The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-04
YANDALS OFF FOR
NATIONAL TOURNEY
ENTIRE UNIVERSITY TURNS OFT
FOR RALLY AT N. p.
STATION,

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FOR RALLY AT N. p.
STATION.
University of Idaho Vandals, two
conference champions, winners of the
Pacific coast and Northwest confer
ence basketball championships, left
Saturday afternoon on the most i'm
portant invasion in the history of the
bright pages of Idaho athletic his
tory. VandaI players are after the
collegiate basketball championship of
the United States.
In selecting the University of Idaho
team to represent the Pacific north
west at the national intercollegiate
basketball tournament at Indian
apOlis, Ind, the national tournament
committee has made the only logical
selection for Idaho is preeminently
the leader of the Pacific coast and
Northwestern conference. The tour
nament committees invitation ex-
tended from the Indianapolis Cham
Der of Commerce is a signal but en-
tirely fitting recognition of the
prOwess of the Vandal basketeers.
Inspiring Send0ff Given
There are those that believe in col
lege spirit and rightfully So Packed
and jammed around the Northern Pa
cific depot here Saturday afternoon
the entire university from President
Upham to the newest and greenest
fresman gave the Vandals a fitting
send-Off. There was new fervOr in
the Idaho war songs, there was ad-
ditional volume in the "Old Idaho"
yell, and the university military band
of 40 pieces furnished plenty of
music
To the INITIATED this rally may
have seemed far-fetched but the col
Iege man or woman, Moscow people,
and particularly the Idaho graduate
understood. At the university gym
nasium with a tied score, with Idaho
players on the verge of exhaustion,
in five minutes of extra time the Van
dals won by a margin Of four points
from the University of Washington
in the second of a two-game series. /
When asked how they had done it
Captain Richard Fox said in a broken I
whisper
I'VE couldn't lose with you all be-
hind u.s."
Idaho's Chances Good
By standards of western and east
ern collegiate athletics Idaho will
have an equal run for the money de-
spite the long journey to the place of
trial Every westerner with the free
dom of the west believes in the SUI
premacy of the west and this is true
of athletics. Eastern colleges do not
play faster basketball than the col
leges of the west.
The Vandals by leaving here Sat
urday afternoon will reach Indian
apolis on the afternoon of March Z,
two days before the start of the ma
tional tournament The going trip
will be made via the Northern Paci-
fic and the return trip will be made
ON the Unon Pacific system with stops
at Pocatello and Boise, according to
present plans.
Games In South Idaho
If Idaho wins or if Idaho does not
win the honor of greeting the Van
daIs on their return is southern Ida
hos arrangements for game at
Pocatello with the Idaho Technical !
institute on March 16 and on March
IT, ST. Patrick's day, at Boise are be-
ing made.
AS to the team itself, Coach David ]
Mcmillan took nine players. Gradu-
ate Manager Fred Graf and Elra
"SQuinty" Hunter Of Moscow also {
made the trip. Expenses of II men
will be met by the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce and Idaho
sent nine men because that is all
there is to send. Coach Mcmillan has
the miraculous in max
ing Idaho a twO-cOnference champion {
for in reality he has had only eight
men to use. Eastern colleges with /
larger squads will have more men at
the tournament but Idaho will have
nine, and Mcmillan will probably use !
not more than eight.
Great Basketball Machine
The Vandals are basketball ma {
chine Under McMillan's style of '
play, known as the five man offense l
and defense, the Vandals have de- 7
yeloped team play that has won for I
hem the highest honors of two con- /
,eTences and the right to play at In n
Iianapolis. The Vandals pass, work
.ogether, shoot accurately and win. /
t is the Idaho team that has won for
IDAHO this season.
Mcmillan has men, however, that
ire admirably adapted to his training. +
N Al Fox of Moscow Idaho has one Q
II her greatest basketball men Fox n
las made good on close to 80 percent c
II his free throw shooting and his G
from the field has been de- t
,cribed as uncannily accurate. He is $
flash on the floor and his ability to e
ribble and pivot free from all guard a
ng is marvellous. The younger mem U
er of the Fox family is a junior in
he college of letters and science and
member of the Phi Gamma Delta
Captain Fox Ideal Leader .
Captain Richard Fox is first and r.
oremost on ideal leader He is a b
,rilliant long shot artist, the best il
,asser on the team, his defensive
,ame is good. and his speed on the A
loor has won him the name of "Bul-
at." Fox is a senior in the college
t agriculture and member of the
'hi Gamma Delta fraternity. The G
wo Fox brothers come from Moscow. Il
"Oz" Thompson, as center, did t,
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