El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

DACk in the SOS there was bull
I ID fight pulled off near a small In
diana town Bill Dill had just recov-
cred from broken bones received by
diving from Web Smiths barn into a
watering tsnk-imitatinE Speedy, the
High Diver. who had had been TO
town-when Charles kid Mccoy ar
rived from a Pacific coast tour and
told some OF the boys at the Colum-
bus pumping station about a Mexican
bullfight.
Feared Neither Man Nor Beast
Dill heard Of the bull ring stuff and
promptly announced that he was
afraid OF no bull, living or dead ana
would show the boys that ne coui4
handle one as well as any greaser m
Mexico IL someone would turnlsn tle
bull When Mickey" Rush learneo
from Brock Smith that the latter
father was going away % buy cattle'
IL was arranged that while the senior
Smith was away, Bin snould nleel
Smiths Jersey bull at catch Weishts
in the smith barnyard. one part or
the barnyard was surrounded by a
high board fence which was convert
ed into a buzzard roOst Tor bullfisht
fans on the evening OF the contest.
Weapon With Record.
The fight came near falling through
when Dill insisted on using a sword
which his grandfather had carried
in the Mexican war. Brock smith
refused TO permit him TO enter the
bull pen with the sword. saying u
would never DO 70 kill the bull Dill
at first refused 10 enter the contest
unless he be permitted 20 Kill the
bun. "Muggs" Fahy called attention
70 the fact that the bull was dehorned
and that Il was anything but fair Tor
Bill 10 go armed with a sword
The matter was finally com
promised by BIZ using n broom
stick. the end OF which was
dRubed with tnr. II was agreed
that n Btu rammed the bull with
the tar-tipped weapon and left
spot At point that would cause
death In case n sword were used.
then and there. he was 20 be
awarded the fight.
The old Jersey gentleman watched
the nrelfminaries and the boys climb
ing onto the fence with no more than
passing interest when Bill jumped
off the fence and did a spanish
strut three times round his Jer-
seyship, he was mildly surprised
He didn't like il, however, when an
old red flannel undershirt belonging
to Ed Kitzinger was Haunted before
him and he began TO chase Bill True
10 the etiquet governing a bull fight.
Bill continued TO excite the animal
and 20 avoid him with no attempt %
use his brOomstick.
Bulk Violates Rule.
stab him." yelled one OF the boys
when the animal began to below.
Bill. standing directly in front OF the
bull and waving the red shirt
stabbed at the animal and left a death
mark between the shoulder blades, but
failed to get out Of the way. He
was knocked down and the hornless
victim gored him time after time. not
knowing that he was a dead bull
Courtney Rush and Mccoy. who had
got wind Of the affair and slipped
across Maverick TO see the bout.
went TO the rescue OF Dill. who was
butted into insensibility by Old Jer-
sey. They dragged Dill out OF the
pen and washed the blood from his
face
AS Dill lay alongside the same old
water tank where he had busted him
self IN the high dive three months
before, some boy said- SAY. amt old
Bill got the nerve, thought"
''Nerve-' echoed Mccoy. There's
no nerve TO it-he's just d.
fool"
What + Nerves
Nerve in athletics is using your
ability FOR all II is worth. The man
who places too high a mark on his
ability is not nervy, he is just that