El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
ATTLENEN HAVE
A LARGE NIGHT.
Roundup Proves Big Event,
With Plenty of Enter
tainment Features.


| the site of the new postoffice Wednes-
day night was some show" II shore
! was" To use a ranger and puncher's
, expression. the lid was of" What
, makes the wild cat wild was under the
canvas and the boys certainly had
wonderful time.
The carnival Of events started
shortly before o'clock when Judge
Dan n. Jackson mounted the stage and
introduced the Georgia minstrel men,
who staged an entertainment Of com
edy. much to the amusement Of the
visiting cowmen-
A four round contest was then
fought by Battling" Martin and Jack
Arnold. Both boys fought hard and
the event was draw Billy Smith
was the referee
Following the fight, the Georgia
minstrel men staged dancing bur
Iesque on the Johnson-Willard fight,
which brought down the house.
Acock fight was time staged The
birds were pitted without gaffs, but
they put up pluclNy exhibition in the
main Jack Dawson, who heeled the
losing bird, picked up the winner and
declared it was his, on foul, hut the
Judge decided that a bird was a fowl
and that Jacks claim Of foul was over
the fence.
n BurleSQue right
a burlesque fight was then staged
by Australian Billy Smith, a former
champion, and referee for the local
bouts. and Harry Ross the Fighting
Fireman" The event was Snappy and
full of fun for the cattlemen. Billy" (
at times showed a flash of his old time
speed. He was very shifty. In fact,
he was so fast on his feet that when
he could not touch Ross, he alternated
in soaking" the referee and judge
the popular decision because he fought
three men. When he was not biting
them on the ear. he was smacking them
with his glove or giving them the |
boot"
r. N. Dietz. of St Louis. sang several
songs, which greatly pleased the visit I
ors- NJ H Lemon sang Kipling's /
'.AIandalay.
The Main Boxing Event
The main boxing event of the eve ,
round contest between Young O'Neil /
and Kid Barend- The two light |
weights put up a pluclSy exhibition, |
and. while no decision was given. the !
fans voted it a draw O'Neil was much .
the faster in the opening rounds and 4
led the fighting. He showed much /
class as a fighter 4
Frank Cheek sang Where Did Rob
insOn Crusoe go With Friday on Satur-
day Night"
The Charles J. Andrews quartet sang
several selections.
4 buck and wing dance was staged
by George Reno, a professional, much
o the delight of the cattlemen, several
Of whom Joined him on the stage
CattIenan Makes a Hit.
A cattleman then climbed to the
stage and did an old time dance. TO
the accompan iment of the Sixth infan-
try band, which supplied the music OF
he evening. For this number. Vincent
B. Andreas led the band Andreas was
/ hit as a musical director and led
Muller. the real leader stood by and
imiled.
The evenings program was brought
o close with an entertainment by
he Raymond Teal company. Teal.
Hiss Pansy DeLacour, Miss Hazel
AXE, Homer Long and Roy Kinslow
anE numbers. accompanied by the
Teal Ducklings-"
The Committee In Charge.
The entertainment committee, which
lad charge of the Roundup con-
listed of Herman Andreas. chairman;
Y. L Gaines. W. L Tooley. NJ T.
lowers, Andrew Reeves, c. H. Arm
trong, Jack Dawson. and Billy Smith.
IT. Andreas pays tribute TO the men,
ers of the committee for their Work.
Chief of police B. J. ZabrisHie and
is staff ''policed the tent during the
NJ T. Powers had immediate charge (
Z the walters who served the refresh
nents during the evening and he saw I
o it that everybody was served Tom
lowers is an invaluable man for an
of this Sort" said An
rev ". Reeves. during the entertain 4
lenti When you give him something
, do on acommittee, he does it"
Richard Wagner was the piano ac-
Ompsnist at the Roundup