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ANS0N'S BATTING RECORD
LEADS ALL THE REST.

nave written II to suit myself. be-
Ileve an author ought to be an author
ana NOT write a thing according TO
other peoples ideas. 1 think have hit
the scheme and that I will make some
money. You know full well that
need It,"
Among ball players Arson Is very
popular. They have had many rood
Jokes at his expense. In some ways
he Is absolutely lacking in a senss q,
numor, n the players kept him con-
tinually In hot water.
In Anson's days OF MANAGEMENT.
Bili Dahlen. now manager Of Brook
iyn. was a continual thorn in his
side. BIZ was up to all kinds of
pranks. and Arson always got the
worst OF II. The Captain is very fond
OF playing tho races. The players
knew this, n they used to bet with
him on tho bench. He would run q
regular handbook for the club. Dab
len discovered one day that he could
get the results of the races from the
press box before Arson knew about Il.
For more than a week he would fnd
out the winners and then bet 81 or 50
with Arson. Naturally he had Q
cinch.
"YUu certainly are a wonderful
picker" said Arson one day. why
don't you 20 In with me and help make
the book"
Just then a reporter called Dahlen to
tell him the result of the second race.
t, Arson overheard II and for the frst
tim he realized how Dahlen had been
having fun out Of him to the tune OF
something like $50. There was a mad
chase across TIE field and Dahlen says
he barely escaped with his life.
Arson was always very strict about
not allowing the ball players to drink
and stay UP late at night. He would
make the rounds every night about II
o'clock to see II everybody was in bad
and then he would sit in a chair in front
of the fotol to catch the late corners.
The players discovered tina they could
go down a back fire escape and stay on
as long as they pleased. One nigh.
after Arson had made his rounds they
all slipped out. In the mean time the
captain had stayed up later than usua,
and was proudly telling a local magnate
under what control he had his PLAYERS
He was laughing at the idea of a mana.
ger allowing his players to stay ouu
late when all Of a sudden five players
started in the front door and ran RICH,
into him. He fned them all $50 each.
Anyway" he explained to his friend
81 II get evea with them for the none,
they have won from i..e on the races
Anson holds the remarkal e record o.
having a batting average az 800 for
period OF twenty years. Years ago n,
was selected as first baseman in tn,
~All-Amertcan team. Nobody has sue
ceeded In rspla-ing him. The oths'
players selected on tLat team are: A
q. Spalding. pitcher; John Killing. catch
err; Ross Barnes, second base: Harr,
Steinfeldt. third base: George Wright
lshortstop; Joe Kelley, left field: Hug
Duffy, centre field. m Will Keller
right field.
The Captain Is not n strong believe
in so-called inside baseball, He say
he could hit as we'll now as ne eve
could, He believes In the force Of tn
wallop. "Give me the hitters' has bee
his slogan, and l can upset all IN
mysterious inside stuff in the world
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in Splendid Form
to Make a NeW Record
~lriSh-American Games To-
Night at the Garden Prom
Use Some Great Sport.

- GORGE BoNHAG has been show
ing such wonderful form In his
~ last few races thai many pick
him az the probable winner Of the spe-
cial two-m,le scratch race that will take
place tonight al the annual indoor
games of tho rsh-American A G. In
Madison Square Garden. However. both
Jack Monument and Tom Collins again
are In good shape. and they may inter-
fere with Bonhags designs on h glory
that will go to the winner. Collins has
been working hard for this race. n he
went the distance IN 9.F7 At the Twenty
second Regiment Armory no other
night. Monument IL entirely recovered
from the cold h contracted iaat week,
and II the National Champion miller Is
near as good as he vas a month ago
lie Will be able 20 give Bonhag the race
Of his life.
Perhaps the ten mile team race wall
prove the most exciting contest aver
seen In the Garden. Professional have
run team races that were interesting In
the extreme. and It Is probable that the
strong amateur teams will be able to
FURNISH q sensational race. In the even,
VIII be the following teams: Ryan
Huysman, ], \. A. c.; Kramer-Ober
meyer, brooklyn: Dwyer-Glibert. Mo
hawk A. c.; Jordan-Ciark, Xavier A. c..
and Rozette-J ensen, Pastlme A. c.
In the team race Mike Ryan and
liuysman OF tho ], A. A. G, team wil
be given oxygen at the conclusion OF
each lap. Both mon state that the stun
has helped them while practising, ant
II will be Interesting 10 see whether OF
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O ANSON /
STORY OF 80 A
WITH BALL mi BAT
Greatest Batter the Game Has
Ever Known Has Now
Turned Author.
BY BULGER

