Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1909-09-02
CANANEh HOLDS
FAST BADGER
FIGHT
especial to Review.l

Cananea, Sept Fourteen hun
dred pounds of copper matte came In
from FL Triunfo yesterday for delivery
to the &C smeltar. This is 70 be
followed BIZ other shipments for an IL
definite period and is clear proof that
the forwarding work will be carried on
President Chariot has not been saying
much recently, but the fact that the
srneIter has been running for more
than ten days with no impeachment,
and that the value of the ores Is up
to past assertions. proves that the
property is being guided by a steady
and capable hand. Many local people
are interested in the Triunfo, and.
while the long delay in obtaining re-
suits has been isnpatiently awaited
by some, this evidence of the stabil-
ity will add strength TO the faith that
so many have put in the property.
Mr. and Mrs. Young gave delight
iuI picnic 10 a large number Of young
people last Sunday. A camp for the
noon luncheon was established down
below the ojo de Aqua and that with
The refreshments was a pleasing fea-
ture of the day
Ever since hts puppyhcod days,
mike Hays big4faeed and popular
dog. has exhibited very pugnacloas
and fearless nature Many have ex-
pressed the belief that his courage
was confined TO settling difficulties
with dogkind. but an incident came up
at the Cananea club last Saturday
night which dispelled all doubts as to
the scope of his intrepidfty and proved
ccnclusively that a dog can rise to
his hour as unflinchingly as a man.
A large, white badger was captured
By Charley Wright out in the hills
early in the week and had been care
fully fed and groomed for desperate
fight with the cumulative canine. All
preliminaries were easily arranged ex-
cept locating a man stouthearted
enough to hold the leash that would
keep the animal from cayorting among
the spectators and biting somebody's
leg off A local surgeon was select
ed because of his steady nerves ami
Ianly appearance. but pleaded with
tear-bound eyes to let the cup pass
from him; saying that such wanton
cruelty should not be practiced by
men whose duty il was TO shield the
helpless. Finally, after fruitless ef-
forts to stop the affair. he went ont
into the night with sad and bite.
heart. Right here is where buckeye
Brimstone came to bat with two men
out and bases full He made an,
inspiring picture as he stood there
with the string in his unshaking paw.
His eyes were spinning like twin stars,
his breath was hard drawn. but steady,
and he never wavered. With the
eyes of the crowd drawn upon him,
the impatient dog growing with ex
pectation and the Iuckless badger
ready to be exposed to view. an air
of .complacency. settled over Brimmy's
face, the translation of which seemed
to say: "Hobson was brave, but look
atsme" The fight was a beautiful
thf& to look at for a few minutes.
but Mikes onslaughts were so fierce
that the badger developed a yellow
streak and yelled for mercy. 1t was
no fault of the participants that the
beast did not retain his fierceness and
the part played by Mike and the led
from Ohio was no less brave had the
badger been one OF the fierce beasts
that Teddy Roosevelt is seeking SO
stFenuously to STAY.