Wednesday, June 17, 2015

1938 Barnes-Floto #1



I feel lousy this morning, I'll rehash some stuff and let someone else explain the circumstances of this convoluted season.

Posted by Buckles at 6/17/2015 06:09:00 AM

5 comments:

Chic Silber said...


So sorry to hear you're not

feeling well Buckles could

it have been bad burger at

Beefy's yesterday (sorry I

missed it but had a to work)

17 June, 2015 09:20
Chic Silber said...


Did Buck have some kind of act

or was it just an announced

celebrity appearance

17 June, 2015 09:26
Ole Whitey said...

This must have been posted on a country route out of Portage, the July 18th town. Wonder if Chappie might have snapped it?

17 June, 2015 10:58
Unknown said...

Everything you need to know about RBBB's 1938 season can be found in Joseph T. Bradbury's article in the November-December 1977 issue of THE WHITE TOPS. The 1938 Al G. Barnes- Sells Floto Season is covered in another Bradbury article which appeared in the November-December 1967 and January-February 1968 issues of THE WHITE TOPS.

17 June, 2015 11:08
Roger Smith said...

My main interest, along with ERIC's recommendations for the Bradbury works, is that Mabel Stark had chosen '38 as her retirement season, and wanted to close out with a bang. At Baldwin Park Winterquarters, that split-apart, disjointed property not far from me, she assembled, broke, and routined 22 mixed lions and tigers in 5 weeks of relentless work. Her critics strove to deny what she'd done, but reviews throughout the season have the number at between 22 and 18. Anyone familiar with animal acts can attest to the many variables arising to alter the number--either up or down. Judy Jacobs says her father, Terrell Jacobs, worked 52 cats on the '39 RBB. Other say it was closer to 35. Bill Johnston saw Clyde Beatty work 43 on the Cole show, in '37. Outsiders say he didn't. The naysayers be damned--Mabel Stark did the work and left Baldwin Park with 22.

17 June, 2015 19:32

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