The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-15
IDAHO'S VANDALS
Lead CONFERENCE
WIN FIRST GAME FROM WASH
INGTON, 81 TO $1,000
SEE CONTEST
Standing of the Teams.

Won. Lost PC.
Idaho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5 0 1000
Washington 10 1 .909
Oregon Aggies ... 6 2 .750
California ... 5 .625
Washington State ...... 7 300
STANFORD ............. D .2o6
Oregon ............... 0 13 900
University of Idaho yandals won
first place in the Pacific coast col
legiate basketball conference Tuesday
night bywinning, 81 to 81, from the
University of Washington in the first
of the two game series. The game
was replete with thrills, and in un-
doubtedly the greatest game of the
season Coach David McMillan's five
man Offense and defense literally tore
the Washington system Of play to
Shreds.
Overcoming a large Washington
lead that averaged seven points the
Idaho Vandals came back in the last
of the first half, evening up the
score, Is all, at the call of half time.
This sensational return to form dem
onstrated the superiority of the Idaho
system and an Idaho victory was a
foregone conclusion with the start of
the second half.
Al EOX HlSn IOlnI Mdu
AL Fox proved himself to be one of
the greatest of Idaho basketball play
ers by his work Tuesday night. AIS
brilliant dribbling, cat-like pivoting
and twisting, uncanny craftsmanship
and his steel free throw shotting
nerve stamp him in the minds of
many as the greatest forward that
ever stepped on an Idaho floor. He
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with seven field baskets and y out
OF IA free throws
Every man on the Idaho team play
ed brilliant basketball The Vandals
had to, for in meeting the University
of Washington quintet they met the
strongest visiting team seen on the
Idaho floor this year. The Wash
1ngton five is a great basketball ma
chine but Washington can not hope
to win upder their system of play as
opposed to Coach McMillan's five man
offense and defense
Banked Washington Attack
Captain Richard Fox and "Oz"
Thompson played brilliantly in break
ing up Washington formations. The
Washington attack after the first min
uteS of the game was literally blan-
keted by the colnpactly closeness
of the Idaho defense. Sielk, six-foot
Washington center, and dead field
basket shot, was kept to minimum
of four field baskets by the work of
"Oz" Thompson
Sielk plays the game of what is
known as a sleeper" keeping close
to the Idaho basket to be "fed" to
through long throws by his team
mates. Washington men attempted to
"feed" him but without material sue
cess for Thompson kept Sielk SO
closely covered that the Washington
star did not really have a chance to
show himself as a basket shot The
formations or signal
plays with Sielk getting the lip off
we're broken up by the Idaho Vandals,
notably Captain Fox and the Idaho
guards, Steiner, Teleford and Gartin. {
Good Generalship {
Captain Rich Fox again displayed s
his marked ability as the ideal Idaho {
captain. Cool-headed, yet full of {
fight, he displayed an admirable gen {
in handling and encouraging
his men from the floor. He was most
in breaking up Washington ,
plays, rustling the ball and passing. 4
He fed consistently to his brother Al,
or to other Idaho players with good
chances to make field baskets, and as
/ result made no field baskets him
elf.
Steiner of Moscow played beauti-
ul game at guard with his accurate
passing and work in the Idaho team
)lay. In addition to keeping his Wash )
ngton man covered at all times he
Tipped in one field basket himself.
Telford played a good game at guard,
working hard at all times, and more
han once smashing up a dangerous L
attack. He was ruled q
ut of the game on having his fourth e
ersOnal called upon him. Gartin was $
IF form as guard at the start of his q
anne and his place was taken by u
teiner. In the second half he went t.
I for Telford and played a good game g
t guard. I
Ad Nelson Makes Good tt
Adrian Nelson, who took Ielford's =
lace in the second half, gave a good s.
ccount of himself with his marks I
lanship from the field. He made three
ield baskets, one right after the NJ
ther as a result of his basket shoot
lg ability and the Idaho teamwork.
elson's work put Idaho into still
lore comfortable lead in the second M
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Things looked bad for Idaho in the bl
pening minutes of the game. Sielk re
OF the tip-off, the Washington guards te
anne down the floor. in perfect for ci
lation and Crawford shot the bas- in
et The Washington score mounted W
apidly until the score stood nine to &c
vo in favor of the visitors. Then 81
aptain Fox called conference of W
Is players and in the final minutes "
the first half the Idaho players Va
vercame, basket by basket, the A
ashington lead and with the call of pt
alf time the score stood 18 to 18. ht
Lewis Washington Star W
Washington put up game fight in F
e second half but the great Idaho til
vie of play was too much. A change
the second half in foul shooters
orked to the advantage Of Washing
n. Lewis started shooting the fouls Ell
i'd he made five points in five at lii
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