1961 RBBB TV Special #8

In 1962, while I was still in high school, I saw Trevor Bale present this act at a Ringling performance in the old Cleveland Sports Arena. During that performance, as the tigers were making their exit from the steel arena, one of them bumped against the lion’s pedestal, knocking it over and spilling him onto the floor. Without waiting for its cue, the lion followed the tiger out of big cage and then started fighting with it inside the chute. The big cat crew had to use long poles to separate them. This was the only time that I ever saw a lion-tiger brouhaha during a performance.