The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-07

tue EdClllC coast COuleIoHCS UdShHI-
bal championship for the second
consecutive time last evening by de-
feating the University of Californ-
ia, 29 to 25, in the gymnasium
The game was a whirlwind finish
to great season The "Idaho Fight
Spirit" the ability to come from be-
hind and take the most crucial con-
test Of the season, was denlonstrat-
Cd a. never before in the luminant
/. history of IDAHO basketball.
Idaho won the title this season in
the greatest and most trilling game
of basketball this season or any 9TH
ar season.
Dual Champions Twice.
Idaho has won the Pacific Coast
and Northwest conference titles twice
In the last two seasons. This sea
son the Vandals took the premier
honors of the Northwest by winning
from Washington in the Spokane
classic, "a to 81 This victory gave
Idaho the northern divisional champ
ionship Of the coast conference and
the right to meet California for the
conference championship.
Idaho's players beat back the in
vasion of the Golden Bears In two
straight games, thereby winning the
championship series, and the titular
honors of the Pacific Coast confer
sace.
The Game Itself.
But the game itself-the second
and deciding contest of the champ
ionship series. All talk of third
game is over, Idaho has won two
out of three games and the champ
ionship belongs to the university
and the credit to the Vandal players
and Coach David Macmillan.
MacMillan's style of play and sys-
the second half that the Vandals
struck their regular pace, came from
behind and beat the Golden Bears.
Idaho's ability to fight and fight
AdTu W OVeTCOIu0 DIS ledu Was d
feature The individual work of ev-
cry Idaho man individually and the
work of the Macmillan machine were
features.
California Fights Hard.
California battled from the first
minute of play to the final bark of
ho ,or>sc bo Go1do,,
put up a gallant game against bet
ter team and Idaho indeed won
victory last night by defeating Cal
hornia. Captain AL Fox and Talt,
California's, great forward, were the
unquestioned stars of the game.
The first half was a foul shooting
contest between Talt and Captain
Fox. Talt's phenomenal free throw
shooting was the biggest factor in
the bitter contest put up by Califor-
MIA. Idaho's passing was not up to
atandard and California played better !
basketball in the first half than did !
Idaho.
Talt Great Player. q
Talt is one of the greatest individ-
ual basketball players ever seen on
an Idaho floor He was a big fac
tor in rustling the ball into Calf
-ornia hands and he made 81 of the
25 California points. Talt made
every point himself for the Bears
with the exception of four points
and those points were made by O'Neil
on two field goals
To the everlasting glory of Calf
ornia will it be remembered that
they lead the Vandals for IA con-
secutive minutes. California opened ;
with all the fight in the world and ,,
In the closing minutes of the game ,,
with their cause lost the fight of the ,
was undiminished They
last to q better team but they battled !
10 the end.
Captain Al Fox.
Captain AL Fox worked the floor
hooped 15 out Of 21 free :
hrows and scored two goals from !
ne ne10. he was In the game all J
he time fighting hard, passing we'll, c
} basketball player of the University !
# Idaho playing his final and great =
at game. Captain Fox was a real v
Inspiration to his men-the ideal il
daho captain.
"Oz" Thompson drew a grateful ;,
ell from the crowd of fanatics at ~
hat time when he hooped the last 81
ield basket of the game. Calm
Ommy" worked the floor nicely, =,
roke up the California plays, passed
icely and generally played his ex- H
client all around game b
These two men were playing their ~
st and greatest xamAs for the Uni :