.
Fox's steel nerve and great basket
ball ability that won the game for
Idaho.
Extra Five Minutes
In the five minute period in which
the game was decided for Idaho Al
Fox made good on two free throws
while "Squinty" Hunter playing for
Walla Walla converted only one of his
two chances on free throws. Al Fox
made a remarkable record in shooting
Is free baskets out of "a shots. 1t
was his foul shooting that won for
the Idaho Vandals.
Up against string of great indi-
vidual men the Idaho Vandals showed
their superior team work and Al Fox's
ability to convert free throws into
points won for the Idaho quintet.
Td0hn TaaAc Efrcf HaIf
Starting with a rush the players
flashed around the floor with the
score almost even throughout In the
final minutes of the first half field
basket by Gartin, another by Thomp-
son and Al Fox's sterling playing and
Idaho ended the first half on the long
end of a 20 to IA score.
In the second half the Walla Walla
Legion men came back strong and
jumped into quite a little lead The
work of Drumheller and more par
ticularly that of Sticks Dement, and
"Squinty" Hunter featured Things
looked bad for the Idaho men until
their fighting captain, Rich" Fox
hooped three field baskets in a row
and Idaho led by the narrow margin
of two points. With less than a min
ute to play Sticks Dement, made
good a long shot for field basket and
the score was tied, 80 to 80.
All Fox Stars
AL Fox's shooting of two free
throws gave Idaho two points while
but one point was made by Walla
Walla in the extra five minute period.
The responsibility of winning the
game for Idaho rested upon the
shoulders of the gifted Al Fox as he
stepped up to the foul line and he
made good.
The game was fast and Buck"
Hunter refereed a fine game. His
work as referee was satisfactory to
both teams and he called all fouls
closely so that as a result every man
IN the floor had at least one personal
foul called upon him. Hunter will
referee tonights contest. The game
was witnessed by a crowd of 1900
people and the seating accommoda-
ions provided for will handle a crowd
If 1900.
Second Game Tonight
No preliminary game will be play
I'd tonight and the varsity game will
start promptly at 1880 o'clock. The
Walla Walla men will make every eff
'ort to win tonight's game in order
70 break even on the series. Two
games were played between the two
cams at Walla Walla Idaho won the
'irst, IS to II, and Walla Walla the
21 to s.
Idaho (34 Walla Walla (33),
R. Fox Co F........ Olson
A. Fox ..F.. . Hunter
Thompson .......C ...... Dement,
Steiner .......... c.. Drumheller
5artin ...........G .G..... Copeland
Substitutes: Idaho-Edwards for
steiner, Telford for Gartin. Walla
Walla Magrunn for Olson.
Scoring-Field goals, r. Fox 8, A.
FOX 2, Thompson 2, Gartin 1, Olson 2,
Hunter 2, Dement, 5, Drumheller l.
Free throws A Fox Is out of "a,
Hunter 13 out of 20.
Moscow High Loses
In the preliminary game the univer-
ity freshman won a close game Is
0 IT, from the Moscow high school
luintet. The Moscow high school men
ed at the end of the first half by
)retty substantial margin but IN the
asst of the game the freshmen hoop
tiers rained in enough field baskets
O overcome the lead and won the
came by one point.
Nedros, star forward of the Moscow
cam, was the outstanding star of the
anne. His shooting of free throws
vas accurate and he rustled the ball
veil and was an accurate field basket
hot