The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-04-29
MR.. cLocKNER, EDISON ART.
ISL. PULLS A BADCEK


Monday evening one ~ the
most successful Badger fights ever
staged IN Lubbock was pulled on
in The rear ~ the Grim McLafty
Auto Co.'s sales room Mr. Jacques
Clockncr, "Cellist and Conductor for
Miss Lcola Luccy. who gave q con-
cert here this week. was the means
81 afording amusement for the
crowd Of over two hundred specta.
tors who had gathered 20 witness the
fight
Mr.. Jno. r. Span, representing the
Texas-Oklnhoma Photograph Co.,
who has been conducting this party
on ia recital tour, Is greatly re-
sponsble for Mr. Glockner being so
well posted on the ART Of badger
fighting All during their trip through
West Texas Mr. Span made IL
point to acquaint Mr. Glockncr with
the fighting qualities Of a badger.
He even went so far as 20 see that
cow boys and ranch men whom they
met on the trains would relate their
experiences 20 Mr. Glockner. During
the several weeks they were togeth-
or. Mr. Span was careful to empha-
size the fact that badgers found on
the Plains Of Texas were much more
ferocious than any other variety
As Lubbock is the Hub Of the
Plains" and noted for It's badger
fights, Mr. Span thought this would
be the logical place in which to en-
terrain Mr. Glockner. On arrival Of
the party, word was passed 10 J. A.
Riy. Manager Of the Rix Furniture
& Undertaking Co., Edison dealers
In Lubbock. that Mr. Glockner was
an, ious TO see badger fight. This
Is an that was necessary as II IL
not a hard matter TO induce c. l..
Griffin, Charlie Adams. Ed Green
and a score Of others 10 help enter
tain your friends with badger
fight
During the day Mr. Glockner's GU
riosity was further augmented by
being shown o stuffed badger that
was procured from the Hunt Gro
Gerry co. for the occasion. The time
set for the fight finally arrived. Mr.
Clockner was soon 10 have an ex-
nericnce he had been wishing for for
weeks he was so impressed with the
opportunity that on the way TO the
fght he remarked 10 Mr. Span that
be was so excited that he was all
a-Quiver."
II Is an easy matter 10 get a crowd
together for badger fight, but II
is not always SO easy 10 get some
one TO pull the badger from it's
cage. After much deliberation as
10 who would be allowed 90 pull
the badger" the honor was finally
bestowed on Mr. Glockner. At first,
he declined. stating he was afraid
the beast would attack him After
being assured that II would not harm
him, he finally took the rope that
controlled the beast" but he did
so with an expression on his coun-
tennnce Of one who feels that he Is
about to be destroyed by some mon
ster. but is too brave 10 be called
J, coward bv his fellow men. The
time had now arrived when al That
was necessary was for Mr.. Glockner
TO pull the beast" from it's cage
and let the dog attack IL The signal
was given and Mr.. Glockner pull
ed the Bad-Jar" He soon realized
that II was not as ferocious an ami
NAL as he had been led to believe Il
IN he
For Mr. Glockner's benefit il must
be said that he is good enough
sport to laugh at joke, even though
he il the goat
EDITORS Motel Span, Rix a Co.
are contemplating going into the bad
ger fighting business exclusively with
the idea OF entertaining other Ed
son artists who may tour Texas IN
the future