The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-12
VANDALS EVEN UP !,
WITH WASHINGTON
VICTORY PUTS IDAHO IN EXCEL
LENT POSITION AS CHAMPION
SHIP WINNER.


University of Idaho basketball
players bumped the Pacific coast con-
/ ference champions in the university
gymnasium, the University of Wash
ington meeting 40 to 26 defeat Sat
urday night before crowd of be-
tween $500 and 5000 people. With
the signal victory over the University
of Washington Idaho's Vandals are
now among the foremost contenders
for the coast conference champion
ship.
If Washington wins her next three
games with Washington State college,
Oregon Agricultural college, and the
University of Oregon, Washington will
take the championship of the northern
division. The prospects for three such
Washington victories, however, are
dubious and it is believed that W.S.C.
Cougars will take the Huskies to a
defeat as will the Oregon Aggies. Two
defeats and Washington will be out
of the running leaving the conference
championship for the northern divi-
sion between the Oregon Aggies and
Idaho.
Idaho has already won from the
Aggies on their home floor and the
Aggies come to Moscow for the second
game. The University of Oregon quin-
tet defeated Idaho at Eugene but tho
Vandals were in the dOldrums that
come to any team. The University OF
Oregon is not considered much of a
possibility as conference champions.
Washington Outclassed.
Saturday evenings entertainment
was delightful Washington was so
IL L.
exception of the first few minutes,
the basketball fan was able to sit
back and ponder how big score Ida
no was going to run up. Only in the
first few minutes was to be found that
nerve-wracking closeness, which
characterized the Washington-Idaho
games last year. The victory placed
Idaho definitely in the running for
the championship.
Washington players were outpassed.
The Vandals shot the ball from one
to another with dazzling speed and
deadly accuracy until Vandal player
could slip in field goal from under
meath the basket Fifteen such field
baskets were made by the Vandals
while the Huskies were forced to re-
sort to long shots for baskets on ac-
count of the strength of the Idaho
defensive. The Huskies were unable
to penetrate only occasionally into
the short-shot" +" territory so zeal
ously guarded by the Vandals.
Hunter Good Referee.
The game was rough and fast and
Buck :" Hunter, of Moscow, lived up
to his reputation as the best referee
in the Pacific coast conference. Hun
ter called fouls closely and three men
we're ruled out of the game on per-
sonal fouls. Bryan, husky Washing
ton guard, was the first to go by
he four personal route He was fol-
owed by Benny" Keane of Idaho,
md Windy" Crawford, of Washing
on, was the next player to have four
fouls registered against him.
Both AL Fox and Crawford were
,ff form on free throw shooting. Had
Captain Fox been in form the Vandals
would have won the game by mar
gin of 25 points or more. Captain
COX simply was off form due to ILL
less for the past week and probably
he Idaho captain will never again be
Is inaccurate with his free throw
hooting as he was against Washing
on. Crawford, of Washington, who
S usually deadly in his free throw
shooting, made only 10 in II trials,
While Fox made 10 out of 81
New Combination Effective.
Captain Fox was the high point
nan of the game with Ia points, the
daho captain slipping in two field
Harry Edwards was the high
'oint man on field baskets with four.
edwards played brilliant game at
onward Thompson counted three
ield baskets. Keane slipped in three
eld goals, and Telford accounted
or three of the Idaho goals from the
ield.
Coach Macmillan presented new
neup against Washington in that he
layed Edwards at forward and Benny
.eane at guard. The combination
yast most effective. Keane smashed.
p play after play by Washington
nth his long arms, passed accurately,
nd was accurate in his basket shoot
lg. Telford kept Frayne, Washing
On forward. from single basket
nd Peters to a lone field goal
The Summary.
laho (40). Washington (26).
OK co. D...... F ..... Lewis (C.)
dwards ...... F .... Frayne
thompson .... G. ... Hasketh
cane ... G . Bryan
elford . G ... Crawford
Scoring Field goals, Ed
ards 4, Fox 2, Thompson 3 Keane
Telford g. free throws. Fox 10 out
21. Washington Field goals,
asketh 4. Bryan 1, Peters 1, Lewis
free throws, Crawford 10 out of II.
Substitutions-Idah Gartin for
cane, Fitzke for Thompson. Wash
gton: Gardner for Bryan, Franklin
II Hasketh, Gundlach for Crawford,
eters for Frayne.
Officials" Buck Hunter, Moscow,
fierce; r. l.. Mathew, Idaho, timer:
l.. Priest, Jr., Idaho, scorer
William Laird, Northern Pacific
gent at Pullman, was in Moscow be-
yeen trains Sunday. Mr. Laird is
lie of the veteran agents on the