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Show Boy Had Plenty of Nerve. Thero was an accident shortly after the closo of a novlllada at tho Plaza Mexico that came near resulting In tho death of a few young hopefuls who took It Into their heads that they would like to Join In the national sport. Shortly after the crowd left the ring a half-dozen young boys of ages ranging from 12 to 15 years got down into the bull ring to play bullfight. One of the number thought the game was too slow, so while the ring attendants were busy about other work he entered the pen whore the bulls were confined and slyly let one of them Into the ring. With a mad rush the big black bull entered the ring. One of the little boys had been using his plush linen cape for a capa In his plays with the other boys and he was near the door when the bull entered. Although one of the opposite gates was open the bull made no effort to get away, but rushed at the boy with the cape. There was but one thing for the boy to do, and he did it. With all the knowledge which ho had gained by watching the matadors in tho ring he let the bull charge the cape. But his arms were too short and the bull struck him a hard blow, knocking the little fellow fully fifty feet and tearing his shoulder with his horn. The angry bull then turned his attention to the red cape. When the other boys saw the bull charging them they fled for the fence and climbed to safety, where they watched the bull tearing the cape. Finally Fi-nally it occurred to one of the older boys that by all charging for the bull he might possibly be scared away from the prostrate body of the Injured lad. So with clubs and boards they drove the bull from tho ring. They gave their attention at-tention to the bull none too quickly, for he had tired of pawing the cape and was making for the boy. When the doctors got In their work on the little fellow, whose name Is Angel An-gel Morelos, they found that the wound was the only thing of consequence, and that although the boy was senseless from the blow there was nothing of a really dangerous nature to fear from the accident, as the hurt was a flesh wound Mexican Herald. |