A DRIAN q. ANSON, or Cap An
~ son, as he was known TO the
voters who elected him City
Clerk OF Chicago. and whose record
shows him to be the greatest hitter In
the history Of baseball. IS an author.
He has given 20 the reading public a
book called Thirty Years Of Baseball"
which will be printed IN The Evening
World. beginning next Monday.
And l am a regular author at that
said the Cap who IL very proud OF
his achievement, "ror ! wrote It my
self"
is II your idea to teach the young
fellows how TO play7" I asked.
Not by a jugfull." snapped the Cap
tain. "You can't tell a man how TO
play baseball. II he can't play when
you FIRST see him you don't even Gave
him a chance. Now isn't that so?'
1t was q new way Of putting It but
there 10 a lot Of wisdom in that view.
How often rave We seen recruits turned
back In the spring because they did
NOT show a knowledge Of the game!
NO" continued the Captain. That
isn't my idea at all. I am simply re-
lating my experience TO how what a
difference there Is IN the way we played
baseball back IN the seventies and the
In which a player gets a job
to-day. In thoss days we didn't play SO
much for money as we did for glory
Many Is the time that I have paid my
own railroad fare Just TO get in a game
and take a wallop at the ball"
Are you explaining the big games
and how they were played?" / asked
Not at ALL" chirped h Captain,
whose Jaws still nap in the way thai
used to terrify pitchers. II don't think
the fans Of to-day want to know bow
we did those things so much as they
wan to know what we did. i an
simply telling the story of my early
baseball adventures. In thirty years
| time I a assure o many quee'
things happened.
] I'm this book" continued Arson. +"
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EXPERTS
MODER
WITH OLD

the 100 yards IN Q SIS seconds. He per-
formed in the same remarkable time
twice. and under competent timers. toe.
But Lawson Robsrtson. trainer OF the
7. A. A. c.. and at ono time a Splinter
Of no mean ability, disa grees entirely
with Pilgrim. Lawson says:
Nothing to It. There are better Atm
lstss competing now than ever before
Now We have T. thousand athletes to
one In the oidsn times. There 10 a
gsiaxy Of champions nov while a. the
time that Lon Meyers was running mere
were at the most two.
I'm the wstShts We have perfected
men until the records have been boosted
beyond the reach OF anything that the
oad-timers could have even dreamed or
Tho above EQUATIONS. picked up IN
sparrow" Robertson's shop, go 70 show
that two Of the best Qualined OF mod
srn experts disagree when 1t comes 10
deciding the question OF whether or
not athletic proves has improved
within recent years.
Sheppard Is q better runner tina wal
Lon Meyers said the sparrow" AZ
he closed the door after Simon and
opened the windows. and l consider
that Mel Is tho best runner who has
ever zone down on any records In the
worlds history.
Take out the pole-vault. weights and
the hurdles. ana any man a pick q
team from the old-timsrs that would
put II all over the pressnt-day ath'
letes." said Robertson.
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Insurgents Fail
to Take TOurneu
From Newport
Strong Opposition to the Place
as National Tennis CHAM
pionShip Battle Ground.

