Cavanaugh Is Bull
Riding Announcer
(Continued from page 19.)
the calamitous action was over,
and Wiley McCray and Jim Boyle
had the battered bull rider out
from under the bull, and over to
the first-aid station, the doctor
found that Joe had a shoulder
separation, that his collarbone
was broken in two places, that
he had two broken ribs, and
much of the skin had been
scraped from his face. Joe, how
ever, was thankful that this had
happened in late September, and
not in May or June.
Jo" now claims that he is
strictly an announcer and no
1 inger a bull rider. But, he has
aid this before, and last season
ic did take out a few bulls. On
everal occasions (one previously
noted here) Joe has been banged
up by belligerent Brahmas and
i t, somehow or other, has man
aged to carry on at the mike. A
? al serious injury in mid-season
(on Id wreck his announcing
no king for the season, and this
cmid also impair future book
Inr.s. So, Joe avers that he has
hung up the old belled-bull rope
lor keeps.
Since 1949. when he was re
leased from the armed forces,
and along with rodeoing, the nev
er-a-dull-moment Joe Cavanaugh
ha done many things. One win
ter he worked as a radio an
nouncer; another winter he
wrangled dudes at the Arizona
Biltmore hotel in Phoenix. Me has
worked in the oil fields, been a
stock sale auctioneer, and a bar
tender. Concerning liquor, Joe,
himself, is generally a hit of a
teetotaler and his favorite drink
appears to be coffee. But, being
an Irishman, Joe figures he has to
littinglv celebrate St. Patrick’s
day and his birthday anniversa
ly. And, these days cannot be
fittingly celebrated by a true-blue
Irishman with coffee. Both are
March dates, and Joe ruefully
states that March is always a
hectic month.
Joe married an Irish girl
(Kathleen O’Flynn) from Oma
ha, and they now have a 21
month-old son, a broth of a boy
named Shamus Michael. These
days, Joe has some stock running
on' his father’s place, between
the towns of O’Neill and Cham
bers and he and his brother, Bob
Cavanaugh, own a diesel rig
which they have leased to the
Dubuque Packing company of
Dubuque, la.
Any way you look at it, the kid
who started' out riding bareback
broncs with a loose rope has
come far, and none of it was
easy. Joe, who has never rodeoed
the year around but just during
the summer months, announced
at 24 rodeos in seven states las
summer This cowboy, who has
made a study of rodeo, and espe
cially of announcing and an
nouncers, loves to talk on this,
his favorite subject. But, he has
nothing but praise for rival mike
men in rodeo. When put on the
spot and bluntly asked how' he
rated other rodeo announcers
Joe pushed back his hat and
scratched his head. “You know,
he said, “there are a lot of good
announcers, but there is only one
Cy Taillon—1 think that he is the
best announcer in rodeo.”
Rider Clings Tenuously
High above the hard ground the bareback rider clings ten
uously to the simple hand hold between his legs that is his only
way of sticking on the horse. Without halter or rein, the horse is
completely uncontrolled, can do anything possible to rid himself
of the rider. Without a saddle to help him keep his seat or stirrups
to take part of the shock of the bucking and help him keep his
balance, the rider in this rodeo event is at a definite disadvantage.
(Complete story on bronc riding on page 13.)
Movieland Stars
to State Fair
Twin brothers, Byron and Lee
Hendricks, who have become fa
mous for doing the impossib’e
with animals, will bring their
movieland animal stars to the
Nebraska state fair for the after
noon grandstand show on Wed
nesday, September 5.
More than 10 different animals
that have been featured in the
movies and on television will be
combined with outstanding horse
acts from Madison Square Gar
den and other exciting events
such as Brazilian battle ball and
greyhound races.
As an example of their wiz
ardry with animals, the Hend
ricks twins have succeeded in
training a coyote, Duchess, that
has been featured in Walt Dis
ney’s Disneyland and in other TV
and movie productions. They also
buffalo ever trained to race,
will present the only American
i-:
The .novieland animal show
was scheduled especially to tie
in with the second of two "kids’"
days planned for the 1946 fair.
The first "kids’ ” day will be on
the opening day, Saturday, Sep
tember 1.
Springview Club
Plans Show—
SPRINGVIEW — Holt county
flower lovers will be interested
in the flower show to be present
ed in Springview on Saturday,
August 11. The event, an annual
affair, is under the auspices of
th Springview Garden club.
The presentation has been en
litiled, “Potpouri,” and will be
held in the Springview city hall,
2 until 9 p.m.
DISCOVERED LONG AGO
In August, 1956, will be cele
brated the birthday anniversary
of a low-browed, hairy-chested
great uncle of the human race—
Neanderthal Man. He was dis
covered 100 years ago.
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• BASKET DINNER AT NOON
• BALL GAME — CONCESSIONS
• AFTER DINNER
ENTERTAINMENT
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• BOWERY DANCE
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