White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-04
WAS FALL GUY FOR
4 BADGER BATTING
HOW ONE WISE RAILROAD MAN
FELL FOR THE OLD STALL AT
THE UNIVERSITY CLUB-OH!
MISTER SMITH.

Now you wouldn't think that in a
bunch of wise ones like a get ac-
auainted" party of the Oregon Short
Line there would be a fall guy"
but hereafter, G.. X. Smith, cniei
+ clerk to Vice President W. H. Ban
croft. will be known all along the
line as Badger Smith.
The railroad officials were the
guests of the University club; they
were gossipping and slipping, playing
pool and billiards. listening to the
music of the Victor Victrolia, when
f. l.. Fletcher burst into the read
ing room and said an audible whis-
per that they had the dog and that
the badger fight was on. Instantly
all was hushed excitement. and
Auditor McNitt whispered to Smith:
We're going to have some fun"
What's or" gasped the credu-
lous Smith.
Bulldog and badger fight,
shuhl Don't say something"
The voice of Colonel Cannon was
heard above the stiIed commotion.
He was addressing Arthur Smith.
Why, it is preposterous." he ex-
claimed. "a badger whip a BULLDOG"
We'll, / have a hundred dollars
which says So" responded Mr..
Smith"
Gee" gasped the other Smith.
these fellows are sports.'
Make it $780, calmly returned
the colonel.
You're on" and $1,000 in green
backs were deposited with Auditor
McNitt as stakeholder.
Instantly on all sides of the room
appeared the garniture of the long
green; rolls of Uncle Sans stuff that
would choke a COW. Bets were made
fast and furious. and the railroad
men who were next" took some of
the stage bets. Oh, $4,000 we're
easily staked on the outcome of the
badger fight. and they all went out
on the lawn, cautioned to make no
noise lest the police get on. Bad
ger" Smith bit his tongue to keep
1t still. and walked out on his uppers.
and rolled up his trowsers when he
reached the grass so that he wouldn't
make the blades rustic.
You'll pull the BADGER" sug-
gested Cashier Byrne of the First
National.
Sure, how do you do it,"
When everything was ready they
showed him. The badger was in a
barrel. and they handed the rope to
Smith and told him to run. oh, how
Smith hooked the bait. 1t was a
shame to take the money. But they
had him going SO hard that they had
to get in and object TO DIR. Holmquist
assisting, because Attorney Chandler
declared that at a previous fight he
had not given the badger a square
deal. Then jim Collins. who was
holding his big bulldog "Nev" roar
ed that he couldn't hold the dog all
night and pinched News ear to add
realism to the situation by making
him growl.
| How far will | rum" asked Smith
of Collins.
Run far enough to bring the
badger to the dog" was the spoons
@'about thirty feet"
; You'll know how far to run when
: you get the badger out" said c. b.
: Lakenan, softly.
/, +Will he bite?" queried Smith
turning white.
You keep running"
The bulldog'll stop him."
! You run like-anything."
Any word for your folks, smith? ?"
NOW"
The word was given and Smith
ran as If the badger were on ton of
him. Twenty feet of slack was null
ed AFTER him, and the badger rolled
out OF the barrel, the rope tied to
the lop-ear. When Smith saw the
wide mouth. he gave a yell of despair
and dropped the rope. Then Joel
Priest, the industrial agent of the