Despite the efforts OF the insurgents
OF the National La wn Tennis Associa-
ton at the thirtieth annual meeting.
Newport VIII again he the battling
ground for the All-Comers' National
Lawn Tennis championships next Aug
ust. There vas strong opposition to this
place. as the vote of % to Go shows. and
had there been a campaign OF longer
than two weeks waged the chances are
that some other city would have had
the honor Of staging this treat of the
courts,
The Ontwentsia Club OF Chicago VIII
again hold the preliminaries TO the ma
tional doubles, In spite Of the efforts OF
the Crescent A.. c. OF New York to get
them back.
The other important fixtures went as
follows: The Eastern championship
doubles 10 the Longwood Cricket club,
Boston. Woman's National champion.
ship tournament TO the Philadelphia
Cricket club. clay court championship
OF the United States to the Omaha Field
Club. the Pennsylvania State champion
ship to the Merton Cricket Club, Phila
uCnpnld new lOTh Skdte c~nhinplDNSni
to the Crescent Athletic Club, and a
Of the other important meetings to IN,
places Of former holdings,
The election OF officers resulted IN IN
unanimous re-election or the foremos
officials; DR.. James Dwight OF Bosto
became President OF the association 70
the twentieth time, lie stated thai
must be regarded as his last year, a
he had held oiiee for twenty-one year
altogether. Robert ID. Wrenn, Me-
York, was elected V!ce-President; Rlci
ard Stevens OF Hoboken. y. j., Treas
urer. and A. l.. Hoskins OF PHILADELPHIA
Secretary.
The election for the EXECUTIVE Con
mittee resulted as follows; For thre
years, William A Larned, Louis /
Waidner and Raymond ID. Little; Il
two years, William ]. Clothier, Edwi
II. Torrey tr. ana Palmer d.. Pressure,
! for one year. Ralph Holterhon. L. :
, Scott and sumner Hardy
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TOM SHARKEY ONE Of FIRST
BOXERS TO MAKE FIGHTING
GAME A REAL BUSINESS
Sailor Has Reputation for "Tightness" Regard
ing Money, but in His Day Has Lent a
Helping Hand to Many Fellows VIII
Were Down and Out"
BY ROBERT EDGREN.
Conyrieht. 1911. by The Press Publishing Co. CThe New

ishing Co. CThe New YORK Worlu)'
ToM SHARKEY pulled off a few
funny ones in his day. Tom
wasn't such an easy mark as
he looked. lie was one OF the fore
runners of the modern school boxers
who make fighting a business and
save their money. Tom came along
when John l.. Sullivan was still re-
garded as the ideal fighter. and when
every one thought a fighter ought to
stnd on the street corners and throw
his money into the gutter. To tell
the truth, that is why 80 many stories
about Tom came into circulation.
Tom wasn't so tight" after all. and
has helped a poor bum along with
bought railroad tickets across the
hailed from Vallejo. where Tom first
glove ana rolled his eyes nearly out OF
his head.
What are you quittin' for7 Get up
and night" yelled Cyclone.
All amt goin' 10 fight no more I'll
they quits THROWN bottles out OF the
gallery retorted Black Bill. And he
stayed down.. That kind OF q kidney
punch In pretty effective.
@ PHAKING of teeth. did you know
- mat Bert Reyes. when he landed
that light hand waliop in the first
round the other night broke one of
Knockout Browns molars of short7
He did. and rather than let Reyes know
that he had done damage Brown
promptly swallowed IL. When Brown
went TO his corner after that round
Danny Morgan asked him anxiously,
Are you hurt? Do you feel dazed?"
MORGAN" said Brown. II don't feel
dared. i feel mad AZ the devil!"
r REMEMBER n night at Elmer's
hrst club. when Elmer matched
mississippi. a great little colored
nshter OF that time. against Dave Sui
IVAN. Elmer wanted TO get "Sipp" a
licking. Dave Sullivan was training on
mixed ale then-or he wasn't training at
all. Mississippi began beating him all
over tho ring. Suddenly sullivan caught
'sipp" by both ears and deliberately
butted him. Then he began running In
and butting %furiously. making no at
tempt to use his gloves. 'Stpp'' stood
It for q moment. then turned to Elmer
and said. Mr.. Elmer. you told me TO
be a perfect gentleman tonight, but
You didn't tell me | was to nght q billy
goat"
Elmer grinned and told Sullivan to 20
ahead. OF the three men In the ring,
little Mississippi was the gentleman
no doubt Of that.
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ANSWERS to Sport Queries

column II Miller and Walthour ever
rode as a team In a s!x-day bicycle race.
Il. V. Is.
No.. You probably have In mind
the team Of miller and Waller.
See answer 10 George Franx.
To the Sporting Editor:
In Saturdays Issue of The Evening
World. in the sporting inquiry column,
you answered an inquiry with: Sure,
championships can be lost by decision
OF the referee" Can you cite a casa
where q championship has been lost An
that way7 1 am a pretty old sport, but
! can't remainder of any champion win
ming his title in the above way. Pos
sIbly you may be only kidding.
6o-YEAR-OLD SPORT.
One instance that comes to mind
OffhaDd In when frankie Nell Io.t
his bantam title to Joe Bowker IN
England, Oct. II, 1904.
The evening world., 1911-02-04
Evening Worlds
First Fob Goes
TO a. E. CluCk.

