The Washington times., 1927-07-29

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4 young ladies and gentlemen interested IN prizsight
mg = Mr. John Jackson alias Gentleman Jackson the best
lighter and aarOun athlete In England in the old days
The lines above written about this przefi
gentleman and the man that wrote them Lord Byron the
BYRON who vas lame tried to make up for II BY being ath
@ and sought exercises in which lameness caused By his
club foot vas not too conspicuous.
He rode and swami and Gentleman jackson probably
Knew enough not to hit him vary hard He went to Cambridge
University to give lessons to Byron and other young noblenen
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jackson who was champion Of England for eight years from
1870 70 1905 fought only three prizfghts Two he
with eaSe IN the third he fe docaed his ankle and broke
small bone IN his leg He could not stand and offered
finish the fight tied to chair but his opponent George
1nglsston, refused and won b. an accident.
One Of the greatest fighters Of the last century known to
the ring Msndoza the Jew beaten BY Jackson in ten
and half minutes Il was said to be the hardest battle for
such short fight on record
Gentleman'' Jackson was the fastest runner and the
highest jumper Of his day. and very proud Of the small feet
and Wedeyeoped calves that you in this picture After
three prize ring fights jackson retired and the men Of his day
amazed to learn that actually earned 400 or 500
pounds year, between 900 and $780,
That wouldn't seem much to Dempsey sharkey, say
nothing Of Tunney considering that jackson had for his
pupils Cnethrd Of all the young nobemen Of England
One purse for which he fought 400 guineas about
$1,000 side. friend put up Jacksons half Of the money
and generously gave both stakes to him when the fight was
over.
jackson lived to be ssvsnyx years old wore silk stock
ng - most regpendent scarlet coat worked in gold buff
knee breechsa white silk stockings and paste buckles his
dainty little shoes
he boxed with his two fists held side BY side in front Of his
chin i would have been pleasure for modern middle
weight to knock him out But had he been taught modern
methods he, undoubtedly would be the modern champion
living now.
Hs lies buried in Londons BrCmpton Cemetery under fine
monument which shows heavy lion "couChant" Noble
men paid for the tomb and their money better than the
verses they engraved on its as follows
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Twenty million people having listened the radio to the
latest big fight and the dollar nobility gentry Of our
day having paid million dollars see that fight and being
ready to pay million dollars to the fight fit
ting that Gentleman jackson should re-appear here.
however young gentlemen will study Jackson closely
they will observe that his calves considered better de-
veloped than his forehead
wasn't Gentleman Jackson lessons il prizeghtng that
gave Byron the reputation that has lasted Work to develop
your FOREHEAD and yOu safely leave the gore Of big
calves and the prize ring to others.