The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-20
A MARsuplAL puGILIsr-


WI WV NANNlhNNNt WIN To ~ AlNlA ". u 80.
mOuow Ills name Is Jack Gentle
man Jack and he has am unbrokgu
string ol victories lie is a Kangaroo.
10y birth, and for several year, has been
an Australian 10y occupation
Owing to the fac, lh.t his yoc1hu
larry Is exceedingly limited, the chances
are that he has not heard of the auction
which was held some months ago a.
the California club, and imaglnJs that
Hiram Cook will bc on the wharf to
offer him a match, In this, It course,
he will be yorcly disappointed, but the
chances are that lark will get along all
right aud manage to find three good
hearty meals a day
Owing g. the extreme youth Of the
klngmooHhc is only ; years old
there are a number II persons who oh.
iccl to his being lowered to the level OF
a prize fighter and maintain that he
should have been allowed to 80 I'm.
trained until he arrived at years Of dis.
erection, SO that he might choose his
own profession
As spaucr Jack is departure
from the rule, as applied to his race,
The average kangaroo fights with his
hind feet and does it in way that
would put Corbett to sleep in less time
than il took him to perform that kindly
act 10 John l., Sullivan In the bush
when he meets an antagonist he places
his front paws gently almost lovingly
upon the shoulders OF his antagonist,
and then quietly proceeds to extrcate his
interior architecture with a sudden and
energetic movement Of one of his hind
feet From this very effective method
Of self defense Jack has been pretty ef
lccuiycIy wcancd, but for all that he
cannot entirely disabusc himself Of the
French idea that feet as well as fists
were made by nature TO serve as wcap.
ons
Whenever lack appears in public
he is cool as nm iceberg lie never
acts ratified, and he is not at all dis
concerted by the noises made by the
crowd. Obvious to all else he simply
walks 10 his corner and as he takes
hi, seat calmly turns and counts the
house to see that none escape through
the box Office. In this he is said to
rescmblc Corbcu closely, bu, in his
STYLE Of fighting he is more like George
La Blanche. This latter is due TO
the fact that it has been noticed that
when hard pushed in hot rally lack
balances himself on the end of his tail
and execute, a swing with his hind feet
that makes trouble if he chances 10
land.
AT times when crowded lack uses
all four feet at once, and then his
opponent is compelled to look out for
squalls. Thus far his trainers have
been unable to induce him 10 wcar
boxing gloves On his hind feet, and as
he has never allowed anyone to cut his
claws he is at times little dangerous
Ills foot is something on the ord,r o
that affected by Uncle Hank, and thi
gives him reach that is bard 10 over
come.
A gentleman who saw Jack in the
ring IN Australia soon after he haC
fallen into the evil habit OF pugilsn
said yesterdays "Nhcn the umpire
called time the trainer went in anc
gave Jack q smash with the left The
Kangaroo seemed not to heed it in the
least but came back with both hand,
on the chest following 1t up with a toe
under the belt lbat sent the man tc
grass in jGy Jack returned to hil
corner and after clawing the air for {
couple Of seconds went ont again, anC
this time forced the fighting, gcttnl
home two on the ribs and regua
ringer on the left car lie spanec
splcndidly displaying good science
especially in the uppercut delivered
with The hind toe which he inyarabl
got home with good effect. At the enc
Of the third round he retired to hi
corner where, poised on his tail, he So
and recovered his wind, the pcrfec