Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-01
Terrific Combat OF over An Hour aud a
Hah-The Bull Whips-TwO Thousand
Spectatars-1he paiirt ool In,

hah-the buti w hips-EwO Thousand
Spec ectatoTs-The Police Looking On.
The famous California Bear. ss(irizziy Jo-.n
was pitted against Texas Ball, ON the Ab,-y
track, near St Louis. last "Wednesday. The
scene IL thus described by the Dispatch OF that
city:
The crowd IN attendance numbered fully two
tbousand. The grand stand. round house
Judges stand. house tops and fences. at tn. r, -
track, were covered with people, aud dense
mass Of humanity crowded around the brown
and white spotted bull. who was tied to 4 stake
inside .-Srizzly Joe,' who had been paraded
through the streets during the forenoon. was
tTamplng m his cage about twenty feet FROM
the bull, and Was the object Of much anxiety,
and Small bets were made freely on the insult
OF the combat-bruin generally being the ia
Noflte. "A rope was tied around the font l.g
OF each animal ring located near the middle
OF it, so that H couid b. heightened or shortened
al VIII by three individuals who had charge OF
the fighting. and were 90 enact the role Of gOad-
Tight
At hsIf-past three O'Clock the bears cage was
opened, but he did not rush frantically out as
many had predicted. The calico colofed bull
eyed the opening with cOnside rable curiosity.
fixing his eyes upon IL, but not even switching
its tail. Finally the managers pulled Nigor-
ousiy upon the rope which was attached to
Bruins leg and out he was lerked. howliug
and groaning a. n in unbearable distress As
soon as he touched the ground. he fiopped over
on his back, and rolled over and over, making
most piteous bellowings. and showing the op-
position he felt TO any such combats- or the
he was about 10 receive. Presently the ropes
We're pulled again the animals were drawn
slowly towards each other, the bull was
eoaoed with sticks and pounded with clubs,
and Grissly Joe, who by this time had found
out that he must fight raised upon ms
Launches, with his mouth wide OPEN. aud
eyed his horned antagonist. The latter SON
bowed his head, determined 10 get the ugly
looking customer out Of his way, and made a
rush AT the bear, catching his horns ON tis side
OF the latter, and throwing him over his
back, where he lay like a whipped chi I'D.
The second round was m many respects a re-
petition of the preceding one. Al It, COM
mencement Joe was lying on his side grOaning
and painting. On being driven OF pulled up,
the bull made another lunge nj the bear, the
latter skedaddlng a. fast a. his legs could carry
him, and ending the chase by falling on has
back. The crowd became intensely excited
and had encircled the hghting animals
closely, so that when the bear ran one direction
OF the circle, the bystanders fled backward io
great confusion and dismay, some OF them
falling down, and many Of them making dis
torted faces.
In the third round Mr.. Bull rushed al Bruin
and put him hors du combat. standing over han
complacently, and trampling him spasmOdi-
cally with his feet
In the fourth round Bruin was better pre-
pared Tor the rush OF his antagonist, and fall
ing quickly on bis hack he wound his paws
around the bulls hind leg and commenced
biting the limb with yigor; but the ball
not disconnected until the smarting of the teeth
became too annoying. when he kicked out
spitefully and disengaged himself.
The sixth and seventh rounds Were hy FAR
the most terrific of the whole affair When the
bull rushed al the bear, the latter grabb--d hun
by the nose, and sinking his teeth deep into the
nostrils and the side of the mouth. made the
blood now in streams into his own mouth. In
was thought for a season that he had the bull
tongue in his mouth and would pull u out,
he did with his antagonist At 81. Jos ph; hut
that impression was soon dissipated when the
bull, after giving a small below, Jerked his
head violently upward and tore the animals
teeth from him. At the Close OF the seventh
round the bear made an effort 10 get ON the bulls
back, putting his paws on the rump of the latter
and trying TO crawl up, but the bull kicked him
OF with ease. The after rounds were mostly
repetitions of the ones we have given, 80 that
we will merely generalize them.
When the fight had gone on about half an
hour. the bear manifested much fatigue, and
was painting and groaning in evident distress.
His keeper procured a bucket Of water and
placed IL within a short distance of him. when
he bounced for it, with his head partially turned
and eyeing the bull. In his anxiety and trepi-
dation he Knocked the bucket over and spilled
the water, but he grabbed for the bucket eagrr-
ly, thrust his nose into it and ended by hug
ging AZ closely 10 him and rolling over ON his
side. Ii was one of the most laughable episodes
of the fight.
Then the managers had determined that the
fight had lasted long enough, the animals were
drawn 10 close proximity with the cage, and
when the hind doors of the same Were opened,
and an inclined plane formed for Bruin 10 rush
in, he darted m like a rat and Immediately laid
down. Up TO this time his groaning had been
incessani, but then his piteous walls ceased.