The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-10
OREGONIAN WRITER
COMMENTS ON GAME
PREDICTS Wall FROM CALIFOR-
MIA TEAM OVER OUTCOME OF
TITLE CONTEST HERE.


pect to hear wall from the general
direction of California over the result
of the two games played between
University of Idaho and University Of
California ON the home floor of the
Vandals at Moscow for the conference
basketball championship of the Paci-
fic coast " writes James II. McCool in
the Portland Oregonian.
"A San Francisco sports writer
paved the way for this kind of an
ululating alibi just before the Bruins
showed off for the north In dole
full article he said the Golden Bears
were skeptical of their chances to
defeat Idaho.
1T is explained" reads his lament,
that the Idaho gymnasium is a
cramped affair with a low ceiling.
The Idaho boys have naturally
adapted their game to their home
court, and the Bears, with little or
no chance for practice on a strange
court, doubtless will find themselves
handicapped. To be frank, they are
fearing the worst.
No SObs From Idaho.
I'VE do not remember having heard
a single sob from Idaho during the
entire season, even when the Gem
State universitys brilliant team was
trailing the field in the early part Of
the northwest conference race and
Idaho was meeting the foe on foreign
courts. The Moscovite crew kept
pegggging away and they won enough
games on the other fellows floors to
put them in position to play off tie
with University of Washington for the
championship of the northern section
of the coast conference. And they
played this game on neutral court
at Spokane.
Having defeated Washington and
gained the right to play California
for the championship of the entire
Pacific coast, they had no choice but
to play California on the Moscow
floor, as the coast college conference
last winter voted the deciding games
between the northern and southern
sections should be played on the home
floor of the northern sections cham
pions. Idaho has won the coveted
honor of being the best college bas-
ketball team on the Pacific coast, and
mas won it after an uphill struggle.
The quintet of the little Idaho school
played a hard game at all times and
hey accepted defeat when it was their
portion with smile and without max
ng any alibis. In victory they are
entitled to all credit, not only for
heir athletic prowess, but also for
heir high-grade sportsmanship"
No Grabbing in North.
Considerable has been said about
he Idaho gym but only few of the
nrt hop
libi. The playing court is 40 by "a
eet, while the maximum size recog-
ized by the intercollegiate rules is
0 by 80. The ceiling, although lower
han that in other courts, has not
othered any team this season and the
alifornians admitted before leaving
1oscow that although they were ham
icapped by coming to Moscow they
Tere not any more so than they would
ave been on any strange floor
Teams accustomed to long shots
eppered away continually from mid
oor positions; but inability to hit
lie basket, drawback for which the
my cannot be blamed, seemed to
e the nemesis following most of the
,ams visiting Moscow Other nor
fern sports writers are taking simil-
+ attitudes to defend the proven
Iperiority of northern basketball
yer southern
Refereeing BOthers Bears.
California was not accustomed to
lose refereeing. Down south the
ain job of the official is to toss the
Ill up and it is seldom that very
any fouls are called. Up north the
ficials check close and make the
ans play clean and when Califor-
a found herself watched by George
Boiler, basketball coach at the uni
'rsity of Oregon, and bill - Multi
IN of Ganzaga university, two of the
ost competent basketball officials
the northwest, she was rather be-
Idered.
Idaho is not worrying about Cali
rnia's cries. Many prominent bas-
tball authorities saw the series and
the close declared that Idaho could
n from the Golden Bears on any
urt. At any rate passing warn
g such as this may help in making
ndal fans immune to the barrage
alibis which may soon darken the
lifornia skies and hide the trail of
e fateful northern venture of the
Iative sons"