The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-12
And Then WreStIed
With Him.
WHAT An ATHLETIC lTillil DID
Brutal Exhibition stopped BY the
Mayor Of weehswtsn In
New YORK State.

NEW YORK. June is-Romulus
sad the bull wrcatled for an hour and
twenty minutes yesterday afternoon,
/ Neither gained the advantaSe. u
was the mightient struggle % brain
and Drawn against plain Drawn that
New Workers have seen In many
years
Ronuius Is little Italian lie L.
8 feet & Inches. weigha $50 pounds net
has a ttsaek sisss, t'-iach hiceps
aud rather iiKht icgN Hercules may
have been hiKssr taan RomuluH. but
he wasn't better built,
The bull OF the occasion was a s.
yearsold cornfed Kansas steer. with
T., ~ branded on his ribs and a Big
A 90 his Hank. He weighed ivfo
pounds. measured q inches around
the chest and 10 inches around the
barrel lie was In magnificent con-
dtion. quick on his feet as q FOX
terrier. A slight strain Of Aidsruey
In his blood showed In his slender
and agile legs. a. well az In his yell
iowish fawn-eolored coat, The AID
erneys trace their lineage back to
deer cross. and th,s steer was as
nimbie as apr buck.
The round ARENA. 40 feet In diam
etsr. was az the home plate of the
West New York F1cld eiub'H bail
grounds In weehawkrn. Two steers
we're waiting In a pen benlde the
arena. out dashed the big fellow at
- o'clock. 1.-THE. pranetnE. eager Tor
hattie. There we're leather covers on
the points Of his horns To- Weep him
from EorinE. Little itomuius ntrostr
out 60 meet hims Haunting a red
cloak lie was a picture % perfect
Muscular development
There was a xieam % wrath In the
bulrs eyes. lie hated the roa cloak
that uutterri insoisntly before him.
lie paved the earth. tossing Il In
yellow spurta up over hir back, Like
a aakh he charged. head down. and
missed the sidsssteppsnE HomuluN b.
an inch or two.
Twice mor- they skirrntNhsd. with
the same result. Next time RamEius
led halfway over the arena bound
airy TO save himself. the bulls horns
clashiug against tn. rails half a soc.
A1i effsf tat As&tt@a t"Hs "eA 80
over.
Ronuius came forward. chailenK-
ing for ths fourth time. his arms NJ
above his hsad. The bull dropped
his head and plunged az him Nth
the force cf a thandertsot ans the
aaroatne.s Of whlpprt slipped frvm
the leash. The man gained his adj
vantage. The bull missri vicious
sweep Of IN. horns that was meant
20 dI.smbowsl his adversary. and the
man. quicker than the eye could re-
cord his movements. threw his arms
around the neck % the bun and
clasped hands under his thruat
Pfunging and rearing. she bull Or
eied the arena. the man clinEtns for
afe. ell his body below the hips being
dragged through the yellow dust. Al
last tire bull stopped. The man at
his muEsls. never rrssxinF his grip
at the throat. rose 20 a sitting pos
turr. then slowly stood erect. lie was
bleeding At the ieft knee. His ists
forearm was bruised and bloody and
the biceps Of each arm we're crushed
and purple.
The man threw forward iIia wslght
and the bulls head sank 70 earth.
lie strained at the neck lock with
his mighty arms. and the buiFs eyes
protruieda
But Ronulns could not down the
beast lie shifted his right hand 20
the end Of the right horn and seized
the bulls nuExis with his left. lie
twisted the bulls head until u rolled
baHk upon his ribs and the yeiiewl~h
white eyes rolled Ia agony. but there
was no fall. lie locked his sturdy
leg around the bulls foreleg and
tried 10 trip and wrench TO throw
him. The bull spread his hoofs far
abroad and stood like q lighthouse.
The struggle lasted Ave minutes.
Man and beast foamei and painted.
Both were exhausted. Romuius slip
ped aside and dartsd behind the bar
rier. The bull was too tired to fol-
low. even 20 threaten.
Romuius rested ave minutes. then
tried the bull again. but could not
throw him. The man kept on trying
until ssss O'Clock. when ne was ar
rested by order OF Mayor John r.
Otis Of weshawken.
by way of hnti-climax the charge
against Romulus was that he baitei
the bull by waving the red cloak at
him.