The border vidette., 1921-06-25
AMERICAN LEGION PICNIC.
BIoodIess Battle Between Dog and
 Badger.

day, entertaining a number Of visiting members at a baseball game in town and delightful picnic at the grove on the grounds surrounding the resi- dence of Alejandro Villasenor. presidente of Nogales, Sonora, says Mondays Herald.
 Although the members of the legion were a bit chagrined at having their local baseball pets trimmed by the Sonora boys, they soon forgot their sorrows. on arriving at the picnic grove where good fellowship and jollity reigned.
 As per announcement, the badger fight was the piece de resistance of the picnic. There have been many badger fights staged in Nogales and environs but old time attendants at such affairs, stated that yesterdays event was the most successful ever arranged.
 Considerable wagering was indulged in by those attending the affair, the badger being the fauorite, until Al Scharff arrived on the grounds with "Yank", his famous tea bone steak hound and the champion badger fight ing dog of Arizona. On Scharff's $ arrival with his dog however, the betting turned, Tank" rul ing favorite at the odds of 10 to 8 when time was called.
 Dr. A. L Gustetter, master of ceremonies, explained the rules of the game and requested that fair play be given both of the animal contestants.
 Considerable difficulty was ex- perienced in keeping the dog away from the barrel in which the badger was held prevlous to 1 the fight and rumorS that high life" had been used on the dog were rife. An examination of the dog by Dr. Gustetter, however proved these rumors to- be false. The badger which had been donated by Joe Pazzazez, who conducts a pottery at Cibuta,
 was extremely ferocious nearly escaping from captivity several times, only the watchfulness of Ed Jakes, who was in charge of the animal, preventing a stan
 pede of the assembled legionaires and their guests.
 Henry Levin was first chosen to judge the contest but upon it
 being ascertained that he had
 placed bet on the dog, the members of the crowd gathered
 around requested that another choice of judge be made. Judge
 Marcos, a local tailor, and noted 1 chosen. Bear Cat" Mead, a
 member of the local immigration force, was then chosen to pull
 the badger.
 When time was called. Mead
 jer ed the badger from beneath
 the , arrel with such strength
 that the animal flew over his
 head str king J. c. Tovrea the we'll kn. wn butcher, on the chest 1ovrea managed to ge away fl om the animal as die Henry Levin and Ellie Karns who were standing by, although all three had narrow escapes. After several minutes fighting the dog finally got what is knowr
 in sporting circles as a "handl'
 hold" and the badger quickl, ; succumt ed.
 At the conclusion of the bad ger fight, the assembled sat dow 5 to picnic supper at which al 5 impromptu program was ren , dered.
 The program follows: Recita tion, "Maiden's Prayer" Roll 5 Ashby; song, "She's Only tn 5 Garbage Mans Daughter" Fay : Tor Wilkey. Feats of legerde 5 maine by Chief of Police Ja. Lowe. The crowping feature o 1: Chief Loves performance wa 5 the balancing of a glass of bee : on a weenie. limitations of Ger trude Adams in barfoot dance ] were given by Charley Kiessel bach, his interpretation of tn Sea Gull" dance being parti I cularly graceful. The mem Der I of the committee from the loca \ legion who conducted the affai SO successfully were: Harr. | Sugg, Duane Bird, Ed Jakes, L. Roy Weyrik and Gasoline Nor ] rison of the Standard Oil.