The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-25
GONZAGA CONTEST
SET NOVEMBER 2
PLANS MADE TO HANDLE CROWD
OF OVER 10,OOO-CONTRI-
BUTTONS POUR IN

University of Idaho and Gonzaga
university athletic authorities agreed
Thursday on the playing of the Con
zaga-Idaho clash on MacLean field
Friday afternoon November 2, in
stead of Saturday, November 3. This
announcement was made Thursday af-
ternoon by President A. H. Upham.
Plans for the advertising of the game
will be continued as scheduled on
the basis of the game on Friday
Reservations for 10000 people are
to be made. Special bleachers are
to be erected on the hill looking
down into the football field and the
bleachers on the other side of the
field will be enlarged to accommo-
date the students. Special trains are
expected from Spokane and Lewiston
and automobile caravans will bring
crowds from all sections of the In
land Empire.
Classes to Close
Graduate Manager Albert Knudson
will stay over in Moscow instead of
taking the trip to Oregon with the
team in order to complete arrange
ments for the advertising and handl-
ing of the large crowds. Arrange
ments are being made to close the
Moscow public schools and classes at
the university will be dismissed all
day afternoon classes will be held
Saturday afternoon, according to an
agreement of the students them
selves
Congressman Burton l.. French
will go to Lewiston to make arrange
ments for the sale of tickets in Lew
iston. Plans call for the sending of
the Idaho Pep band to Lewiston Sat
urday afternoon to advertise the
or,6 4,a1-
cts. Lewiston's Commercial club was
active in keeping the game at Mos
COW and a 100 per cent attendance
is looked for from that city along
with attendance of large character
from the cities above Lewiston.
Contributions Come In
Several contributions to the fund
to make up the deficit of the Uni
versity of Idaho athletic department,
the games already played on the local
field, have come in today from people |
whom the committees were unable to
see during the two and one-half
hours to which they limited their
work Wednesday. The work is be-
ing rounded up today so that, in 50
far as possible, everyone may have
an opportunity to contribute.
Contributions turned in today
were NdSOn-EnTD1du CO1pduy, Dy I
Mop. Bailey, local representative,
$4,000
United Motor Co., $1,000.
Moscow Trading Co., James Petit,
proprietor, $1,000.
Mop. Bailey, J. E. Wilson and Rob-
ert Whittier have been named as a
committee to advertise the game and
sell tickets in the Kendrick, Troy and
Bovill sections.
Largest Crowd in History
The largest crowd that ever at
tended a football game on the Uni
versity of Idaho field is to be ex-
pected at the game Friday, November
g. Moscow stores will close for the
afternoon Spokane will send down
a large number of business men and
the Gonzaga university student body
will attend as one man.
Both teams have been undefeated
this season Comparative scores on
the games with Washington State
college indicate equal strength. Ida
no has much harder game coming
up Saturday than the Gonzaga crew
faces Gonzaga should win easily
from Montana in that Idaho defeated
the Bruins, 40 to 0, while Idaho has
tough, hard problematical battle
with Oregon at Eugene.
George Lamphere, Mayor Hawkin
Melgard, Herman Wilson and l.. F.
Parsons went to Spokane Thursday
to urge a large attendance from Spo-
kane at the game.