Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1908 — SAMP., THE CHAMP., BITES DUST. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SAMP., THE CHAMP., BITES DUST.

King of Bronx Zoo Monkey House Knocked Out. Samson turned his face to the wall in the monkey bouse at the Bronx zoo last night and would ndt be comforted, says the New York World. Samson is a heavy-weight mandril and his black fist had put down for the count every male occupaiit of the cage. There came to the cage three days ago a week-faced monkey from China. The other simians sized up his three feet of stature, his well-muscled arms and cleanly knit legs and agreed that he looked good to them, though he was plalply in the light-weight class. He said iu answer to questions that he was of the Rhosus family and that his

name was Li Hung Chang. Samson overheard Li and remarked superciliously : “When I-was iri the circus and took 'boxing lessons, I knew several Rhesuses. They never went back to China. They were nothing more than mixed-ale fighters. I’m Samp., the champ., and this is what I did to the Rhosuses. Bing-o.” Samp.'s right shot out, but instead of alnding on Li's jaw it found only space. Li. had side-stepped with amazing ease. The chimpanzee could not restrain an ill-timed guffaw, which averted Samp.'s attention from Li. There was nothing more doing in the pugilistic line until yesterday. Eight rounds had been

fought furiously .when Li feinted with his left and shot his right to Champ’s jaw. When Champ woke up he wns nlongju a corner, whither he had been dragged.

EVELYN THAW.