Idaho at Montana

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  The daily star-mirror, Moscow, Idaho, November 7, 1921, page 1

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  MONTANA BRUINS TRIMMED BY IDAHO KELLEY’S MEN OUT CLASS VISIT ING YARSITY-”FROSH” BLANK CHENEY NORMAL, 81 TO 0 Idaho’s varsity eleven ran away from the Montana Bruins Saturday afternoon on the Fairgrounds field, 80 to T. The ball was in Idaho’s possession for practically the entire game and only once did the Montana offensive pass the Idaho 40 yard line. Overwhelming supremacy was SHOWN by the men of Coach Kelley’s team. Idaho made 16 first downs while Montana made but two and actual yardage from scrimmage netted Ida no 440 yards to Montana’s so. The lone Montana touchdown came as a gift, one of the freak plays sometimes seen on a collegiate gridiron. In the second quarter Irving on a pass formation snapped the ball away only to have the pigskin grab bed by Tanner of Montana On the Bruins own 20 yard line Tanner. who is one of the fastest men on the Montana team, with good interference sprinted 80 yards to touchdown and Plummer kicked goal. This Montana touchdown tied the score to as Idaho had counted in the first three minutes of play in the first quarter. Blu UQe SCOGG was nOJ lOuS lltd do the Idaho team came back with a oetermined march down the field until a second Idaho touchdown was made and the first half ended Ia to for Idaho Thereafter everything was Idaho with the Missoulians only in posses sion of the ball long enough to punt. The final quarter was cut down to II minutes on account Of darkness or the Silver and Gold team might have rolled up a larger score. Neil Irving was the outstanding star of the game. His Ions run Of 40 yards to a touchdown furnished one of the games features. When he car ried the ball he was good for any where from five to 40 yar Is and he dashed off any number Of sains for Is to 90 yards Irving took the ball across the Montana line three times and he booted all of the five goals from placement. Dale Vohs played a great game at tackle Time after time he smeared Montana players before they got under way and no gains were made through his position. Other linesmen who showed up well were Jim Neal at a guard position and Abe Golf at center. In the backfield Joe Whit comb was steady ground gamer and “Babe” Brown with his powerful drives literally pummelled the Bruin line into big holes with his gains through the center of the line Idaho played straight football The first score was made in the first three minutes of play, with Irving going over, after the Montana territory had been invaded by straight football Again in the second quarter determined march down field and Idaho had scored again with Irving carry ing the ball In the third quarter Idaho made two touchdowns. Irving made the first of the period after he had smashed through the Montana line and had twisted clear of their secondary defense. In scoring Irving tore off a 40 yard run Whit comb counted the fourth Silver and Gold touchdown after the team had carried the ball to within the Bruins 10 yard zone. In the fourth quarter straight foot ball put Idaho on Montana’s 40 ward line after Snow had carried the ball 90 yards. A forward pass, Irving to Evans, the only completed pass Of the game, netted 30 more and Snow carried the ballover on a line plunge. The game was rough with many injuries. Coach Bierman of Montana was forced to use every man he had taken on the trip. Stark was knocked on account of displaced verterbrae Daylis, BTuin end, was taken out of the game for slugging and his team was penalized 25 yards by Referee “Bill’‘ Mu11igan. In the preliminary game the Chen ey Normal school eleven was blanked while the Idaho yearlings ran up a score of 81 on straight football An Injury to Newman, punter and for ward passer, in the first few minutes If play forced the university first year men to resort almost exclusively o line plunges. The Cheney Normal cam never threatened seriously the IDAHO goal line. - Housen. Hays. Kleffner and Kellar tore off goodly gains against the Cheney school teachers and in the inc Captain Kline and Vesser played star games. Vesser scored the first Housen the second, K1eff- Ter the third touchdown. Hays the ‘ourth and Keller the fifth. Captain Kline kicked four of the five goals rom fOuchdown

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Idaho leads 39–⁠22–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.