San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-27

cheers OF the audience in favor o
the OK. By this time it was plair
TO be seen that il was only ques
ton Of few minutes until the liOI
would be stamped to death, as the
OK was now using the fore and hind
feet on him. At one time he raised
the lion almost off the ground
dragged him around the cage
stamped on him and yet the lion
never tlinched, still holding on to
the oX's nose. BY this time the
band struck up lively tune while
the crowd cheered the OK. This
seemed to have made the
, lion mad, he let 60 Of the OK and
made Jump for his neck on the
left side. The OK shuck him off.
He then made grab at him back
of the left shoulder. The, OK again
shuck him off. He then ran round
the cage with his tail hanging be-
tween his legs trying to find a way
to escape. The OK followed him,
butted him, threw him up in the
air, rolled him over and butted and
trampled on him. By this time
every one was on their feet, shout
ing and cheering the OK, and
throwing their hats in the air
while the band joined them. The
scene at this time surpassed any,
thing that was ever seen in blual
ring. 1t was indescribable. The
old OK seemed to enjoy
the ovation that was ex-
tended to him, for he stood in
the middle Of the cage with head
erect, bowed to the audience, while
his competitor lay stretched on the
ground with his head between his
fore feet. He looked as though he
was weeping for he felt Inundated
that he the king Of beasts who new
er lost a battle, killed two men,
should be beat by an old OK. Yes,
he painted and wept, but like John
l.. Sullivan, he seemed to say: Well,
as have been whipped am glad
that | was whipped by an OK,
native Of the state Of Nueva Leon,
the lion of Mexico. After resting
for about ten minutes, Colonel
Boon tried to arouse him and get
him to face the OK, but he failed
to do it. The OK would go
up to him, but him with
his horns and head, but he would
not respond. Col. Boone then took
his hat off, faced the judges, and
acknowledged that the lion was
defeated, and requested them to
award the fight to the OK. When
he got through, every one got on
their feet and cheered again and
again, the men, throwing their
hats in the air, and the ladies
waving their handkerchief. In
the mean time, the OK, with his
head erect, faced the musicians
and the judges, and occasionally
he would paw the ground, as much
as to say, Didn't | do him up?"
and he did. While the fight was
going on, there were several pho
tOgra piers present with their ko-
oaks, who took snap shots
of every move Of the com batants.
The most conspicuous OF those was
Professor Parker II. Sercomehe,
correspondent OF the San Francisco
Chronicle. The last picture he took
was that Of the OK, after be was
awarded the fight, as he stood in
the middle OF the cage with head
and tail erect.
The lion seemed to realize his
! helplessness, for as soon as the OK
would leave him he would crouch
down by the door that lead into his
cage, and no amount of punching
could get him away from there.
The colonel then told his men to
raise the door Of his cage, and no
sooner did they do it than the lion
went into it like flash.
There is this much to be said in
favor OF the lion. There never
was an animal that was pitted
against another in a ring that
took the punishment that he did
without tlinching. He laied per-
fectly quiet while the OK was
stamping him. But he showed
bad generalship when he found
that he could not strangle the on
he should have let go and attach
him in some other part. But he
allowed the OK to out wind him be
fore doing 50. The OK left the Gag,
as fresh as when he went
t in. The only place that the liol
| drew any blood was from the nose
I and that was very little.
: The next fight that will come OF
= here will be week from Sunday
+ May +. Colonel Boone will put u
o $1,000 that the same lion will XII
l. that OK or any bull in the stat
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