The Evening critic., 1882-08-15
"TOM'S" TUSSLE
WITH WALLER DoRG "DICK"


Tho ucnresentnffye of the Feline
Race Knociss the Canine champion
Ont of Time ana carries Oh the
Belt, But He Does So at the Expense
or N uroleu Rack FIyiug Fur
S.,.,...,s Tao,,, ,.,o,y. ana xxi.
Swapping iee'"' meows US.
ffs-An Exciting, but very br"t"i
Transaction.
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FOR me past ieW months ah un,ito,rup.eu
train OF baseball games, prlzo'nghts' boating
matches, &C., have kept the sporting element
of washington constantly on tho qui awhile
-, s,a,,,aa ,ncind,rs, tho ,roros,a NV
ho,.o bu,eo, s,.',' ,n0 p.opo, ,.. -
helly'coillhs sparrihg match, haVo only serVcu
TO Increase the sporting activity. Sunday,
however, witnessed an addition to tho list
,vh,ch ,yaa cor,a,,lv novel NO, ,o r,or,,or ,ho
WIZ. ne' .ei 'ay no'oi' ny W nion.ion ,'o
iae.s .iia. 'no euDpA ', VIZ, eoseeta'ou ahu
oel.ai,' aiiouh' oilvruoHs inuuiscu III w ''o
participants.
The matter In question was q rough.and.
tumble fpht, In which
W.nrcsen,a.,wns n, u,o C.,,ro .ra
A'Np'S'e' ". ny o"' "
Feline Families
were principals, tho fight taking place In tho
front room OF a squatty-ooking building about
racetrack.
Tho dog belongs to tho "yaller dorg" tribe
OF s1rs but + T,6ai one Of the snEapping
behind unsuspicious humanity and taking n
Sly nip. ne is owned by the proprietor OF the
20 ,ns s hea,dns n;por nodnts tho atoSin,
o,ai,tica ~ n h,,,i.dns p%nyip, SyaoucniiS9
,tn,enaurpd atcei - viii oihar logs ~ local
rnrn1o Ssobt Sc.a N daiay :" remnrted tba
hepcuicnn owner nj tbe ciosos Of the firht' as
M 5ny M ynii,, hi,nrod he oniy ron,9ining
mt, c1g III acyatch wbic
ornn,rnn,aI his smeiling apnaratiis
Tbn cni 10 a nne- Inoking tnbbv
,r,.
Ihoinas In SEX
srTa La n.
ness on his Uranium that would do Justice to
Tug Wilson. The owner of Tom keeps n
grocery store In the First Ward, and says "rom
The light had been talked OF for several
weeks, having grown out of n liberal amount
of "brag" INDUCED In by the owners OF tho
animals on sundry and divers occasions, re-
sulting finally In match being arranged and
considerable money staked Oh the result.
An Impromptu Ring
,oy,r, hoon ,rror,od In tho ,,yonty. soot roo,,
nn5 n S1nr,hor %, iptnrastad nartina ihaJnc nraa
emf tho NH beran nj 3 I'd o'ciock vasierday
nn, , nsN' 'os"A " 9''o 's'0SA '0''e'""'
me cst and dog vere nlacod I'm the ring md
stood facing each other for a full halr.minute,
Tom growing, while the dog, Dlcky showed a
row OF formidable teeth and uttered series
OF snort snnrls. buuueniy, win right nearly
growl, Dick sprang forward to the combat aud
MAIZE vicious grap az rom, VINO, taking
kangaroosltting posture, received his enemy
with open paws, gettlng IN series OF quick
sinacks ana claws when sent DICK pacK TO MS
SSfN%SA 49, - i-O.S.soS~' - -
Dick, still GrOwIing,
| stood Off at easy distance and contemplated
the quick feline and his fiery paws, and prob.
| ably would have finished The light i'm that
| manner had not the gruff voice of his owner
| broken the silence with asick him, bowl rake
| emil
Dick obeyed by a sudden forward movement,
| followed by n similar move on Toms part, and
| dick was me one that was taken, not Tom,
Ior the cur Yislteu MN agaln on inc irontis'
| piece, scoring the Ilrst pIoou IOr MI. Inoinas.
| This second raking over SO angered the dog
| mat ne rushed madiy at lne cut Ine latter
uimhSIv over the r,pc inclnsure W 'pAins'ns
Gries ~ .Rravn bict - utGood hovn md
| usonI :, foi,owed th,s aciIc move on rams nart
| hut he was ranidiv gafhereI nm ma tbro,y,,
bact into Tho rin1 which move WAS in,meLi
atciv fniiowcd nv n nuick onslauaht on Dicls's
norty 1,Ga no,r Icing NJ cioaa ou9rtera In ono
ccorner Of tbe SQUARE incios,,re. the light be-.
carve daenarota ava arrange ~ aay 1ho cnt
snnvon nn ,r;ror dIsnna,jon 10 Se,yade bis
oomv, , U on,n h,ow fo. hin,v vo,vin9 tho
,,,ogro mma nv now and than retting Il, n SonS
,as En- ~ ~ a ~" in,,tn INC sca,,a nrasaStod
wns o1ci,ino A'N' i'ii''0 ''' ss'A' p'os'''N'
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