The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-10
VANDAL PROSPECTS
GOOD, VARNELL
VETERAN REFEREE SEES MATH-
EWS' TEAM ONE OF BEST In
IDAHO'S HISTORY

Football prospects at the Univer
Sity OF Idaho for the coming season
are good, says George M. Varnel,
veteran Pacific coast conference re-
feree, in the first of series of press
articles dealing with the prospective
strength of each team in the coast
and northwest conference.
"On present dope, the eleven
turned out by Coach r. l.. Mathews
of the Moscow institution figures to
be one of the best that has repre-
sented the University of Idaho in re-
cent years, he says.
When Coach Mathews gridders
report for their first practice of the
season, September 15, that being the
date set by the Pacific coast and
northwest conferences for the open
ing of organized football practice, the
Idaho mentor should have a squad
considerably stronger than last fall,
and one from which practically vet
eran team can be built.
" Last season was Coach Mathews
first at the University of Idaho, and
it was not until late in the season
that the effects of Mathews coaching
and his system of play began to show
effectively. This fall he will have a
strong nucleus of veterans who will
be well versed in the Mathews style
of play in addition to a number of
strong players from the 1922 frosh
team, who also received their baptism
in his style of football last fall under
Coach Dave Macmillan. Mathews as
sistant.
The Idaho team will lose the SER
vices of Babe Brown, one of the
greatest fullbacks the Gem state in
stitution has had in recent years;
Dale Vohs, high caliber tackle and
heady lineman; Jim Neal, another
strong lineman; "Beany" Breshears
and Arnold Cooley this year, the first
three via the three years eligibility
rule, and the last two by gradua-
ton.
VIII KeenIy Miss Veterans
Brown, Vohs, and Neal will be
keenly missed on the Idaho squad
this fall, as they form a trio of
players who fit well into Mathews
system. Twelve letter players are ex-
pected to report to Mathews Septem-
Der Is to try for places on the 1923
team, in addition to Bob Fitalxe, who
was declared ineligible last season,
and a number of good prospects who
showed their wares on the freshman
team last season.
The letter players who are ex-
pected to report at Idaho this fall in
clude Skippy Stivers, quarterback;
Quinn and Dad Hansen, tackles;
Johnny vesser, end; Maurice Kline,
center; Lyle Taper, guard; Frank
Kinnison, halfback; Fat Stephens,
guard; Sophus Marker and Walt
Reamer, ends.
1.-The 1922 frosh eleven at Idaho,
which team won the freshman cham
of the northwest conference
with a record of being scored ON but
once in six games played, will report
intact this fall for varsity
work.
" Among the graduates from the
frosh squad who are due to figure
strongly this fall are Davis, Cameron,
Nelson, Phipps, Heuffner, and Davi-
son, backs; Bucklin, Stephens, Sib-
ey, Disney, Payne, Lansdon, and
Jones, linemen.
{" In Bob Fitzke Coach Mathews is
to have one of the prize
packs of the northwest conference.
F'itZke is an exceptional kicker,
good runner, strong line bucker, and
oasser.
"All in all, Coach Mathews should
oe ready to shoot during the COM
ng season. Idaho prospects do not
end toward a big team, but rather
4 team between IT'S and 17S pounds
n average, but versatile team in that
t will have kicking, passing and run
hing strength Idaho figures to be
/ tough nut for all of it's opponents
Turing the coming season, and Incl
lentally the team will have far
,etter adjusted schedule than last fall,
which should also mitigate in favor
If the teams success"