White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-14
vandaI Goal Line unorossed In First
Six Contests Of the Season

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW
The University Of Idaho football
team will finish its 1928 season with
five victories, tie game ana two
defeats by close scores. Up to its
California trip Idaho's goal line had
never been crossed, while the Van
dals had rolled up a total OF 157
points against these opponents.
The first game of the year with the
College of Idaho was won $50. The
next with the University OF Montana
resulted in 400 victory. Washing
ton State College was defeated lao,
and in the next game Idaho battled
the University of Oregon to score
less tie. Gonzaga was beaten 1870.
and at the annual Boise Armistice
Day game the Vandals took the Ore
gon Aggies' measure, TO.
Stanford was the first team to sue
coed In crossing the Vandal goal-line
when the Palo Alto teams beat Ida
no Z to 0. A blocked kick and a
safety enabled the University OF
Southern California squad to beat
Coach Mathews men at Los Angeles
on the second game Of three-week
trip to California.
A residence census review OF the
squad shows that out OF twenty-four
men only three come from outside
the state. This preponderance OF
strictly Idaho material for the Idaho
football team Is a credit to the uni
versity and is indicative of the Van
dals' future successes.
Vernon Skip" Stivers, quarter, one
Of the cleverest little field generals
on the Pacific Coast today, lives in
Moscow. Stivers is triple threat
man.
Bob" Fitzke, halfback. was per
haps, the feature star of the Idaho
team this year. His home is In La
Crosse, Wisconsin, but he first gained
football renown when he appeared
on the University of Wyoming elev
en- in Boise two years ago. Fitzke
possesses probably the best educated
toe on the coast today, punts con
sistantly over fifty yards and Is dead
ly with drop kick from midfield.
Frank Kinnison, Of Payette, full
back for Idaho this year, played hi
second year under an Idaho helmet
where he has been an invaluable mar
on offence and on secondary de
tense.
"Syb" Kleffner, halfback, halls from
Twin Falls. He is a brilliant closed
field runner, being able to squirn
out Of tight places with remarkable
agility.
Gift" Dawson, halfback of Nam
pa, is playing his first year on thu
Gem State squad. "Ted" Bucklin
guard and halfback, lives at Idah'
Falls. On the freshman team las
year Bucklin won permanent place
at end. and he looms up as de
pendable asset to the vandal team
next fall.
Victor Cameron, halfback, is from
Boise. After a sensational recor,
Last year as frosh fullback, he hal
been developed by Coach Mathew
into a CONSTANT ground gamer.
Maurice DUSTY" Kline, center
whose home is in Plainsfield, New
Jersey, has been one of the most de
pendable and consistent centers OF
the Pacific Coast Kline's ability t.
get the Jump and his keenly devel
oped knowledge Of football make hin
one Of the most valuable men on tn,
squad.
Larry Quinn, tackle, who live
in Boise, is beyond doubt one Of thu
greatest tackles Idaho has ever pro
duced. His phenomenal playing ha
attracted the attention OF Pacifi,
Coast football critics, is making
strong bid for place on the mythica
all-coast elevens.
Charles Dad" Hansen, of Rupert
playing his second year at tackle
combines good headwork with mar
velous speed and determination.
Frank Kerschisnick, tackle, VIII
halls from Burley is one Of the stronl
contenders for regular berth on tn
Vandal line.
| Lyle Taper, guard, came to th'
university from Richfield, and w. L
Fat" Stephens. another guard. RIA.
Stephens, who also plays guard, live
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