The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14
MAN WHISTLES WITH BULL
AND CONQUERS HIM
Mexican Bareheaded and With No
Weapon Wins by STRENGTH,

'S1FOH ~
There may soon come to the East
a man from the West with the pow
erful strength of the Lygian giant
who saved Lydia, the Christian, in Quo
Vadis, and with the strength of his
hands killed bull in the Roman am
phitheater.
The man from the West is no giant,
as was Ursus. He is a swarthy Mex
lean, a cattle rancher, an anthlete,
1.-THE. why, strong. He does not fight
to kill; he fights to conquer. He looks
only eighteen years of age, and weighs
but 175 pounds, while the bull which
he defeated weighs fully 900 pounds.
1t is probably the first time in the
history of the country that man and
bull fought together in an encounter
without weapons, and is seems GU
rious that this sport should have TAX
en- place only the other day at Terre
Haute, Ind, under the auspices of
the Order of Railway Conductors. Full
ly $4,000 people witnessed the strug-
gle.
The bull, believing and resisting,
was dragged into the center of the
ring. Neromus, the Mexican, waited
smiling while the men fearfully I'M
bound the thongs and fed to shelter.
Before the daZed animal could re-
cover himself the young Mexican
vaulted upon his back and clasped
his arms tightly about the bulls neck.
Then a terrible struggle took place.
The bull tore madly around the ring,
paving up masses of earth and dash
ing itself back and forth in an effort
to dislodge the man on it's back Nero
mus, with muscles of steel, chung to
his place for a few moments, then
was dashed to the ground.
The multitude watched breathIessIy.
There were cries of fear. Men hid their
faces and women began to cry hyster-
ically. For one instant the Mexican
He's killed! He's killed." shouted
| the audience.
Then they caught their breath.
| Even as the bull prepared to gore
| his enemy, the latter sprang away,
his lasso Kissed through the air. and
encircled the bulls neck. Then he
| drew the moose taut. The huge beast
was a prisoner and followed its captor
meekly to the fences.
The athlete rested, while the bull,
reused again to fury, was strapped
with leather thongs. Again it was led
into the ring and unbound. Again
Neromus alighted on it's back and
chung there with arms around it's neck.
| This time the bull threw the young
man, and alighted heavily upon him.
He's crushed" shouted the audi
| ence, but the wonderful muscles had
resisted the strain. Springing up and
| away, the Mexican threw his lasso and
again the bull was made prisoner
The last and third round the straps
were left on the bull, impeding its
movements. Possibly the terrible strain
had been too great for Neromus, and
I he dared not compete unaided again
with the bull. Again he clasped his
arms around the animals neck and
| struggled.
The bull stood as though planted in
! the soil.
Then, to the amazement of the audi
| ence, Neromus, with his powerful arms
lifted the bull bodily, gave him a sud
den twist, and the animal rolled over
| Again NeromuS performed this Won
derful feat Then, to prove that he had
conquered, ANeromus unbound the
ropes and thongs, and handed them tC
assistants to carry out of reach.
The bull remained passive. Nero
mus alighted from it's back and stood
beside it. 1t did not move
! He passed his hand caressingly over
| it's neck. 1t knew it's master, and fol-
lowed him from the ring. Neromus
then declared his intention of comine
East and giving exhibitions of his re-
markable prowess. There is said to
be no broutality in the exhibition. II
is a trial of skill and strength. NJ
| injury is done the bull and Neromus
declares himself able to look after his
own safety
1t is a performance almost eoua
to the great one of Ursus, in "QuC
| VadiS"