Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-04
OLD PARNElL.
He Meets His Match With an
American Grizzly.

owned by Col. Boone, has always been
considered by sports as the heaviest
piece Of fighting meat OF his weight
in the world.
He was matched against the Exam
liner grizzly, but the authorities would
not allow the fight to come off. The
Col. finally made the match in Mex
! leo between the lion and California
grizzly.
The grizzly was the heavier of the
two and in the combat was sullen,
powerful and determined, while the
lion. 1.-the. quick and treacherous.
of the fray. The old monarch of sthe
Sierras proved himself true Ameri-
can and showed the mountain metal
that was in him. He never retreat"d
an inch in the combat and met the
rushes of the jungle king with grim
determination, and finally threw nim
clear across the cage against the iron
bars with such force that he fell in
sensible and by all ring rules should
have been awarded the fight, for the
lion was over ten seconds out Of the
game and helpless. The bear, with
the Californian's love of fair play
took no advantage of his fallen foe,
and the fight was declared draw.
Boone once told the writer Of the
lions great fight with Spanish bull
at Lama. Boone landed in the city
penniless and ran up against an old
California gambler. The two laid
their heads together, and the gambler
induced some of the wealthy native
sports to back fighting, Spanish
bull against Parnell. After the match
was made Boone saw the bull and
pretended he wanted to back out. He
crawfished so we'll that the Spaniards
were fooled completely and the papers
denounced Boone as gutter and the
lion a fraud.
The gambler furnished the money
for Boone, who made apparently fran
tic ende avors to draw it down and de
clare the match off. But the Lama
spolts thought they had a dead cinch
and refused to let go. Boone's action
caused the odds to climb up on the
bull and he bets were 20 to ), when
the day arrived for the combat.
Then Boone made last stand that
the loser should get % per cent of The
gate receipts but the bulls hackers
insisted that the match was for the
whole piece and the loser got nothing.
Over 10000 people were on hand in
the big amphitheatre. The lion was
let loose from his cage and seeing the |
bull paving the sand about fifty yards |
away, started for him. He cleared |
the space in about three bounds. |
Like a flash he had the bull by the |
nose and the bull began blowing up
the sand with him. Boone saw that |
Parnell had secured his favorite hold |
and it was only a question of time when |
he would snffocate the bull. The |
spectators however thought the bull |
was ripping the lion TO pieces and the I
whole audience was on its feet shrek
ing out: La Torol La Tore - and 4
Offering bets of 90 TO l, which the
California gambler was picking up.
When the excitement was at its high
ast the bull sank on his side and died
The lion released his hold and spring
ng upon his PROSTATE foe, lifted his
head in air and sent forth a roar
hat could be heard mile, and every
nan and woman in the audience sank
pack in their seats as if hit with par
llysis Boone called the lion over to
lin and then took circle of the am
paying their respects TO
he audience.
Boone and his hackers cleaned up
Al 900 and gave the bull hackers
vine supper, which materially reduced
heir winnings.
Parnell has been a big bread winner
or Boone.
Fairs Sweetheart.