The daily star-mirror., 1923-10-18
ALL MOSCOW and UNIVERSITY READY
FOR ". S. C. GAME; STORES TO CLOSE

The University of Idaho will send
more than $500 Vandal supports to
Pullman Friday for the annual foot
on Rogers field. All Moscow stores
will close for the afternoon. Idaho's
team will be ready for the Cougars
and Idaho supporters are confident of
victory. The confidence of the Idaho
crowd was Jared Thursday, however,
by the announcement that "Syb"
Kleffner, halfback and end, would be
unable to play on account Of injuries.
Coach Mathews will send in his
strongest team and the Vandals ex-
pect hard, close-fought game. Coach
Mathews would make no pre-game
statement and the players are not
saying thing. Idaho students are
optimistic, however, but what little
betting is being done in Moscow is be-
ing done on an even money basis.
Kleffner's Loss Hurts
The loss of "Syb" Kleffner will be
felt He probably would have start
no lineup has been announced but
Vesser or Kinnison will play fullback
Fitzke, Davis or Cameron will be at
the halfback positions, Stivers or
Davidson at quarterback, in the back
fled. Nelson Vesser, Huefner or
Reamer will play ends, and Hausen,
Quinn, Marker or W. L. Fiat" Steph-
ems, will play tackle positions. Dusty
Kline will play center and Buckin
and Taper viii probably play guards.
Abe Goff and Ray Stephens may be
called to the cent of the line as guards
or center.
Student enthusiasm will reach it's
height Thursday night in the annual
Pullman game rally. Freshmen, busy
in spare hours for the past week in
gathering wood will touch off an
enormous bonfire just prior to the
arrival of Idaho students in serpen-
tine formation. Speeches will be |
given by President A. H. Upham,
Coach Mathews, Talbot Jennings, |
president of the student body, sever
al prominent students and number
Of Idaho graduates including former
football stars.
CO-eds to Parade
Idaho co-eds will parade through
fraternity houses and mems dormi
tories earlier in the evening or dur
ing the dinner hour and will later
Join with the mems serpentine at the
Fairgrounds in the pre-game celebra-
ion
More than $500 people are expected
% arrive on the special train being
'un from Moscow. The train will stop
At the foot Of the w S. @. campus
md depart from the same point The
rain leaves at 1 o'clock and returns
It $50, after the game. Idaho sup
,orters will be seated in the bleach
RS on the north side of the field.
Tickets for the game are being sold at
Terry's. Idaho's crack pep band of
5 pieces will accompany the crowd.
Cougars are Heavier
Washington State College will prob
IDLY have a decided advantage in
weight, which will be considerable
dvantage if Rogers field is muddy ,
'riday afternoon. The fact that
Washington State has been most sue :
essful in the past 25 years of foot ,
all relations is not of serious con-
equence to Idaho players and sup !
orters. The w. S. G. game is the big :
anne for Idaho and the Vandals will !
e prepared to fight to a finish. 7
Idaho in two games played this !
eason has been successful, winning
'om the College of Idaho, S3 to 0, and
lie University of Montana, 40 to 0. 9
Opens Coast Schedule :. =
The game marks the opening of :,
lie Pacific Coast conference football ! !
,hedule. Washington State has won :,
ON Idaho for eight years in regu- !
r college games. Idaho's S. A. T. G. 6
am won from the w. S. c. army h
even in 1918, but the game has not i
zen considered in the regular stand
g between the two institutions. .
The last time that an Idaho eleven !,
on from the Cougars was in 1913, =
hen Jim Lockhart drop-lzicked Idaho =
to a 80 victory from the 35-yard
ne. Last year Idaho players were "
asters for three quarters only to
Sc the game in the last quarter.