The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-10
ELIMINATE IDAHO
AT INDIANAPOLIS
COLLEGE BEATS VAN
DALS, 3s-32-CL0SE, HARD
FOUGHT GAME

Indianapolis (SpeciaD University
of Idaho basketball players were
eliminated here Thursday night, SO
to 80, by Kalamazoo college, in the
race for the collegiate basketball
championship of the United States.
The Idaho-Kalamazoo game was the
second of the national intercollegiate
tournament. Wabash college defeat
ed Illinois-Wesleyan, 80 to 16, in the
first game of the tournament
The Idaho ho-Kalamazoo game was far
and away the best of the evening and
in winning from the scrappy and
clever Idaho players the Kalamazoo
men, winners of the Michigan state
championship, won the reputation as
United States champions. The Kala-
mazoo team is doped by all to win the
tournament
Wabash Easy Winner
Wabash, winners of the Indiana
championship, won easily from the
Illinois Wesleyan team and Wabash is
now doped as possible finalist with
all the odds on Kalamazoo for the
title honors. Mercer college, winner
of the championship of the south,
meets Wabash Friday night i'll the
semi-finals while Kalamazoo meets
Grove City college players, the strong
est team from Pennsylvania. The two
winners of Friday nights games play
Saturday night for the championship.
Brilliant offensive basketball was
shown by the Kalamazoo team in the
first half and the period ended with
the Michigan men on the long end OF
% to 16 score. In the second half
the crowd of 10000 people was treat
ed to a wonderful exhibition of how
team can come back, when the Ida
ho Vandals came oack IN the second
period and played the Kalamazoo men
shooters were uncanny in their accu-
racy and finally took the thrilling
game by a SO to 80 score.
Idaho Fights Hard
Idahos fighting in the second half
furnished one of the features of the
game The winners of the Pacific
coast conference title nearly tied the
score on the Kalamazoo men in the
second period.
A Fox was the star OF the game and
his work may place nim on the all
star United States basketball team.
eight free throws and his floor work
was looked upon as miraculous.
Adrian Nelson was another stellar
Idaho performer with three field
baskets. Captain z Fox made cne
field basket, Gartin dropped i'll one,
and Thompson scored one field
basket.
Moscow was as badly upset last
night as it has been for long, long
time. First reports on the game gave
The score of the national game as y
to 16 in favor OF Kalamazoo and be-
,ween the time of the report on the
first half and the final score Idaho
students and Moscow students were
literally praying for Il comeback of
he Idaho Yandals.
False Report Given
To complicate matters after the
inal report on the game had been
given out through The StarMirror
md from Jerry's, a false repors was
given the Beta Theta ri house and the
og-horn was sounded. Some one
With mistaken report of the game
the fraternity house and
freshman in charge of the horn blown
,nly in celebration of an ,daho VIC
,ory, started sounding the norm. The
freshman in charge of the horn was
,nly too glad to announce the report
If a victory for Idaho and as 4 result
Moscow and university people were
brown into a fever Of rising hopes
md fears.
disappointment was the Keynote of
he expression of Moscow and uuiver-
;ity people upon hearing of the result
,ut in the next breath the statement
would come well we hav en't got any
hing to be ashamed of" University
and MOSCOW support
RS of the team will long remember
hat the Idaho Vandals are gated as
me of the six best teams in the coUn-
ry and that they are the winners Of
he Pacific coast and Northwestern
Receive Telegram
University authorities received Fri
lay morning the following telegram
rom Indianapolis;
eve lost by close score to kala-
nazoo college. A good team beat 0s.
)ur boys were off form. A. Fox's foot
vas in bad shape before the game and
le is in bed now. The boys were off
orm but they did their best and Idaho
hould be proud of them. Believe the
cam that beat US will win the tour
The officiating was good