The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-21
FORTUNE SMILES
upon W.S.C. MEN
MOSCOW HAS FUNERAL ATMOS-
PHERE AFTER ROUGH
HANDLING BY FORTUNE

Moscow has a slightly funerial loo
Saturday
Washington States 18 to victor
over the Vandals, coming as it di
In the last quarter, was discouragin
as everything up to the fourth quar-
ter looked like an Idaho victory. Blu
the Vandals themselves are not dis
scouraged in the least, but are goin,
ahead, profiting by the experienc
gained in the game, and now gettin!
ready to meet the University of Ore
.gon at Portland next Saturday.
Yardage statistics show that tn
two teams were evenly matched t,
size up the reason why Washington
State won, in all fairness, would b.
to say that the Cougars got th
breaks. A partially blocked pun
was the indirect cause of Washing
ton States first touchdown and III
intercepted pass resulted in The
second crossing Of the Idaho line.
Idaho Scores First
In the first three minutes of PLAY
Idaho had punched the ball over the
Cougar line for the first touchdown
With the ball in midfield in Washing.
tons possession a Cougar halfback
.AuluD1SQ duu NGSS0T recovered lOI
Idaho, whose march by stright foot
ball was not stopped until Kleffner
had put the ball over the crimson and
gray line. The march down the field
was accomplished principally by
Captain Babe" Brown and "Syb'
Kleffner with Kleffner going three
Kleffner failed on his try for goal
after touchdown.
In the first quarter w. S. G. scored
three points on a place-kick by
Wheeler from the 33 yard line. An
Idaho tumble in midfield which was
recovered by w. S. c. paved the way
for this score. The Cougar backfield
men made gains to the 27 yard line
where Idaho held and Wheeler from
the 33 yard line place-kicked the ball
through the goal posts
Hausen PIace-KickS Goal
Early in the second quarter Dad
Hausen was pulled out from tackle
for place-kick. Stivers held the ball
and Hausen booted the ball straight
and true through the Cougar goal
posts. On the next kickoff with w. S.
G. receiving the Cougars made yard
age once and then Zaepfel made the
longest run of the game, a SO yard
dash. Zaepfel had only Stivers to
pass on his way to a possible touch
down, but the dependable Moscow
man stopped him.
zaepfers run put W. S. C. well into
Idaho's territory. Straight football
gained yardage until the ball was
on Idaho's 10 yard line where the
Vandals held and the ball passed
to Idaho on downs. Captain Brown
dropped back behind his own line to
punt. The pass came a little high
and a little to the left. Brown
fumbled, recovered, and tried 10
smash through but was stopped be-
hind his own line for a safety. The
ball went out to the 35 yard line and
Idaho started down the field Gains
by Brown and Kleffner and a for
ward pass for Is yards, Stivers to
Cooley, put the ball into Cougar ter
ritory. Hausen tried place-kick
from the so yard line but the kick
fell little short and a little to the
left. The half ended with Idaho lead
ing on to score.
W. s. C. Tries Place-Kick
Early in the third quarter Hickey
tried a p1ace-kick from the 45 yard
line. The kick was partially blocked
and Kleffner recovered the ball for
Idaho, going Is yards before stop
ped. "Skippy" Stivers clipped off
pretty Is yard run around end but
Idaho was penalized Is yards for
clipping. From that time on the
quarter was an exchange of punts.
Hickey tried place kick from the
IS yard line and the ball went out
on Idaho's two yard line. Idaho took
the ball on her own two yard line and
worked it out to the yard line
where Brown was forced to punt.
Captain Browns punt was partially
blocked and w. S. c. recover
ed on the Is yard line just as the
quarter ended Washington State
made yardage to the five yard line
where Idaho put up stiff defense.
One the fourth down from the one
foot line, Bray managed to get the
ball over. Hickey made the point af
ter touchdown with place-kick.
Grabs IDAHO Pass
Washington State kicked off to
5tivers who returned 10 yards to the
20 yard line. Idaho opened up on an
atrial attack. A forward pass was
caught by Hickey who raced 25 yards
or COuCnQOWn. hickey Idllou Oh
he place-kick try for the point after
touchdown.
For the rest of the game Idaho US
ID forward passes in an effort to
score. The vandals went up the
ield On passes from Stivers to Cooley
ind Vesser until Washington State .
grabbed of a pass. Washington State
would then punt and Idaho atrial at
acks would gain until pass would
,e caught by a Cougar player. :
The game ended and Cougar play
rs were carried off the field for a
ucky win. Idaho outfought the
Cougars at all times. The Idaho stu
Tents stood and sang and cheered
or their team, the team that had not
,een outplayed, nor outfought, but
imply outlucked. The sun of fortune
vas concentrated in a spotlight on I
he Cougars.
~Idaho Fights" Reality {
Play was on wet turf field, which {
,ecame slippery at the end of the {
,ame The ball became wet and it t
vas difficult for the Idaho men on |
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