The Evening Worlds headpin tourna-
ment is moving along at a record-break-
ing pace. There Is more interest in Il
tina ever before.
Since the opening night there have
been numerous inquiries as TO whether
II ia too late to entor now. For the
benefit OF the bowling fraternity let It
be said tina the tourney Is still open 10
organized clubs, and applications Will be
received at l2il Broadway until further
notice.
Etna Number Ono has high team
score, with is5i. while a. r. Chuck.
from the Packard Motor Car Company
Flowing Club, is so far the only winner
or the Evening World fob. with a l0o
mark.
p.,aman Han Behpke, II; Bttd, 7n' voos
Dolando, No. l-Ross. 06; Finger, 05: Miller.
a, pumpel. 50; Munson. 10. Total. 4S3.
Dol,ndo, No. 2--Lennop, %; Bauer, II Csrdy
CO. Mar. a: Mendrick. ~, Total, 500.
iackard Motor Car Company -Gluck, 100
Dor, %: McCraeken. 70; Barnard. 81: Berger
nay yIIies%Tiir.k c., 81 flaming. II; Hon
maa j., 30; Hoffman, r.. SO; Th!rsk O.. "a
rs't!me. No. I, IAttls Ferry. n. J.-roh. rs
perLer. 81 werpekins' 3d. Agar, 49, spsidips
u hopdsn. IS. il. r.-ol,sn O.. II, naslns. o.
Ol,en o.. 30. Lucas. 81; Eldrdss, 90. Total
Trst!me. No, ., iatns fsry--J. sshopp, 90
FrIlnan. 60i Woinschens, rs; zwiliins. ~; II
sclopp, 81, Total. ga.
IAtho Dry-Gansd, a. Rothmsp. CO., Ross
Century Milano. s.: Palmer. ~ Pstso. ~
f ~Vs'f kf. r-ia', TON.
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Leachie Makes Poor Showing
Against Young Sammy and
Is Badly Beaten.
BY John POLLOCK.

EACH CROSS. who pulls and nils
teeth m the day and frequently
- engage IN a boxing oout AZ
night, win BOOT be elected . member
Of the has BEEN class II he cannot
nght any better than he did IN his
ten.round bout with Young Sammy
Smith. the near-sighted fshtsr OF Phils-
delphia. at the stag OF the Empire A. c.
in Manhattan Casino.
Leach made a miserable showing
against Smith and az a consequences
he was handed one of the worst beat
ings he has received In a contest at
any OF the local clubs for q long time.
To say that Cross fought about 10 per
cent. worse than he has In his other
battles Is not exagserating things q
bit. In the first place he did not 60
In and slug with Smith a. he should
have done and then again his judgment
OF distance was YER bad.
At times Cross boxed like an anna
tour VINO seemed frightened to death
to let go . punch. In many OF the
rounds he had an excellent opportunity
TO infict severe punishment on Smith
by following UP some Of the blows which
he had landed on his Jaw. but the
moment Sammy would send In one OF
his straight jabs to his nose Leach
would slow UP and give Smith q chance
TO recover.
Cross Often Near Knockout.
Several times 1t certainly looked as /!
Leach was going to be put away, as
Smith scored hard and often with heav!
stiff left jabs to the face, and as Leaol
would fall in he would shoot In a shor
inside right swing to the Jaw which
more than once made Cross hold on 70
dear life until they were separated by tn,
referee.
In tina ninth and tenth rounds Smiti
The evening world., 1911-02-04
DOCTOR CROSS FINDS
SMITH TOO CLEVER
AT EMPIRE BATTLE

