The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-03-08
NEzPERcE LAD LEADS
IDAHO TO VICTORY
In Basket Ball Idaho University De-
feats California in Final Series
For West Championship;
Al Fox star,

al Fox, the ex-Neperce lad who
grew to young manhood here and got
his first basket ball experience on the
local high school team, on Tuesday
night led the Idaho University five to
the position of Northwest and Pacific
coast champions for the second time
in the past two seasons. Here's tho
report of the game as it came down
to the press:
The University Of Idaho basketball
team won the Pacific coast basketball
conference championship for the sec-
on successive season at Moscow Tues.
day night, by defeating the Univer-
sity of California team, score 30 to 25.
The game was hard fought, with
California leading Is to ii at the end
of the first half.
The first ten minutes of play were
featured by a free throwing contest
between Fox of idaho and Talt of Cal
ifornia. Talt giving his team single
point lead. Nelson of Idaho Gagged the
first field basket after six minutes
of play.
From then on the score zig-zagged
back and forth with neither team
taking over point margin until the
16-minute mark. With the score tied
at 10-all, field basket by O'Neil of
California, another by Talt and foul
conversion by Talt and one by Fox for
Idaho, gave California four-point
lead for the half, score California Is,
Idaho H.
Talt's free throw heightened Cali
fornia Is lead to five points at the
opening of the second half. Fox
made another free throw, then Talt
scored from the field.
At the four-minute mark Nelson,
Idaho forward, was removed for the
game on account of personal fouls,
while Talt strengthened California Is
chances for victory by another foul
conversion.
This was the climax of the gamc
for California with 7-point lead.
Idaho's desperate battling that won
the game started at tbs point. Fitzke
was sent in for Nelson. Keane's field
basket followed by two free throws
by Fox, cut California Is lead so the
score at the six-minute mark stood 10
to 16, with Belasco going out on per
sonal fouls.
O'Neil's long shot for field basket
put the Bears five points in the lead
again. Fox came next with two field
baskets from long shots. At the ten
minute mark the Idaho captain tied
the score at 21t21 with free throw.
California grabbed the lend again
when Talt converted another foul. At
he 12-minute mark Fitzke put in an
,ther field basket and the crowd of
I,750 went wild. Two free throws by
Fox gave Idaho a three-point lead.
Three foul conversions by Talt for
California evened the score 25-all with
our minutes to play.
Idaho maneuvered into four-point
cad with free throw by Fox, a field
,oal by Thompson and another free
hrow by Fox, leaving the score 20
o 25 with one minute to play. Idaho
,layed safe, passing the ball under
he Bears basket, the timers gun
nding the contest just as another foul
vas called on California.
The game as whole was rough and
asst with Nelson and Keane, Idaho,
nd Belasco, California, removed on
ersonal fouls. Fitzke as substitute
or Nelson covered himself with glory
a the Idaho rally which started with
is entrance into the game.
Talt of California and Captain Fox
f Idaho were the game s unquestion-
d stars.