Life — September 6, 1923 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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NO CATNIP NO WORK ‘ooar| Che Daily Mews BACK YARD | EXTRA FOI Ik Vol. PFST! No. 9 SKATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1923 Price 1 Fishbone RAT REVOLUTION RAGING IN RUSSIA K. 0. YOWLER WINS IN THIRD ROUND Ex - Nightweight Champ Defeats Battling Felinski PROVES CAT CAN COME BACK Loser Is Saved from Scratchout By Old Shoe By Brack Tom Kit (K. O.) Yowler is again the nightweight champion of kittendom. The former Big Noise of Harlem successfully _ clawed his way back to the title last ht by trouncing Battling E i, his one-time con- queror, in one of the most gruelling cat-as-cat-can_ en- counters ever staged here. The end came suddenly in the third round of a sched- uled ten-round go, when some- one, believed to be a sup- porter of the Battler, tossed an old shoe into the ring. The appearance of this an- cient symbol of surrender brought the massacre to an abrupt halt, both contestants retreating hurriedly to their respective street corners. Throughout the contest, which was staged in one of the largest backyards of the city, Yowler acquitted him- self like the true champ of old. His pussyfootwork w flawl and he_ used _his claws with such telling effect that the decision would surely have been awarded to him on points, The Fight by Rounds Round One—They sparred. Kit was the first to find an opening in the fence and took it. I followed but missed with a vicious left hook. Both cats had_ their S up at the bell. Yowl- round. Round Two—The Battler came out of his corner with a rush, swinging his tail wildly. He was met in mid- British Cats Lose Ancient Freedom of Sees LONDON.—The House of Commons today enacted ing it compulsory for at to look at a Hitherto” exercise function has been regarded as entirely optional with the cat. Catseye view of the new Model Mouse Farm, ‘showing precau- tions tak to protect our dwindling food supply. Unknown Hero , Saves 45 Lives Rescues Kitnapped Kittens from Drowning Five. helpless kittens owe their forty-five lives to the courage and quick work of an unidentified passerby who y terday rescued them from nearby lake where they had apparently becn left to drown. The kittens, done up in a meal bag to which a heavy stone was tied, had been dropped from a passing motor r whose owner sped on. They were going down for the third time, when the stranger plunged in, seized the bag and hauled it ashor Under treatment, the kit- tens quickly revived. They were later restored to their mother. fence by the Yowler, who de- livered a stiff right atch to the point of the They clinched. In the in-scratching which followed, Felinski attempted to put over the dreaded Rabbit Punch, Yowler blocked the blow and anded with a straight left claw to the eye cataract. Yowle Round Three—Felinski ap- upper | peared dog-tired as he came out from his corner. His seconds had plied him with catnip, but apparently to no avail. He wore a cataplasm over his wounded eye. Yow- ler approached cautiously, looking for a chance to de- liver the ultimate scratch-out. At this point, the old shoe came catapulting into the ring, stopping the slaughter. | Rea Horde Reported to Have Set Up Rodent Republic (Special Cable to the Daily Trapsky Calls on Cats to Mobilize Mews) Mousecow (Skaturday).—One hundred million Rats are flooding Russia. resist the Rodent revolt. Nations intervenes, ee LOST AND FOUND —My master and mistress. und them gone and the house boarded up, when I returned from y afternoon. As hungry, will y reward for informat on as to their whereabouts. Mr. Kelly's Cat. —A medium sized mouse, rk eyes, pointed nose, whis: kers; when last seen was dressed n gray fur walking suit. Dis. appeared suddenly as he and I were going to supper together last Monday evening. Reward offered for return, dead or alive. Mr. Wood's Cat. D—By very young kitten, one tail. Has tried’ for a long e to find out whose tail it is, chasing it in a circle until , but could never quite ges to the end of it. Mr. Me Kitten, Local cat authorities are powerless to Unl Russia is doomed. the League of Feline It_is learned on high thority that Premier Trapsky has called all unmarried cats to the color: . The Black Cat Watch guarding the Kreamlin. (By International M ROME.—Premier 1 has been bitten to death by 3 Rodent revolutionist, accord- ing to advices received here Cable) The report. of is grossl is semi-of (By Leased Wireless) a —Premier Trap ed eighteen holes of Proday with leaders of the Rodent revolution, He was_hailed by the multitud as Comrat Trapsky. sky golf First photograph of rare specimen of wild Bull Hound, recently captured by explorers in the jungles of Bide-a-Wee. comicbooks.com