The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-26
FIGHTING CHANGE
FOR THE VANDALS
MATHEWS BUSY DEVELOPING
FOOTBALL MACHINE-SOM
DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE
ENCOUNTERED.


Idahos football chances haven't
lost much brightness during the two
weeks of practice but it becomes evil
dent, with the beginning of scrim-
mage work, that the proposition
which faces Coach Bob Mathews is
a lot tougher than it really seemed
before the squad went into training.
The scrimmage work hasn't prog
ressed sufficiently to show where
the vulnerable spots will be but
enough has been done to convince the
Idaho mentor that he must do con-
siderable developing in order to have
a well-rounded team and one capable
of playing the fast and heady ball
which he taches.
At this stage it seems foregone
conclusion that the sophomores will
make their main contribution in the
backfield, both in numbers and in
football ability.
Three of last years freshmen line
men failed to meet scholastic require
ments-Irving Terry and Edwin
Holden, tackles. and Dean Sibley,
guard are those missing from the
championship freshmen team of last
season. All would have been excel
lent varsity material and would have
solved one of the line problems
which Mathews must grapple and
conquer before the Vandals start out
on their Coast conference season
against Washington State College at
Pullman, October 10.
SOphomOres Show Strong.
Despite the loss of the three prom
Using linemen the varsity still has
twelve sophomores who show en-
couraging Possibilities Several of
them even look so good that their
cchances of getting on the first string
seems almost assured.
Coincident with the loss of the
three frosh came the loss of three
veterans, making grand total of
six players who could have plenty
of action this season. The embar-
RAISING part of the whole thing is
that all six were linemen.
When the first call was sounded
there were two dependable centers in
Kline and Abe Goff.
Since that time Abe Goff has found
that his knee, injured last season,
will probably not be able to stand the
gaff. This leaves Kline alone in the
field. Ray Stephens of Blackfoot,
groomed for the swapping position
finish that Kline has, he may be
worked into satisfactory player. Z
Golf May Be Out.
What Goff will be able to do is not
definitely known. He is out with the
equad every night, but does not in
du1ge in the heavy stuff. He may be
able to pull through, but Mathews is
taking no chances and is building his
1913 foundations without the husky
ineman
Although center is the cause of
worry it is not any moro
serious than the tackle problem.
Mathews always like to have the
,ackle berths we'll fortified and the
tackle has added to his burden. He
has Lawrence Quinn and Dad Hansen
rs his regulars from last year. The
faculty ruled Dale Vohs. two-season
veteran. ineligible
Experience Is Lacking.
There are plenty of husky line can
1dates who show tackle possibili-
les, but most of them lack expert
,nce II is hardly possible that they
3an be given a varsity finish before
he first game next month. 1t seems
hat Mathews main source of tackles
will be the leftovers from last sea-
ION. OUTSTANDING among CneSe Is
Sophus Marker. Marker was handi-
capped by injuries last season but he
s locking fine now. There is<Ted
3ucklin, husky sophomore, who
played end on the frosh last year,
,ut who has all the speed and smash
ng qualities necessary to make a
ackle. His inability TO spear passes
eems to brand him a better tackle
han an end.
Until after the College of Idaho and
Montana games Mathews cannot tell
What the situation will be with re-
,ard to ends. He has been practic-
ng a score of players on the receiv-
ng of passes, but has no veteran for
his position.
The few difficulties encountered
o far this year are insignificant to
hose which confronted Mathews
yhen he came to the Idaho campus
o take over an almost completely
yrecked club. He has more football
alent than ony other Idaho coach
yer had, but there will not be a two
ear man on the team. He has
nough one-year men for a nucleus,
ut he must develop the remainder.
I'LL DEFEATS myers