Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25

held in all parts of the world of which most people
y The that such and such per-
has the championship in pie-eating and the
fact that this individual really entitled to be champion
rarely the readers mind Yet host of these record
makers exists of them unknown and almost all Of
them unsung.
The cl-shaving champion of England possibly
of the world is Robert Hardie, Manchester barber.
Hardies record Of shaving five minute and
years but long the cham
pion of the thought he would try for and
better mark, he shaved six men in minute and 20
seconds.
Now he challenges the world offering bet of 500
pounds sterling his money by anyone who
match him either quick shaving bindfold shaving.
Barber Hardie can shave man, no matter how
harsh his beard in IL seconds he will let himself be
bndfolded and then make clean job of it 27 seconds
Besides these feats which are accomplished with
ordinary straight Hardie will give any per-
fecty satisfactory shave with carving knife in As
onds with pen<nife in % seconds.
sight of $50 calmly putting pipes and
seated tables with judges watching every is
strange but it be in Dublin Fire The rules
the champion the pipezsmoking
world are that each man be provided one-eighth
of tobacco that he furnish his pipe to be
passed by the judges before being loaded that the
pipes be filled only and that 40 seconds be
allowed lighting up with relighting permitted The
who makes his pipe last for the longest period wins
the championship Two hours and - minutes the best
last year and the champion Thomas Woods,
a painter by trade and smoker by choice
Jean Rcaud, market porter, holds the weight
carrying championship of Paris for 1941. He carried in
large sacks filled with very heavy merchandise Ricaud
by supporting burden of approximately 900 pounds
his shoulders The distance he about 60
yards his time So seconds
Messers Harry jackson and Peter Maclaren, both Of
Sydney Australia hold tree-fellng championships.
jackson in a recent exhibition cut through tree So
inches circumference in one minute II He
also sawed through tree rs inches in grth in two min
ues and y seconds The two partners won the double
handed championship by scng through a tree rs
inches in circumference in AZ seconds
Perhaps no has topped Johann Ketzer's gas
tronomc record The centegay of his birth recently
celebrated with great gusto Munich beer cellars and
sausage restaurants Ketzler son Of poor Munich
shoemaker TO fame because appetite His
prodeious powers of eating made him a legendary and
heroic figure all Germans because his gargantuan
appetite had completely dsoreanized the army commits
sary King Ludwig released Ketzler from his military
Later he given the official title Champion Eater
Of Bavaria" by the Royal Council
Although porter by trade, Ketzler actually earned
his living by winning bets eater Among his famous
gasronomc feats eating liver dumplings at
single meal so liver sausages hours ordinary
in hour and So minutes three geese
weighing 10 pounds in two and half hours POO fried
potatoes in three hours and or roasted whole and
weighing 1000 pounds in - days
on another he house worth 600 marks
by consuming mixture Of 20 portions Of calves lungs
and ten portions OF sauerraut washed down with two
gallons OF beer hour last and
most famous feat TO three pounds dry hay in
hours
Nearly 4O years ago the Central Shoeblack Society Of
London, England. inaugurated "A championship contest
among its members and competition has been held every
year since Gut OF some % boys VINO constitute the staff
Of the organization chosen represent society
The boys themselves vote for their favorites They take
pride their work and they believe they have become
expert enough 10 compete they celebrate putting
the entry blanks Three are taken into
consideration They time, quality general style
the work done The match judged by public
officials presided by officer polish con.
who awards the prize
The takes place every May and the conditions
the those prevailing the streets that
the boys direct from their stations ordinary
shoeboN equipment 10 enter the contest
A gold medal which the championship carries is held
for year only bat the gold goes with the
medal the winners absolute property Three other prizes
the honor Of holding the gold medal is
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