The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-20
idaho STRENGTH
ASSAYING GOOD
VICTORY OVER COUGARS SHOWS
IDAHO ELEVEN MASTER
OF STRATEGY

(By O. A. Fitzgerald)
Idaho has tasted real victory, dis
played strategy and basic ability O.
the first magnitude, and from now OF
this Vandal horde, barring misfor
tunes, is going to be a hard outfit tt
stop.
The big crowd of Idaho hackers
numbering around 5000 that went ov,
er to Pullman yesterday to witness
the annual game with Washington
State College saw Idaho's slashing
attack and water-tight defensive take
one of the most glorious victories
that will ever be entered in silver
and gold history.
That Idaho will be a tough propo-
sition impressed itself more than
ever by the Vandal tactics in the
Cougar game. Idaho entered the fav-
orite but the Cougar showed consid-
cradle improvement over the disas-
trous Gonzaga game.
Idaho scored two touchdowns and
threatened third in that game, yet
on the face of things the Cougars
are apt to be doped as the better
tcdu anu lOohO . FlCIOly oCIl iOuICu
to breaks. Twice Idaho held the
Cougars from downs when play was
within a few inches of the goal; once
Washington State barely missed COM
pleting a pass behind the goal line
and twice Captain Hickey of w. S. G.
missed chances for a field goal.
With her goal threatened five times
and with Washington State piling up
larger yardage, Idaho stands out
as the more powerful aggregation
for one reason principally. That was
because Idaho displayed that re-
markable punch in the final period,
which swept everything before it and
so bewiIdered the Cougars that re-
endorsements were madly rushed in
Idaho Played Strategy
Idaho let the Cougars pound away
and tucker themselves out during two
quarters, but when Idaho's goal line
was seriously endangered the Vandal
line was adamant.
With her final period rally Idaho
proved herself the master of the sit
uation, for the team that can stand
the battering through the larger part
of the game and come back toward
the end with such versatile attack as
Idaho turned loose on the Cougars de-
serves to win.
Idaho displayed remarkably we'll
balanced tactics. The line did COM
mendable work both defensively and
and the backfield co-or-
dinated with it in fine style. The
ma
halfbacks, was particularly outstand-
ing, while the blocking of Frank Kin
nison, fullback, and the generalship
of Skippy Stivers, quarter, was
which the close followers
of the contestdidn't pass up. Stivers
ran his club like a seasoned veteran
and ,backfield sparkled and establish
ed new record-it played through
one of the most embittered struggles
in years without tumble.
Line Strong
In the line, Dusty Kline, center,
and Larry Quinn and Charles Hausen,
tackles, were unquestionably the lum-
inaries, although their superiority
over the other men was not as not
iceable. Quinn was perhaps the more
aggressive, although KTine's work
was a remarkable combination of
headwork and what the football fans
call "grit." Neal Nelson and Johnny
Vesser played consistently at ends,
while the work of Lyle Taper and
Ted Bucklin at guard, combined with
the plunging Of Kline, stopped many
Cougar plays that were hurled at the
center of the line.
Coach Mathews found some good
assaying stuff in his reserves. Vic
Cameron went in as a halfback; Goff,
The veteran of two previous Cougar
games, went in at center; and Fat
Idaho's 210-pound tackle,
went in for the fourth period rally.
All of these men emerged from the
game with honors.
Victory Is Heralded
The victory over Washington State,
he first since 1913, was greeted with
applause throughout the state. Presi-
lent Upham sent the Cougars scalp
% Governor c. G. Moore, that is fig
lratively speaking, and the chief ex-
,cutive sent back the following reply:
L dCCopI Will SIcdC plcdouiC luo
scalp of Washington State college
Cougar I shall hang it in the trophy
'oom, with the states most precious
lrchieves. Let me rejoice with you
n your great victory. Once more
daho's great spirit has conquered
live my personal congratulations and
of loyalty to the team, the
and the students, who have
made this possible. Go get the scalps
Il the others and tan them we'll"
Way down in San Francisco, where |
he Legionaires, are trying to decide
N future policies and other matters,
he Idaho game occupied the front
It least for the handful of delegates
rom this state.
The following message from Paul |
Davis, department commander, not
'nly conveyed the congratulations of
he Idaho legionaires but told Of an
'ther honor being bestowed upon the
Idaho Legion delegates at the ma
iona1 convention in San Francisco
the Idaho football team
nd the University OF Idaho on the