The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-02-28
c. Of |. MATMEN
SUCCUMB WHEN
REFEREE HELPS
Lose Bouts at Idaho
Through Aid of Third
Man in Ring; Meet Is
Close.

The College of Idaho wrestling
team returned to Caldwell Saturday
morning sadder but wiser group of
men. Two black eyes, one from the
University of Idaho and one from
Washington State college, both by
the score of 80 to s, was all they
brought home nor was there a brass
band to greet them at the depot in
the wee hours of the night, in fact
there was nothing but determine
ton to do or die against the Utah
Aggies at Caldwell on March 10 and
then to get sweet revenge against both
Idaho and w. S. c. next year.
The first meet dropped was against
the University of Idaho team at Mos
cow. 1t is claimed by the returning
collegians that in this meet it was a
case of Caldwell having the team and
Moscow the referee. The latter scor-
ed the knockout as the score would
indicate. Russell's trade is that of
barber and the Idaho management
probably selected him on his record
as close shaver but from his per-
Torrance as referee, it was quite evil
dent that he missed his calling and
should have been in the meat market
business judging of course from the
way he managed to butcher the Col
lege of Idaho's ambitions for state
intercollegiate wrestling title.
Chiffon Bryant in the IFS pound
class, considered to be the surest point
winner of the Caldwell team, was TAX
en- i'll while north with influenza
Bryant wrestled on his nerve in both
meets but the handicap was too much
for him, losing two decisions to Os-
borne, Idaho; and two falls to Cork
rum, w. S. c.; time l :22 and 3:49. The
decisions were hairline affairs while
the falls were fairly lost.
Thurlo Bryant in the lightweight
class was not man enough to defeat
both Hillman, Idaho, and the referee
losing two falls, time 40 and $40
In neither bout was Bryant in danger
of having his two shoulders placed
firmly on the mat but the fact that
Hillman has the reputation of going
like streak of lightning the first few
minutes of the bout only to peter Out
had a tendency to hasten the referees
decision. This was the first foresight
of Idaho strategy shown during the
evening. In the w. S. c. meet the
135 pound class bout was one of the
most even of the evening, the result
being in doubt up until the last few
seconds of the first bout which Allen
w. S. c. won in 6:47. The-strain wa.
becoming too great for the college
entry who lost the deciding bout ir
4:36.
Fred Robinson in the las poune
class found it necessary to stop just /;
few degrees of manslaughter in ordel
to win the college teams only points
in the Idaho meet. Robertson wa
down a good bakers dozen times il
all three of the bouts in this class blu
while the Caldwell man so thorough,
outclassed his opponent, Russell
eyes possibly fatigued by the day
tonsorial work, were sadly ont of con
dition and needed the aid of som
good optometrist. Robinson 6nall
won the first fall, time 6:S2. The sec
ond bout in this class brought out
protest even from the home crowd
Robinson had his mans shoulder
pinned flat to the mat the last tw,
and half minutes of the bout b.
means of cruel head scissors. Ente
the referee as hero again and liftin
up the exhausted form of the varsit
man, the decision was given agains
Robinson in favor of the Idaho DO,
This was too much for the Middleto
wildcat and the fur flew even NOR
than ever in the second bout of thi
class, Robinson finally convincing tn
referee that he had his man down |
GAS.
Fred Robinson had shot his wa
however in the Idaho meet in doin
what seemed to be next to Impossible
the defeat of an Idaho man with ii
Idaho referee and while he put up
game fight against Roscke, w. S. {
he lost the decision in the. first DO,
and a fall in SO in the second.
Irving Cornell was outclassed
the 1873 pound class against Kinniso
Idaho, losing two straigh falls. Xii