Show BEASTS THAT GAN CAN BOX london has a lon lion and paris possesses a kangaroo TIIE THE lattrel LAT STANDS ON HIS IS TAIL lie ile then uses uc all four fret feet and no iso scruples whatever against itil captain williams below the ho licit tio lions lion cloves well gadded cil just at the humanly manly art of lie do bense seems to be getting there on oil all roars four the I 1 li lion and the american eagle through their enta tives mr michell ll and mr corlett corett ere are not only donning their P 1 I gloves but bu t eve I 1 all the gangaro kan garo 0 i mul MII K the hatred haired lion or of ti ll e af african 1 desert I 1 e sert are re blon blowing ving 0 oft ll 11 their surplus lr L t of exuberant animal r spi liti 1 by knocking things galley alley west with I 1 lip BOXING 1101 the big mitte mittens ens taci there v have hare been bocim boxing stallions anil and boxing boking dog aogi but london BOW revels lit in tile novelty of it a boxing 1 lion while Parisia nl howl with elight us its a boxing kangaroo puts ennui to sleep of all the 4 incited doers hoers tile the kangaroo kan paroo is ig undoubtedly the oddest like jackson alasia goddord anil and other men inen noted tor for effective work with the gloved fist the boxing bariga kangaroo 00 oo hails balls from froin the antipodes and while he be nd ad mits peter jacksons claim to the austria ilan han championship among men lie doubt lets belie es with a modesty tic of nil all boxers 2 legged or 4 legged blat tk it lio lie can knock out any kangaroo that hops with four legs and a tail between victoria Vic torii and north austrelia Austral elii kl the talented kangaroo that has been de lintins lih tins barig parig of late it owned by captain Will williams ianis and seems deems to be its as happy m when hen he be inadi a good g cross counter on the captains jiw jaw as a new pupil who hits has just succeeded in punching ilk his boxing instructors nose and getting anny an ny without being belog killed ME ax 1 5 I 1 1 LA L A TIME the th kangaroos scientific nima name is gigan teus or giant kangaroo but he seems to lye be in fine fettle despite that fact lie is nearly 8 feet long from liis ills noso nose to the tip of ill liis big tail anil and when he raises himself on his long hind bind leg and tribes strikes a boxing attitude bo be is taller than a man the kangaroo seems to bo be particularly well qualified fled as LL disciple of the reality manly art for he forjin can easily stand on his bia big strong toil tail lait ox like a doveri with all tour four fret feet ile ho could also punch direct defect ivay with hit tail if there were a glo a on thc end of it for the kangaroo can strike quite quita n 11 hartl hard blow with liis his caudal appendage as many an australian dog adon knows s to his orrow borrow t the kangaroo boxes every day with captain williams billianis Will ianis at the comeau houi eau cirque in pari ile he lops hops into the ring as boncha bently as an old timer dons dona his big soft gloves and squats in ills his corner until time Is called then he leaps into the middle of the ring t hakes the captains land band in the most approved manner known to australian bueil lil l il s spars for an opening tor for at moment aud and then gees tor for the captain v as fiary fiercely as I 1 ox it if he be must most knock him out in tour four ia rounds coundi or lose the gate receipts ile he boxes at first i in n Y strict accordance dance with the rules laid spAr rixo TOR for arnd docu bythan by that noted inglish gentleman the marquis of but final in allyn ly a blow or two on the nose excites him so that from getting on oil its his car lie he gets up on his tail as ii ell and not only punches the captain vigorously with nith his gloved forefeet ore teet but also also kicks him below the belt with both nud and powerful hind bind logs leg the kangaroos wonderful tall tail also plays a prominent part in another trick that the antipodean boxer resorts to in hn his efforts to bist bi st the captain aill this tail is almost as strong and elastic as a bucel spring and when hen in a wild state stat ethe the gigut kangaroo can leap 33 feet beet on the burbace and f from rolli 7 to 10 feet in the air by spurning the earth A with ith both tail and hind bind legs this talent is used by the boxing kangaroo kans broo at paris in a very effective maimer when lie ho tails fulls to hit the captain with mith blows from the shoulder he leaps high into the air pounds the captain on top of the head as he comes doan n and then hops away aay out of reach with something a broad gria on his good natured face it BOTH FEET when tho alie round ends end the kangaroo leaps back to his corner comer aud looks down on the audience as it if to say the captain thinks hes bus quite it A boxer but thires nothing in particular parti ciLlar tho the matter with roe me is the boxing baling lion is the latest novelty in london aig and it seems more appropriate tor for tho the king of bea beasts As to enter tho the boling bo ling dug artna art na than for or an I 1 kangaloo kang kanga aioo joo to poso as a fighter the boxing lion is mid to ta be b a fu full I 1 I 1 STO mown M own specimen pec imen of his race and as his temper Is a trifle below par ho does not meet all comers but confines his bis at attentions tent ious to his tamer is i boa ways sees that the glo c es s are well padded FARLE EARLE 11 |