IN THE LIONS’ DEN
FIGHT TO THE DEATH Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright. NEW YORK, January 29. A message from Cleveland states that two circus lions fought a battle to the death in their cage just before a public performance was scheduled to start. Clyde Beattv, a noted animal trainer, risked his life by entering the cage armed with a revolver loaded with blank cartridges, but he was unable to separate the beasts. “ Sammy, a huge male, attacked a young lioness and gained a grip on her throat, which he held until she was dead.
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Evening Star, Issue 21633, 31 January 1934, Page 7
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95IN THE LIONS’ DEN Evening Star, Issue 21633, 31 January 1934, Page 7
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