Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-07-05
CROWDOF 1000
ATTEND
IN MATAhOROS
Bulls Fail to Measure up to
the Crowds Expectation
and Trouble Ensues

An unfortunate selection OF bulls
for the corrida event in Matamoros
yesterday afternoon, attended by
some four thousand people from bith
sides Of the Rio Grande, forced the
use Of eleven animals in the effort
on the part of the promotes to give
the audience satisfactory entertain
ment. The effort failed to please
the crowd. however. and the arena
soon took on the activity of an Am
erican baseball field when the um-
pire has made an unpopular decision.
Bottles and boards flew in all direc-
tions, and a riot at one time was
narrowly averted.
The result of the accumulated
events of the afternoon was that the
crowd demanded That the promoter
be fined. IeR thousand pesos Wa
the amount That finally met he ap
proval Of the rudichcc. The money
when paid will be usei for educa-
ti.na. purposes in Matamoros, i was
araounced.
A hull fight schcdulea for next
Sunday, July 10, was -anctlled-as a
result of the fact that the 3ulls held
fur use in that fight were used yes-
tarday afternoon. The srprly for
next Sunday was therefore exhaust
ed.
The cuadrilla were picked men.
and the matadors, Gaona and Lom-
bardini, were both in good spirits. 4
Mexican civilian band and the Fourth
Cavalry band were in attendance.
The crowd rose as one man with loud
cheering when the Fourth Cava'ry
band played the Mexican national
air.
After the cuadrilla had made IFS
appearance the first hull was releas-
Cd from the toril. After the usnal
preliminaries, the crowd acknowledg-
ed with loud cheers the fact that
Gaona would make the kill After
some very clever work with his
capilla and meeting the bul on his
knees, Gaona made the first thrust.
This was unsuccessful, as were the
three following. The fifth thrust
killed the bull instantly. Gaona corn
planned to the crowd and TO the iudg-
e. Of the bulls given him to fight.
The second bull showed little fight
and was ordered out Of the ring by
the judges. The third bull also re
fused to fight. Some difficu ty was
experienced in getting him out OF
the ring. The crowd roared with
laughter when the official slaughter
er jumped into the ring and chases
the bull out with a long pole. The
fourth bull showed some fight. but
refused to attack the picadors. While
getting him out another bull git ir
the ring, and for a while it looked a
IL the sensation of the day would b.
a combat between the two animals
The bad bull was finally turned ou
of the ring and the fifth tried. Thi'
one also was no good and was taker
out.
BY this time the crowd was thor
oughly aroused. Beer bottles, hats
sections of the seats and other mis-
siles were hurled into tn ering.
small riot was almost precipitate
when a beer bottle struck a woman
in one of the boxes. Quick actor
on the part of the Mexican police an,
United States army officers avertc'
serious trouble. Several arrests wer'
made.
The advent of bull number six
which showed considerable fight
turned the attention Of the crowd I
the bul.ring again. Several of IT,
toreadors had narrow escapes an
two capes were torn to pieces Lom
bardini dispatched the bull in tire
thrusts.
The seventh bull was undoubtedl,
the fiercest of the afternoon. ii
attacked the picadors and two horse
were gored. The toreadors wer
kept busy keeping out of his way
Gaona himself placed the banderillo
and did il so neatly that he won In
applause Of the crowd.
After playing with the bull for
while he dispatched him with thre
thrusts. the fatal thrust sinking 4
the hilt between the shoulders I
toreador had narrow escape whe
the bull disiodged the sword after a.
unsuccessful thrust. The sword FLEW
through the air and passed close {
the mans body.
Two more bulls were brought ou
but both refused ii fight. The off
cisl slauphterer again showed hi
dexteritv with toelpaqeohim l.
dexteritv with a pole.
A continual rain of bottles, hat
and planks kent the attendants bus
clearing the ring. The crowd was j
a very bad humor. The fighters. toS
were downcast.
The tenth bull showed fight an
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