went right after Cross and landed 10
fast and often with jabs In the face and
lefts and rights to the jaw that Leaohie
was nearly all in at the final bell. Smith
hit straight to the mark in these sss-
sions and his blows were SO clean hat
they not only bewildered Cross. but they
also made him miss with many Of his
blows while Ssmmy's admirers yelled
like a band OF Indians.
When the battle began Smith started
on as usual by forcing the fighting and
letunE ny With . straight left lab to
Cross face, which he repeated q few SEQ
onds later. After Cross had fallen shor
with a couple Of punches, Smith again
Jabbed him on the nose and Leach. with
q wild rush. swung his left to Smiths
Jaw, sending him against the ropes.
smith then backed away me as hs did
30 Leach threw over q right swing TO
MS law sending him staggering back a
rev Feet, and finally dropping him TO the
moor smith was up In q second and be-
FORE the wild cheers Of Cross's friend.
had subsidized he sailed into Leach nd
)abbed him hard in the nose and mouth.
IN the second third roundss Smith
boxed fast n hit Cross oftsn with his
)aos N also managed to get his right
across 10 his Jaw both at long range
and at close quarters. Cross was or
dered by his seconds to 20 In and SLUG
In the fourth round. and although he
tore at Sammy and got in some blows
TO his face and law. Smith came RICH;
back and punished him severaly abou:
the face and head with stiff iefts.
Seventh Round Best Of Fiaht,
The seventh round was the best of the
night. as the men fought vlclousiy and
banged away at close quarters with both
hands. scoring to the face and body
Cross had the better OF the eighth
round, as he tore at Smith the one
the bell rang and whaled him on the
Jaw with a heavy left swing and a.
Smith backed against the ropes ne
caught him on the Jaw again with .
right swing. this time staggering hdm
across the ring,
Smith then got going and also planted
some nice swings on Leachie's iaw,
while Leach ripped in some heavy
blows In the clinches. This was the las
squirt OF n account made by Leach,
for In the last two rounds Smith bat
tered him severely and had him tired
at the end Of each round
Cross's left eye will be in mourning
for several days.
The evening world., 1911-02-04

To the Sporting Editor;
Was James j. Crbett ever champion
OF the world? JOHN MGOVERN.
Yes.
To the Sporting Editor:
Would you be SO kind as to let me
know II Jack Goodman. who was de-
featsd by mcfarland. Is q Jew or II he
IL Irish, and where he lives? A said he
is a Jew and b said Irish. Who is cor
rect? BY DOING so you will oblige me
very much. D. d. =.
Goodman IL Of iri:h srsnt lie
lives In the GreenWtch village &C.
ton OF New York City.
TO the sporting Editor;
To decide a bet. will you kindly notify
me through the columns of The Eve
ming World II X. o. Browns real name
Is Brown? +. Cd.
His name IL valentine Braun.
To the Sporting Editor:
To decide a wager will you please
state whether Miller and Wslthour mot
Waller) ever teamed In a six-day race.
GEORGE FRANZ,
l65 Broadway.
No, miller and waller won the
race In 1890. WalthOuF has been
teamed up with McEaohern In 1901,
with Munroe In 1909 with John
bedeIl In 10O6, WIN E0ute MOOT ~
1905, with Collins In i0Oo ana with
Lawson last year.
To the Sporting Editor:
Please notify me through The Eve
| ming World whether Eddie Root was
ever teamed up with Bobby Walthour
In the annual six-day race. and also In
what year,
BERNARD McHNTRGART.
EDDIE Root and WelthOur were
teamed up In zoos, when they an
ished fourth to Mcfarland and
Moran.
To the Sportius Editoes
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scare into his hAg brother after what
occurred In Communipaw the other day.
Altogether the ard arranged for the
games promises to be the most inter-
The evening world., 1911-02-04
ALL-STAR SCHOOL
FIVE SELECTED

IhkJ SAAlIOP
or eeRr Y {
BROKE oNe OF 40.
BRov4tAS nolARS
ore SsoeT.
BROWN MAS SO MAD
1HhV t,e SWALLOWED
VI RATHER THAN Spr
~ OUv.
The evening world., 1911-02-04
Thinks Former Stars
Best, While Lawson Robert
son Favors Present Men.
DERPETuALLY the question Will be
asked: Are present day athletes


