Show Teddy e and an Bunk Put on Hot Hal Battle I Each Day But Remain Good Friends Fiends I ITHE r l 4 k d taz 4 o t 0 S. S a HE bear wins this round The Standard Examiner Standard Examiner staff photographer caught Teddy a cinnamon bear THE T owned by John Stimson of Riverdale as he sent Bunk the Stimson dog dc to the mat in their regular daily boxing match Bear Needs New Kew Collar Who Wants rants to Put It On By Dy F I A. A J. J I. UNLIKE U Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney who demand million doltar dol dol- dollar dollar lar tar purses for a a. few rounds of box box- boxing boxing ing Teddy and Bunk put on a real bout each afternoon at the farm of John A. A A in Riverdale and do It for the sheer love of battle batlle Teddy is a cinnamon bear cub seven months old Bunk Is do n Airedale dog Just lust entering his eighth month Each Cach afternoon as John gels down from the hills he puts on the battle NOT KOT DECISIVE E And each day whets when wh n the scrap is over o there is doubt as to who won Teddy and Bunk go at Jt t like ex experienced ex- ex experienced boxers standing on their hind legs and whaling away with their paws One will go down from a a. stiff st wallop and the tho other will pile on top There Is no bell or counting so the gladiator on top holds the other down until he feels ready to let lct him up They go at it again good to be sure but sometimes sometime the mixing Is so fierce that growls and yelps come pome ome from the ring When both tire they lie down end and put their noses Doses to- to together gether calling cal the event a draw for forthe forthe forthe the day Both Doth animals nt mals are keen for the play y playful playful ful period each day and their session attracts many spectators Teddy and Bunk grew crew up together and they are pals of the highest order But let a strange do dog come conic near Teddy and he Me plays a different game He permits him to come close to him and apparently pays pas little attention att Suddenly he hauls off and end cuffs the Intruder knocking him several feet No strange don dog do has come back the second time to try to 10 strike up an ac ae- ae with Teddy now that he is three-quarters three grown John Stimson the bears bear's master Is his best friend but one day not long ago Teddy misunderstood Johns John's ac actions ac- ac actions actions and there was trouble Stimson made a platform on top of a pole so that Teddy could climb up and enjoy himself Teddy made the climb all allright allright allright right but when he reached the brace under the platform he became caught and hung hun by his neck Stimson ran for a 0 and pried the brace loose Teddy fell to the ground with witha a loud grunt Teddy looked at John with fire In his eye ec and Jumped to his feet John went over a wire fence with Teddy at athis athis athis his heels Teddy bounded back when he hit the wire and John gave a long sigh of relief and stayed staled until Teddy I regained his temper Teddy was as caught in a trap by Bert BertAllen BertAllen BertAllen Allen Government trapper in the hills near Coalville The tip of his left paw shows where the steel trap held him lie He was then a tiny cub The mother bear and another cub were driven away from Teddy when a posse went into the hills looking for forthe forthe forthe the boy who had been kid kid- Allen took Teddy to Coalville and later cave Ia him to Stimson NEEDS VOLUNTEER At the time Teddy was caught cau ht a collar conar was placed on his neck bv by Al Al- Al len Teddy was then a cub and the collar was small This collar still re remains re- re remains remains mains of Teddy's neck and Is get get- getting getting getting ting tight Teddy doesn't like anyone to touch that collar Stimson has I tried to get it off and substitute a alm larger lm er one but with bad results An invitation Is open for fOJ anyone who believes he can can supply Teddy with witha n a new collar This offer will be open for a n week and If there are arc no takers Mr is going to send for Bert BertAllen BertAllen BertAllen Allen who is experienced In handling bears to place the new neckwear on Teddy |