Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08
GEORGE AUGER DEAD
Largest Man in tlle World Claimed
by Dedth.
YOU SAW Rim IN THE CIECUS MAYBE
His Aim in Life Was to Make People
Happy--Aas Travelled With Circuses
Through Fhis Section.

giant you saw last year at the circus,
stalking across the tanbark, side by
side with his little old pal, Jimmy
Doll, writes Joseph Van Raalte in the
New York World of Saturday.
Jimmy used to envy the giant. Lit
tie Jim had to crane up at life from
the dizzy height of thirty-three inches
while George surveyed the Passing
Show from the silk tiled altitude of
eight feet four inches.
The giants career wGs q shining
example Of the manner in which hui
man being can overcome the cruel
handicap of an abnormal physical
makeup and mingling in the current
of everyday life. achieve q modicum
of happiness end contentment, much
love, admiration and respect.
The tragedy of it all was that in
his heart, the flame of ambition burn
ed as bright as ever it flared in any
mans life. The last thing on earth
he wanted to do was to tramp down
the main street of the world at the
head Of circus parade with his band
blaring and the youngsters, pointing
grimy fingers, calling to their fellows
to Hurry up and see the Giant"
1t would have been a simple mat
ter for George Anger, feeling as he
did, to have sulked in some seques-
tered byway, out of the dust and the
heat and the noise, dragging out his
days in interpretive, bitter COM
plant concerning "the casual Jest of
a bored Cod"
But that wasn't his style. We may
say of him, now that he is gone, that
he was a man, every inch of him, and
therefore very much Of man. It's
a tribute we'll deserved.
What does any of us know of the
history of another mans bread? The
giant in the circus was the last man
OH earth you would have supposed was
unhappy with his part in life.
81 got thinking it over" he said to
me one time, "and it occurred to me
perhaps the best thing I could do was
to play the part as best could and
make as many people happy as posi-
ble."
So that's what Wen say of him
here; that ne spent his days on the
sidelnes, making people happy--mak-
ing youngsters laugh, and in that
fashion. 'unedged the scythe Of Time,
that the thieving years might not
harvest wholly an memory # unpleas-
ant hours"
Trouble Started When a Baby.
Ever since 1 was six years old"
he said, 81 have spent my life stoop-
ing and crowding. Did you ever real
ize that I am doomed to walk about
all my days in world to which I am
out of all proportion? This is life
for the ordinary sized man. Drop be-
low the average scale or shoot as far
above it as have and you're going
to come into contact with the sharp
corners you never knew existed"
You see, he was a bit of a philoso-
pher.
His trouble began when he was
three years old. They told him one
day he was too big boy 10 sit on his
mothers lap. She was only a slip of
a lady, little over five feet.
81 wanted to cuddle up and play
baby" George told me, "but couldn't"
His difficulties augmented when he
started to school.
II had a kindergarten mind" he
said, land the frame Of kindergar-
ten teacher. The children used to fight
shy of me. They got off in corners
and stared You might say I began
to be misfit when I was about six
years old and I've been misfit ever
since.
Told to Hit Fellow His Size
at got so uncomfortable for me at
school 1 had to leave. The children
used to tease me. One time l struck
q boy who was annoying me and, be-
lieve me, 1 was shocked when he
whimpercd: why don't you hit fell
Ter your own size?'
81 was about fourteen then, and I
measured six feet three. I've never
been able to find a fellow Of my own
size. That kid probably didn't real
ize the job he gave me-"
Doors were too small for the giant.
Desks were too low. Beds were not
long enough.
Nothing he wore could be bought
ready made. He used a II boot and
a size 20 collar Somebody stole his
overcoat one time, in Della Moloney's
boarding house. He advertised its
loss, stating it was six feet long and
would make a good tent.
He used to recount, in facetious
fashion, details of his courtship.
III only Week.
THE girl used to get up on q lad
der TO kiss me-" he said. And I
never got any enjoyment in holding
my wife on my lap because she was
always afraid of falling off. She was
only five feet six
He left his home in Cardiff, South
Wales, to join the Queens Regiment
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