The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-11-24
u. S. c. DEFEATS
VANDALS, 9 TO 0
TOUCHDOWN IN SECOND QUART
Err AND SAFETY IN FINAL
PERIOD WIN FOR TROJANS

u
S. G. Trojans, 9 to 0, in a brillian
game Of football The team from tn
north played brilliant defensive foot
ball but the reserve strength of thu
TrOjans was too much. Where Idaho
threatened to score Coach Henderson
was able to stop the advance by
sending in fresh men. Idaho was
stopped on U. S. C.'s one-foot line.
The TrOjans scored in the second
quarter on forward pass from the
17-yard line and again in the final
minutes OF play on safety when
Fitzke was tackled behind his own
goal line after blocked punt Time
after time the Vandals threw back the
Trojans when they threatened to
score another touchdown.
The crowd was between $4,000 and
10000.
Play is Even Up
Opening the first quarter Fitzke
kicked-off to Campbell, U. S. C. full
back, who returned to the 25 yard
line before being downed by the
Vandal tacklers. U. S. G. then open
ed its offensive from it's own %
yard line with O. Anderson circling
IdahO's left end for a 1O-yard gain.
The Vandals then settled down and
held the TrO5ans on the 38-yard line.
Campbell punted to Stivers, Idaho
quarter, and Idaho opened up on its
offensive,
Play zig-zagged back and forth in
the middle Of the field with Idaho
gaining ground to a certain extent
on Fitzke's brilliant punting. After
an exchange Of punts Stivers receiv-
ed the ball on his own 35-yard line
on a punt from Campbell. The Tro-
jams held and Fitzke booted the ball
to o. Anderson who fumbled on his
35-yard line and an Idaho man re-
covered the ball. The Trolans held
desperately and on the fourth down
Fitzke dropped back to the 37-yard
line to try for points from the field
on drop-kick. 1t was Edahos first
chance to score but the drop kick
failed
First Quarter Scoreless
U. S. G. then uncorked a brilliant
aerial attack after o. Anderson went
around end for Is yards. Two COM
pleted forward passes and play was
on Idaho's 28-yard line. Two line
smashes carried the ball to the IL
yard line and the Vandals held. U.
S. G. forward pass was grounded and
the quarter ended. Score-end of s
first quarter: Idaho, 0; u. S. c., 0. {
Idaho's great defensive game was l
shown to southern California fans l
early in the second quarter. Idaho t
held the Trojans on their own 10 t
yard line on downs and the ball +
passed over Fitzke got away with
a beautiful kick and u. S. G. had been 9
forced back to their own 45-yard line. 9
The aerial attack of the TrOjans con- =
tinued their passing tactics with sue
cess and the Trojans made ground
to Idaho's 22-yard line. II
Trojans Make Touchdown
A criss-cross and a double pass
line. A line smash gained two yards
and U. 8. c. was penalized Is yards
for holding. With U. S. G. II yards
away from touchdown three Trojan
passes were incompleted. On the
fourth down pass Newman, who had r
o. Anderson at full, to
Dolley, U. S. c. quarter, was COM o.
pleted with a touchdown resulting. il
Hawkins kicked goal and score stood: W
j. S. c., z; Idaho, O. tt
With Idaho far from defeated c]
Fitzke received the ball on the kick T;
,ff and raced the pig-slxin back to the te
.ircled U. S. C.'s left end for Is yards. h,
line smashes carried the ~
'all to midfield and on the 45-yard \,
inc. Cameron was sent in to re- y.
lace Fitzke Idaho started passing J"
With Stivers sending passes to Came ~
on and Nelson until U. S. C.'s 18- te
ard line was reached with three w
1inutes of the half yet to play. tn
traight line smashes by Kinnison Jo
nd Kleffner carried the ball to the fe
O-yard line and Coach Henderson ur
ent in fresh men to stop the Vandal
dvance. The fourth down and Idaho en-
1as on the one foot line. Kleffner So
arried the ball but he was stopped si5
nd Idaho had missed touchdown az
Y one foot. ri
Half Ends to 0 tv,
The ball passed over on downs and Oh
lie U. S. G. punter, forced to kick no
lst on account of the rapidly charg
lg Vandal forwards, was able to
unit only to his 1S-yard line as the
histle blew. ending the first half. =.
,ore-end Of the first half: U. s. c., III
Idaho, o. po
U. S. C.'s kickoff to Fitzke who we
as back in the game again, opened DIE
e second half. Fitzke returned the toe
LII to the 24-yard line. Idaho was cja
reed to kick and U. S. c. threatened Ne
score until a long pass went over Tr
e goal line and the pail passed over mi
ith Idaho starting play or the 20
lrd line. Stivers punted to his own
yard line and the TrOjans were
liable to gain. Dorsey punted out bot
bounds to Idaho's 15-yard line and ria
tzke kicked the ball back to mid Coz
I'D. Three exchanges of punts
llowed with Idaho and the Trojans
aging an even game of football.
Third Quarter, to 0
Idaho opened up on forward pass =
g again until u S. G. got possession +
the ball on an interception. Play +
is in midfie1d when the third +
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