b'OK Corral continued from page 9He wobbledHolliday wasWell sir, a lot down Fremontsaid to be soof stories have Street towardthin from thecome down Third wheretuberculosisover the years he collapsedand theconcerning the and was dyin.drinkin andO.K. Corral In a matter ofall, that heshoot-out, seconds, Ikecould hardlybut you just Clanton hadbe seen, letheard the real fled the fightalone hit. Frankthing. But the and the threeMcLaury, instory doesnt remainingthe last secondsstop where the cowboys hadof his cowboygunfight quit. been woundedlife, had provedWithin the year, . . . but, thatsall that theoryVirgil EarpSwen, 1984Swen, 1984Swen, 1984not where theto be wrong. would be shot story ends.and crippled Two of thoseThat left onlyfor the rest of cowboys hadBilly Clanton,his life. Morgan not countedWyatt Earp the youngestVirgil Earp Earp would beMorgan Earpthemselves out yet, no sir, and Virgil Earp was the first toand the only one in either bunch who never wanted tokilled, and Wyatt would leave the territory with a wake of find this to be true. So far, he had not fired a shot. He hadfight in the first place. He would be the one to fire the lastdead Cowboys behind him. So, the questions still remain not taken part in the shooting at all, but he had drawn ashot for the Cowboys. His target was Morgan Earp, andafter all these years. Were the Cowboys really as bad as what pistol and was at the ready, takin aim at Billy Clanton, onlyhe managed to hit him in the shoulder makin Morgan fallhistory tells us they were? Were the Earps the upstanding to find that Morgan had gotten to him first. Now standingdown. Billy tried to get to his feet, but Wyatt and Morganand noble lawmen that legend tells us they were? And lastly, there, he felt a bullet tear into his leg. He fell some ten feetwhirled and fired together. Hit below the ribs, Billy Clantondid anybody really win at the most notorious gunfight in from Billy who was still shootin and a shootin. slumped to the ground for the last time. As suddenly ashistory, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral . . . I wonder? it had started the shootin quit. You could smell the burnt Now, Frank McLaury must have been a tough bird because,gun-powder and see the smoke drift off. Camillus Fly cameI must say that we know much despite his stomach wound, he was not ready to call it a dayout of his studio and ran to Billy Clanton who was still either. As his horse came running by, he too tried to grabtrying to cock his pistol. He even pleaded for more shells asmore about the event now than the long gun from its scabbard, but the horse shied againhe lay there dyin. Fly took the pistol away from Billy . . . andwe knew then (some 35+ years and ran off. McLaury drew his handgun only to find Docit was finished.Hollidays steely gaze and deadly six-gun eyeing him upago), but this is the way the from but a few feet away. They fired at the same time, but aIn just over half a minute, Billy Clanton, Frank, and Tombeloved legend was told by The third shot was fired at Docs left by Morgan Earp. McLauryMcLaury were dead. Doc Holliday, Virgil, and Morgan Earp crumpled, a bullet hole below his left ear, however, Frankswere wounded, and believe it or not, Ike Clanton and WyattOld Storyteller back thenold-shot did hit Doc Holliday in the hip. Its funny in a way, DocEarp, the archest of enemies, were the only two to survive the afternoons doins without a scratch. fashioned jargon and allMidwestern University [ Equine and Bovine Center ]We Are Your Veterinary Team.The Equine and Bovine Center is your source for comprehensive, high-quality, and affordable specialty veterinary services.Working as a team, Midwestern faculty veterinarians and students use the latest technology to provide a wide range of health services for large animals.Call 623-806-7575 to schedule an appointment.Midwestern University 5725 West Utopia RoadEquine and Bovine Center Glendale, Arizona 85308 part of the Animal Health Institute 623-806-7575www.mwuanimalhealth.comArizonaRealCountry.com December 2020 11'