College of Idaho - Trail Yearbook (Caldwell, ID)

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ational Power No sport has more gained the fancy of ISC fans than has the sock'em and rock'em boxing at Idaho State. Since boxing coach Dubby Holt first gave birth to this spectators' delight seven short years ago, it has risen to the top of athletic entertainment pro- vided at Idaho State. When the Bengals take on their opponents in the new million dollar gymnasium, thousands of screaming fans turn out to see their favorite fighter in action. The best teams in the West come and go, sometimes defeating the Bengals sometimes losing to themg but this year, more than ever before, the Bengals exchanged gloves with collegiate boxing's best and came out on top. In seven years ISC has climbed to the top of collegiate boxing's greatest teams in the nation. The 1953 Bengal Boxing Team: Russ Lundgren, Glen Burgess, Moyle NVorkman, Tim Brennan, Herb Toda, Spider Webb, L. G. Neal, Paddy Garver, Lee Daniels and Vic Kobe. Dubby Holt, founder of the Inter- mountain Inter-Collegiate boxing tour- nament and director of the 1953 National Collegiate Athletic Association Boxing Championships.

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.,.'.L H - - ' ' Boxers Prove You'd duck too if ISC's heavy- weight, Mike McMurtry, was throwing his dynamite punches at you, as he did against this Cali- fornia hcavy in an exhibition. Opponents did everything except stand-sorry, this one even stood on his head for Idaho State's national champion, Ellsworth Webb. Glen Burgess traded blows with his foe, but it looked like this San jose man didr1't especially care to see what Glen had to offer.

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Fighting their last year for the orange and black were national champs Paddy Garver and Spider Webb. Boxing Contributing much to the Bengals' high standing were such ring-Wise veterans of the last few years as the incomparable Ellsworth Spider Webb, popular Paddy Garver, Vic Kobe and Russ Lundgren. Adding much also to the success of che 195 3 season were Moyle Workman and two Freshman standouts, Glen Burgess and L. G. Neal. All of these boys gained more than their share of victories. Perhaps never before has the Idaho State College boxing team been so loaded with talent as this year. In the first five dual meets of the year the Bengals went undefeated. Washington State College, the University of Nevada, San Jose State, College of Idaho, and the University of California all lost plenty of blood and prestige to the hard hitting and clever boxing of the Bengals. This was perhaps the toughest schedule ISC has ever fought. Wearing the gloves for the last time for Idaho State this year were three mainstays on the Bengal squad-Ellsworth Webb, Paddy Garver, and Moyle Workman. Their loss will greatly reduce the strength of next year's squad. However, the loss of these great veterans does not make the outlook for next year's boxing team look too dark. The other Bengal mittmen will have had another year of experience and Idaho State has two top collegiate boxers in Mike McMurtry, a heavyweight, and Johnny Jaeger at 132 pounds. Because they transferred from Gonzaga at the beginning of the second semester, these men were ineligible to com- pete this season but next year they should contribute their share of victories to the Bengal's ledger. .- X 1 Y o I john Jaeger and Mike Mc- Murtry, both outstanding boxers in the Pacific Northwest, trans- ferred to ISC and were..not eligible for competition this year. They both performed in exhibition matches, much to the delight of the fans. We fi