The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-25
MENACING APE
.S0CKED IN JAW
BY ADVENTURE
Noted Wild Life Collector
Tells Thrilling Story in
New Book.
BnUntted Press

IN United Prsss
NEW YORK, Dec 25.-A happy
combination of Frank Buck, inter-
nationally famous collector Of wild
life, and Edward Anthony, Journal
i5t-author- poet, has resulted in pub
lcation by Simon and Schuster of a
aost gripping volume. Bring En-
Sack Alive in which Bucks adven-
lures over a score Of years are
nhronicled in most thrilling man
Ter.
Bring En- Back Alive" takes the
reader along with Buck to the wild
animal markets of the world, and
olso into the native habitat Of the
iaan-eating tiger.
Buck was born in Texas and
carly became interested in collect
.ng birds. He finally sold por-
ion of his collection and the profit
derived convinced him that collect
ing on large scale would prove
p profitable-to say nothing Of adj
enturous-occupation.
Captured Man Eater
Early in his story Buck makes it
plain that he primarily is a wild
animal collector, and only in one in
stance does he recount actual cap
ture of an animal in the jungle
that being the only man-eatine
tiger ever brought to America. He
describes his visits to the pic
turesque bazaars and native mar
kets with his faithful native as
sistant, who keeps an ear to the
ground always for news Of captures
by natives or purchases by native
animal dealers.
Plenty of adventure and hair
raising episodes are recounted by
Buck, however, when he tells OF
getting his animals back to those
who have sent him to the far cor
ners of the world to obtain them.
There is the story of a leopard
loose on shipboard when the ami
mails fear was greater than the
mans who recaptured him.
so Monkeys Roam Ship
In direct contrast to the grim de-
tails of this shipboard recapture is
the side-splitting, mirthful story Of
fifty devilish monkeys loose on a
ship. with passengers turning anna
teur trappers.
Then a pathetic note is struck
when a monkey-mother pines out
her life for her baby who died after
a negligent ship crew turned a chill
ing spray on the delicate animal
Bucks chief love is for birds,
shown clearly in his story of two
Shama thrushes which were freed
on shipoard by accident. The
pair set out to sea when efforts to
net them we're fruitless and Buck
relates:
Il stood watching the foolish lit
tie adventures till they became
tiny specks and disappeared. Once
I though I saw them falling and
I found myself, lost in revery;
starting forward against the rail
and reaching out as if to grab
them"
Punched Ape in Jaw
Once he was called upon to de-
liver knockout punch to the Jaw
Of an orang-outang advancing with
barred teeth and Outstretched wise
like arms.
On another occasion he risked his
life to recapture the record-break-
ing cobra which escaped while be-
ing transferred from a native basket
container to its teakwood and
glass shipping box. The deadly
reptile struck once and missed Buck
by inches.
Buck once was trampled by
large tapir, ordinarily docile enough.
but at this time Infatuated by the
collectors efforts to treat a badly
skinned back. Natives assisted Buck
in escaping, but only efter he was
sorely bruised.