The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-25
now ANIMALS FIGHT.
The Elephant or the Grizzly wouid
Wear the BELT ia n Go-as-You-Please.


wear the BELT In n Go-as-You-Pieass.
From the London Express.
Surprising all the animals in che roo at
Regents Park were 10 begin a Tight 70
the death, who would be tht ultimate
vioSor2
a wen-known animal dealer votes for
the elephant. which he calls the j. l., sui
livan OF beasts His trunk IS hts weapon,
and he IS the hardest hitter with Il Of all
the animals Furthermore, he CORES with
his mighty tusks and tramples beneath
his huge feet his daring adversary
a sporting writer would call the tiger
Whirlwlnd hghter. lie Is very light on
his feet. and his impctuous rush needs
clever withstandinR with his heavy
paw his favorlte stroke Is lightning
downward punch. with all hts cleverness
he soon tires II no meets a tough adVer-
sary.
The same remarks apply to che Hons
style OF hshting. though Leo has gener-
ally more grit than friend Stripes. and
will last longer Ia "a conni .t. SIN. in a
Non-and-tigcr nght one would hardly back
Leo. for be Is gencnnliy several stones
lighter chan me gentleman from Bengal
Ard Il Is generally admitted among stu
dents OF the hstic art that "a good BIZ
one Is better than good httle one
what Mr Gilbert calls IAN interesting
Eastern potcntatc" often has bon pittod
against tiger In the Wild beast lights with
which he besulles his leisure. aud almost
invariably Is the king OF beasts subject
ed 20 an iguominious knockout
The speciality OF the girane Is hts
enormous reach. lie can deliver a nasty
punch with his forclegs ana So not above
biting his opponent when opporiun-
icy offers Another lonE-ranEe fight
er is the deer. who IS also
very swift In his movements. Be
sides the quick punch with the forefoot
beware the sharp horns when you take
on Br'er Deer. Tho huffalo though. his
pct weapon is his great ifon-clad head.
Is also good az a kong. swinging blow with
the forcfoot.
The grizzly bear is formidable foe. lie
/ can punch like no other animal save the
I eIcphnnt-one blow OF his stupendous paw
I will break a horses Oakland when no
4 clinches TO avoid punishment his hug
( viii crush anything living Besides this.
/ nothing can break his pluck lie viii
/ aght as long as he can see or stand. and
ne Is a glutton for punishment None OF
Z the cat tribe could stand a tenth Of the
/ pounding which the grizzly takes with
out turuing a hair. As an Onset 20 the
f uEcfuI qualities I nave enumerated. tho
/ bear is slow on his feet, ana his eye Is
f not good
! The snake IS about the cruelest Of ight-
ers he has not the advantage Of legs hut
I he g. armed with the deadlicst poison,
and once he has wound himself around
his adversary's body one swift move
ment Of the head enables aim TO bite his
victim.
The trickicst fighter Be- our colonial
I friend Uncle Kangaroo. He bites when
I BE can and his powerful hind legs and
/ tain are useful for dodgnF. The opponent
who gets one OF his forcfoog blows seldom
I requires another and a straight Kick from
] him VIII rio horse or another large an
I imai wide open. lie also Is fond OF hug
I glng and when pursued by dogs VII. take
{ the faithful friend OF man 20 his bosom
/ IN fervent embrace that IS generally ia
l tai
Thus. though each OF the beasts has his
own speolaltles iu tho way OF lighting. We
have come 10 the conclusion that either
the elephant or the bear would wear the
belt IN a general nght among the happy
| family Of Regents Park