The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-28
IDAHO'S VANDALS
TO INDIANAPOLIS
TWO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
ACCEPT INVITATION TO PLAY
FOR NATIONAL CHAMPI0NSHI

Idaho Vandals, winners OF the Pa
cific coast and Northwestern basket
ball conference championships, will
play for the basketball championship
OF the United States at Indianapolis,
Ind, March 8, 10, and H. A tele-
gram of invitation to the national
intercollegiate basketball tournament
was received here Tuesday morning
and the acceptance of Idaho was inn
mediately wired in return
Coach David Mcmillan, the coach
who has made the Idaho Vandals a
two conference champion, will take
nine Vandal players, accompanied by
Graduate Manager Fred Graf, to
Indianapolis, leaving here not later
than Sunday morning.
Gets Invitation Tuesday
Graduate Manager Fred Graf re
ceived the telegram of invitation from
Floyd M. Cafee of the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce. The expenses
of party of II are to be paid by the
indianapolis Chamber of Commerce,
Transportation and Pullman will be
wired the Idaho team. The complete
telegram follows:
University of Idaho invited to rep
resent the Pacific Coast Northwest in
the national intercollegiate basketball
tournament March 9, 10 and IL. Please
wire acceptance. Transportation and
Pullman will be wired you in time to
get here March g. Expenses paid for
a party of 12."-
Would Advance Dates
Arrangements are now being made
by Idaho athletic authorities with
"Doc'' Boiler of Washington State
college to play the coming two games
with W. S. G. on Thursday and Fri
day instead of Friday and Saturday
nights The two games with w. S. I
C. are now scheduled for Friday at
Moscow and Saturday at Pullman 1t
is believed that arrangements can be
made to advance the games by one
day or to cancel the second game.
In the event that arrangements can
not be made the Idaho Vandals, leav- (
ing here Sunday morning, will not
reach Indianapolis until the evening
of March g. If arrangements can be
made the Vandals will leave here
Saturday morning in order to give
the men one day of rest at Indian
apolis before the start of the tourna
ment
Two Conference Champions
While Idaho has two more games in
the Pacific coast conference With
Washington State, the Vandals are
recognized as the championship win
ners of the Pacific coast and North
western conferences. Idaho has per
centage Of 1000 in the Pacific coast
with a record of six victories ! n the
Northwestern conference, the Vandals
are the leaders with a record OF Is
games won and one lost.
That Idaho should be invited by the
Chamber Of Commerce to
participate in the tournament for the
championship of the United States IS
recognition in itself of the proWess OF
the Idaho team with David Mcmillan
as coach, Captain Bullet Fox as
leader, and AL Fox as the scoring
sensation of the Pacific northwest.
To Take Nine Players
Coach Mcmillan will take nine men ,
on the trip. Captain Richard Bullet !
Fox of Moscow and his brother Al,
also of Moscow, will start the games
at Indianapolis as forwards. Oswald !
Thompson, another Moscow product, !
who is almost completely recovered !
from his recent sickness, will play !
center. At the guard positions Nc
MILAN has four men, William Gartln +
If Caldwell, Percy Styner of Moscow, ;
Harold Telford of Occur d'Alene, and :,
Harry Edwards of Moscow, formerly +
IF Grangeville.
For substitute center there is Adrian T
Nelson, Jr, of Moscow, and for sub :
,titute forward there is Henry Canine r
If Burley These nine men will be !
aiken on the trip Coach David Nc r
MILAN and Graduate Manager Fred :
5raf will also go and the twelfth man
lllotted to the Idaho party has not q
IS yet been decided upon. c