The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-03
MUCKERS SMUDGE
ATTRACTS CROWD
FIVE HUNDRED FANS WITNESS
THREE GOOD WRESTLING AND
BOXING EVENTS

Before between 400 and 500 rabidly
excited sport fans, packed in Eggan's
hall Friday night, the second annual
'Muckers' Smudge" was pulled of
with great success. Selections by the
University Jazz band, the Beta quar-
tet and the boxing and wrestling
events were all well received and q
large supply of s'hot dogs" cigars and
cigarettes were consumed.
Regular battles between undergrad
yates with considerable fistic expert
ence made the evening worth while to
followers of the manly art while the
three wrestling bouts were fast and
rough enough to satisfy the appetite
OF the most blood-thirsty. The
''Muckers' Smudge" is an annual all
college event, put on each year the
first week in December by the Associ-
ated Miners of the University of Ida
no school of mines. The smoker is
open to the public.
In the main event of the evening,
q three round bout, "Ahme" Kern Of
~Genesee and "Clayt" Casey of Nampa
went to a draw Both boys were
willing to mix things and while each
side claimed a victory the bout was
pretty even and the decision met with
the approval of the crowd. Kern
weighed in ringside at 175 pounds and
Casey tipped the weight beam to 165
pounds.
Culp- Smith Bout
Crozier Culp of Coeur d'Alene and
Battling Kid" Smith of Weiser, in
their three round event, battled to a
draw From standpoint of willing
ness to give and take punishment
these two boys furnished the feature
bout Of the evening. Smith was the
heavier Of the two but his lighter
former "Gob" opponent more than
-evened up Smiths weight and reach
advantage and the bout was called
draw. Both boys mixed things from
the first round and before the final
gong in the third round considerable
claret had been splattered around the
ring.
The first boxing event between
"Pink" Kinney at 155 pounds and
"Fat" Neyland at 162 pounds was
good. The boys fought to draw, a
popular decision with the crowd,
Kinney evened up his weight disad-
vantage by his speed and cleverness.
Wrestling Events Good
"Kid' Kelley of Lewiston and As
borne of Twin Falls flashed around |
the mat in the first wrestling bout to
a draw Both boys weighing in at
1926 and 129 pounds respectively
on hold after hold only to
have the one slip or slide out. Young
Bull Disney took one fall and the
match from Anderson of Bovlll in the
second 145 pound match. The fall
came in the last minute OF their
match.
Fred Horning of Portland and
Frank Kinnison of Payette, in the
main wrestling event, went to draw
Hcrning was more effective
N slapping on dangerous holds. Horn ]
ing has had more experience as
wrestler than Kinnison and it was
evident that Horning was the cleverer
nan of the two. s
Selections by the University Jazz t
,and started off the show. The next s
went was a clever tumbling act by
Sampson and Company Four OF the |
crack gymnasium experts, c
ed by Sig Sampson went through {
eries Of tumbling stunts. Following 6
his the wrestling events we're pulled a
If and between the wrestling and S
,oxing contests the Beta quartet, /
made up of Fred Veatch, Robert Cum b
nins, Arthur Guerin and Merrill Ben
lett, harmonized on several suitable
ongs. a
"Babe" Brown, wrestling instructor d
t the university, and captain-elect Of v
he football team. refereed the wrestl- t.
ng while sBid" Mcmillan, Occur s
'Alene, was the third man in the ring "
or the hOxinp bouts n