asked: Are present day athletes
Better than the old.tims starsf
The answers will always CONFLICT. no
matter from whom they emanatA. Mod
ern world heaters will say that there
has been no period in the worlds his
tory when athletes were as good as they
are to-day.
Greek records were all right in their
day, but men perfected every branch OF
the athletic game long after" pays Paul
Pilgrim. who captured worlds events at
Athens when our boys journeysd there
for the Olympic games.
youth notice that most OF the tsnd-
ard records are still held by the mel
were fewer men competing then. and
they were encouraged to do their best.
To-day We have hundreds OF men train.
Ing for Just n event, and II will be
but q short time when the old records
will disappear from the books. An ath-
lete who devotes his entire energies to
one especial event is sure to o~utdtstancs
the fefow who Is an all-around athlete. .
says Pilgrim.
Even In the sprints there Is hardly
. man that can DO ten seconds fiat now
adays. but Bernie Wefers. who was run
ming a few years ago. did the distanc'
fully twenty-nine times at that rate
In fact. he was timed In Q 3-5 seconds Il
one of his races, but Father" Bill Cur
tls, who was head OF the -Four AS a
that time. said that II was impossibl
for a runner to go that fast, n IN
record was never allowed.
who can compare with either Wefer
or ever Arthur Duffy Why. when a fol
low does an even ten now no II toute
as n real ten-second man." continue
Pilgrim.
II will 1T remembered that Duty hel
the record for several years. having don
The evening world., 1911-02-04

8GOulu t'il " -.
q dollar or Two. and when he has o
continent for some busted sailor VINO
fought in this country.
INT. az I said, III wasn't exactly ."
leasy mark. s,.
when Tom was at INC height OF ~.
fame in the ring he usually tTsihoo y.
Coney Island and spent his time s.o"s
shs beach. Ono afternon Tom seA.ea
himself nj a table on the porch OF q IA.
.wou. hotel down that wal ana oroeIo"
dinner. While ne was busy wtth the
,or,. a,onx came two well oiessco
-,.tranxer.. and, spying Tom. imme1Ato'y
va,ked nm TO his table and openeo
ronv.rsation. There they stood sDn
,.,,.a and talked. and Tom. oecoInns
smosrra.ed. finally asked them II uneS
wouldn't sit down.
sh,rksv Called The WAstsr.
They would. And no sooner VIZ .H...
iseated than they ordered an W...
dinner, with plenty OF wine. to 40
along IeIsursly and kept up N 80
the conversation. The -
ased TO hnish 1t the seme t"' .X
ordering a couple OF Tom
hack in isisurely enjoyment
called the waiter. .v,,
.Au on ono check. MI.
asked the whater. ,,rs
nav" repsad Tom. give me ""
separate" .,,.nrsr,.
..Whatv' calculated the two susnse
II said, Give ne mine sepa'A'''
Tom with a scowi. ~n.
,.put you asked US TO sit down-weU.
Nusted-we can't pay Tor al ""'
ehrieked the butters-in' -.
That's none of my business ~.
Tom co,dly. IT asked you II YOU wouia
ait down; I didn't ask o II sooo
feed" -.
And paying for his " dinner no so'
jup. bowed pleasantly and waiAeu A"A'
from there.
~oB FITzsIMMoNs has AWAY
X wanted to be an animai .A,he,
IL Down at Coney Island his friehf
Bostock had TO watch him all tue .n"'
20 keep him from slipping into the i'o'
cages. Bob had many an experience
with Hons.
There was one that came a rev gay
after he won the m~iddlwelght cham'
ipicnship from Jack Dempsey bod wa
a. tckled over his new title that NJ
Soul1h l keep shh'' SNN ''"'
again jumped of the tran AT ever
STATEN and logged up and down IN
platform. At one station a 'raNo'n
circus was unloSdins Its animal snos
Bob spled a Dig cage Win u II" :" !.
An he ssid' 'hetes whe'e 80
YOU fellows a tfle~' iou We e''
the power Oh 'hs "'Ni"" ''" w.
watch me-.
BOD stepped eose 10 INC :" ,H
ILL., .,,a, n, me chucltl.d Bol
"a .,,adenlv shooting out hts left III
he nrnrbsd the lion on the nose. Jul
n, nddenly the lion whipped one nus
nav through the bars and gave Bob
,alinp slash on the forearm. The
wa a shower of freckles. Bob co
tinued his Journey with the famous 10
I'm bandages. His hghting career can
near ending right there.
-
-UE ors, Tina 1 saw Leach Cro