The evening world., 1914-03-04
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One Of AustraIia's Best Heavy.
weights Is Jerry Jerome, an
Aboriginal, Who Is Forty.
Seven Years Old.


pion In Australia" said .
Snowy" Baker as he poured out an
other glass OF water at lunch. I'VE
expect to ind him among thu
Aboriginal. We're very fond Of thu
AboriElnais In Australia. You know
they're the original australians. and
they are all right. They know their
place.
I'VE have Q testing camp now, and
veil develop some wonders. Why.
one Of our best fighters to-day 10
Jerry Jerome. an Aboriginal. Jerry
y forty-sevcn years old. and no can
nght like Q streak. Hes the hardest
hitter We ever had. And he never
trains for q fight.
The Aboriginals aren't like the
African negroes here. They're an
entirely different race. They're full
OF humor-good naturcd all tho time.
tho qualifications for q boxer, too.
Some Of them are magnificently built,
6lg mon.
They're absolutely game. They
cont know what 1t II to quit. he
fore boxing came In tho aboriginal
way OF settling disputes or Of play
Ing for gin (matching for drinks)
Was rather curious. Two Abortginals
would sit facing each other on . log.
Ono would take heavy club and
bring II down with all his might on
u Others head. Then he'd pass
Ia club over and the other fellow
would have his turn. They'd keep
thio up until one or the other fell
ca the log. The fellow who stayed
On won the gin.
ssTsHE Australian Aborisinals
j have the thickest skulls In
the world. The African
ns0o's skull II an egg shell In com.
partson. It's almost Impossible 70
hurt an Aboriginal with blow.
when they're fighting or being
clubbsd they laugh all the time.
!ney think It's a joke.
Very Jerome In forty-seven, and
rye soen him 90 out without any
training and run 100 yards In 10 rs
seconds. He has run In oven tine,
Ihero was another Aboriginal who
ran races for years and never was
timed slower than 10 seconds for q
hundred yards.
"Once Jerry fought another Abo.
rlgtnsl--a fellow With a great round
-
head SGT on his body without any
neck. and the thinnest legs I eveI
saw. His legs were DO thin he couldn't
DO any running. Those fellows nevel
train. anyway. Jerry gave him AT
would ssy: You'd better quit rish
now: I'm going to kill YOU And tn,
BIZ fellow would laugh and say: II
. killing you. Jerry He neveI
showed Q sign Of being willing I,
quit. HIS name II Black Paddy
and he y known a. The Smokes
Ir!.hnan Black Hssss pa paSd 49, y - ZOO
vhsoe AboriGinals don't seem 70 groy
olA or lose their strength. Jerry
a great ali-round athlete. Beside
running and fighting. he shoots. an
he's one OF the best shots In Aus
tralia. He's famous tracksr. toe
and . great hunter"
FITTING away from the Aborig
- nal. Mr.. Baker gave VI 70
details Of the sport In Australii
I'VE run lighting ON businci
basis, and It 10 recognised by II
government m a legitimate pursui
I had physical culture schools whs
went INTO II. was an all-rour
athlete myself. and an amateur boxe
In the Olympic Games at London
represented Australia In the swim
ming and diving events. and In DO
Ing and football.
conc day Mr.. Mcintosh dropped
at lunch time. ! was about to ha'
u 4 mutton chop. We divided the che
He had taken w. q vaudeville ctrcu
and II coniiicted with his boxing.
proposed TO sell out to me. Before q
chop was finished ! had purchas
all Of his boxing interests In Austr
liza for e 10000 ($ib0.o00l. took
word for everything-didn't even 10
At his books. And ] found that
vas tust as he represented. He h
covered his big boxing stadium ut
coat OF $4,000. and there was 9th
property involved, with the goo
yhu and his agreement not 70 vi
mote boxing In Australia tor
year.. Tho deal was completed
NJ minutes.
started out TO get Q concr,
onA brick stadium In every city q
make Q regular circuit, 90 that
0o0ld shift my boxers around. hi
I've In Melbourne, one In Sydney. {
Ia Brisbane and one In Adelai
Then ] began bringing In famous b,
ere from America. England q
France. We draw more money n
ft in any other country In the wo
Australia wants boxing. Every scho
bOy knows all about your Pacl
Mcfarland. for instAnce-proba
knowu more about him than any
y THE country. Racing 10 the gr
oDogt In Australia. but boxing cor
- Ioxt. Some Of my otadiums q
14ooo people. and u y not uncomu
70 have t1sem filled.
IAY AM after the best boxers
lf get. Mcfarland and Rite
Ny have absolutely agreed to &C
/ 70 Australia. ] offered Richie SIT
|, to nght . championship match
Y ~. ThlD viii go through. Of cou
4 \ 0voy111nl - y not beaten by "
o1e Murphy. 4 Aeaten chany
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