The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-13
YANDAL STRENGTH
SHOWN in CONTEST
IDAHO TAKES HEAVIER ELEVEN
TO SATISFYING TRIMMING
FANS AWAIT PULLMAN CLASSIC
By Joel L. Priest, Jr.

The VaddlS tanned the Bruins Fiji
day afternoon and in the tanning
displayed stone-wall defenst
against a heavier team by Is younds
offensive or scoring power as evi
denced by total of 40 points on siz
touchdowns and four conversions
and a pretty exhibition of eleven CO.
sordinated, business-like individuals
working as a co-ordinated whole.
And with the Washington State
college game but one week away the
Montana contest caused one to say
with utmost satisfaction "Yea, YER
lily the time has and must come"
In winning from Montana, Idaho
players observed the opening of the
1923 Northwest conference schedule
with victory.
Vandals Outplay Bruins
The Vandals outplayed the Bruins.
The test of the Montana game dem
onstrated that the gridiron repre-
sentatives of the silver and gold can
meet and defeat a heavier team.
While Montana was making three
first downs from scrimmage Idaho
was making thirteen. The 1S-yard
line was the closest that the Mon
tana team came to the Idaho goal
line while six times the Vandals
crossed the Montana line and most
of the play was in the territory of
the visitors.
"Smilin' Bob" Fitzke continued to
show his stuff against Montana as he
did against the College of Idaho. His
sensational open field tactics, his
clever lodging and ducking, his elu-
;siveness and his power were all fea-
lures Of an entirely satisfactory at
ternoon Fitzke was the individual
ground gamer of the afternoon.
thanks to his own ability but more
particularly to the work Of his team
mates.
Linesmen Hit Hard
The fast-charging, hard-hitting,
heady and scrappy Vandal forwards
made the heavier Bruin linesmen in
effectual while the power, drive and
zip OF the backfield men were things
delightful to behold. Idaho enthus-
lasts enthused and had ample license
therefore.
An interesting sidelight is to be
found in the fact that Idaho players
piration-they had worked hard
while many of the Montana men had
dry sweaters after the game. The
relative condition of the two teams |
could be found in the number OF times
out called for Montana while ldaho
men played the game through. Coach
Mathews sent out trained team,
made up of men in good physical con-
dition. Idaho athletes train and vio-
1ations of training rules under Ma
thews are unknown.
Idaho DrOp-Kick Fails
Scrimmage started from Montanas
20-yard line with Montana carrying
the pigskin A line smash failed of
success and Montana fumbled on the
next play. Huefner recovered the
ball and two Idaho bucks failed to
gain materially. Davis carried the
ball for a five yeard gain, and Fitzke
fell back for a drop-lzick. The kick
failed by inches.
Idaho's first touchdown came as the
result of Montana tumble. After
an exchange of punts in which Mon
tana was bested Montana fumbled 6
and Bucklin recovered for Idaho on !;
The 37-yard line. Successive gains ,
1y Davis, Kinnison, Vesser and F'itzke
Ind Idaho was on the one-yard line :
with four downs to CO. Kinnison {
crashed over for the first touchdown. /
Titzke place kicked for the point after c
ouchdown with Davis holding the J
)all T
First Play Counter C
The first long run of the game was T.
made by Fitzke who circled Montana's p
light side for 26 yeards. A 15-yard G
enalty put the Idaho team back but = :
he end of the quarted found the Van :. !.
als on Montana's 25-yard line. -
The second quarter was opened with
bang Fitzke, on the first play, Z
visited his way rs yards to touch
own. He failed on an attempted =,
lace-kick after the touchdown. At q
er Idaho had obtained the ball on a p
unit in midfield march of straight d,
1otball carried the ball to the a. m
ard mark and from this point Fitzke
gain lodged and ducked around for
le third touchdown and place-kicked
laho into another point. th
KinniSOn Makes Touchdown iv
After the following kickoff Mon in
ma failed to gain and the ball
Hanged hands on a punt. Montana b.
as penalized Is yards and Idaho !
lined, including Kinnisons 15-yard
IN, until play was within the five
lrd zone and Kinnison on detail to Sc
across, crossed the line for the a
urth touchdown. Fitzke place &c
cked Idaho into the point after la
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llowed with play in Montana terri de
ry and the half ended with Idaho WE
lding the long end of a 27 to WI
ore In the first half Idaho made WE
ne first downs while Montana made CO
t one an
Early in the third quarter, Idaho
were directly responsible Ba
a touchdown. Plummer of Mon col
IA attempted a punt from the 20 VIII
I'd line. Three Vandal linesmen SCI