The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-06

twenty minutes " rolling and pull
inr oxultan' shouts and the waving
or Red Ribbons told the Reds had
retnkcn the hall The Blues did not
make any effort 20 rctako the hall,
but leaving the Reds 90 filo without
any opposition they departed fully
resolved 10 return with sufficient
force 20 insure the filing OF their APP
pications for the land that should
come In on the market on the 18th.
II il estimated that 225 men partici-
patcd In the pull just described.
While preparations were being
made for the pull" on the 18th ex-
element was running high. The
Blues hired and brought over n great
many men from Abilene, Colorado
and Biz Spring, besides n large mum
Der which they picked up in Borden.
CARA and other counties north. The
Reds made n pretty thorough canvass
of the country and on the evening OF
the 9th numbered 225 men, repres-
cnting ten or twelve counties. On
the morning Of the 9th however, the
Reds had only about 1875 men while
the Blues claimed l75. At ten a. m.
ON lnt tlfs lutot lNlN'o tia1htu.
There was guying, and gnashing of
teeth for a short time, after which
there was a blue ribbon demonstra-
ton. But this demonstration was
not to last long. The Reds were con-
tinually coming in, and every detach-
ment served to decrease the faith of
the late victorious army. The Reds
were more than 200 strong. when on
the afternoon of the 9th, Red Rogers,
the commander, lined them up for
action.
The enemy had about one-third of
It's force stationed in the hall Of the
court house and the remainder Just
outside the hall doors.
The attacking army was composed
of three divisions, also, The first two
divisions were 10 engage those who
guarded the entrance. The reserve
force, composed of the third divis-
ion, was TO leap the breast works
composed only of two heaps of
struggling humanity and take the
fort. Events transpired as per ar
rangements and everything went off
on schedule time. The Red Ribbon
Reserves charged the hall at the op-
perfume moment and the climax of
/ the struggle was soon reached. Out
side the main body of each army
was cutting, rolling and tumbling. A
few. less fond of such active sport
compromised with members Of the
opposing army, and thus paired, they
locked arms and retreated to what
| they considered more respectable
distance where they watched with
| interest as the battle ragged. In the
hall the Red Ribbon Reserves and
| the Blue Giants were fiercely strug-
Cling for supremacy. For few NOM
ents none of the results of this con-
flict were visible to the outsiders.
but very soon the Blues were out-
numbered, broken up and democrat
lied and the Reds began TO put them
out. Apparently no mode has been
prescribed for this feature Of the
/ fight, much TO the annoyance and
| discomfort of the Blues. who were
now being pulled out, snaked out,
rolled out, backed out, pushed out,
| tossed out and turned out. Neither
was there any precaution exercised
as TO what particular portion Of the
enemy's anatomy should first collide
with terra firma. The Blues were
ousted in just fifteen minutes. and
though they were completely de-
feated il was made possible only
through the fact that they were out
numbered. They conducted them
selves well and bore their defeat
manfully, even heroically and won
the applause and admiration, not on
! ~ of the spectators, but Of their OPP
ponents as well. Withall they have
no obvious cause TO regret their en-
deavor.