The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-26
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BASEBALL.
BOWLING.
FIELD-TRACK
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The most extraordinary fighter in
the world is beginning his first regu-
lar training for n fight for the middle
weight championship of the world with
Eddie McGoorty.
Snowy Baker the Australian pro-
moter, told about him the other day:
You are liable to see a new middle
weight champion after he fights Me-
Goorty," said Baker Il can promise
you he viii be the quoerest one the
world has ever seen.
His name is Jerry Jerome lie is
an Australian aboriginal as black as
sam McVey. Jerry is A. years old;
has a big pot belly like grass feel
bronchO, but he has the stamina and
strength of gorilla
ITO tell the truth. he fights like one.
He doesn't stand up like any fighter
you have ever seen, but crouches down
like an animal With his right hand held
out. He has no boxing style as we
know 1t, but fights with the wild clcv-
tIlltSS Vi al DONllS huHBdIth.
He was brought up in the bush, "a
we call the uncivlliZed Australian de3-
crts, and. | suppose. got to be a boxer
By lighting around at the travelling
bazaars that frequent the rural dis
triCts.
Jerome never trained n day in his
life He doesn't know what training
means. Before one fight we had to
take him bodily out Of tough road
house and hurried him to the ring just
in time To go on. He went twenty
hard rounds and won the fight.
Just before every fight he always
sits in the dressing room smoking a
black clay pipe and tells what he in
tends to do when he gets in the ring.
Every minute that the fight is on
Jerry keeps laughing ana grinning and
cutting up monkey shines.
The moment that the fight becomes
dull. or ceases To make him laugh. he
pulls off his gloves and quits. He does
this without the slightest shame.
Il remember one night when he WAS
lighting Pat Bradley, who lost a close
decision to Eddie McGoorty the other
night. Jerry just about murdered him.
never saw a fighter so numerically
punished. Jerry broke his nose; cut
both eyes until they looked like pound
ed beefsteak: tore one of his ears half
off. But still Bradley fought on. Aft
or knocking him down two or three
times. Jerry gave Bradley one disgust
ed look; tore off his gloves and walked
out of the ring. Of course the decision
had To so to Bradley.
Jerry hasn't the slightest idea Of
what money is. He can't count. re-
member how he came to my office one
night and asked me for c3. ] told him
this was too much. on. well. then,
he said resgnedly Give me &C.
II have tried several times TO per-
suadc Kim TO save his money for he is
growing old ana hasn't cent.
"'Oh, no. he says. i will spend IT
now and when am too old To fight
any more, ] will go back to the hush
and eat 'possums.'
1T has always been n subject of dis
cussion and conjecture as To what Jer-
ry could do If he were trained alonG
scientific lines. thought Of trying
this, but decided it would kill him -
try TO take off his stomach at his adj
canccd ase. But ! have sent him back
tn the bush To live. for few months
the old life among his people. Then
Will bring him back and have him
fight McGoorty. And assure you thai
McGoorty will have "A hard time hold
ing onto his laurels."