"Tusko" and Slim Lewis #2

Scan00000010073, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. George "Slim" Lewis and "Tusko" enroute. In his book, Slim wrote: "I heard that Tusko had been sold by Al G. Barnes to a walkathon promoter on the West Coast. The promoter had gone broke and Tusko was stranded in Salem, Oregon." As we know by 1931 John Ringling had owned the Barnes Show for several years and after his experience with "Black Diamond", I'm sure he was delighted to see "Tusko" go on to bigger and better things. Buckles