THE WORLDS CHAMPION CLUB SWINGER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue V, 29 January 1898, Page 136

THE WORLDS CHAMPION CLUB SWINGER.

HOW HE GOT INTO CONDITION, AFTER A BAD BREAK DOWN, AND BEAT THE RECORD.

Curley Williams, of Ray Road, North Shore. Sydney. N.S.W., champion club swinger. and who is shortly to make an attack on the world’s record, and who, in addition, in two months’ time goes Home to contest the championship of the world, with Tom Burrows. the present champion, gave the following particulars of his sudden break down and illness to a reporter from the •Balmain Observer, who waited upon him. He said: About ten months ago I went to Newcastle to make an

attempt on the world s record in elub swinging, and there was very little doubt in my mind or in that of my backers as to my success, but. unfortunately, whilst training I took a severe chill. The result was that on the following day I was very feverish, and was seized with sharp pains in my legs, arms and back. Of course, 1 had to immediately stop training, and I gave up all idea of the championship. 1 got over the first severity of the attack, but the pains in my limbs and baek stuck close to me, I can tell you. When they first came on they were sharp and piercing, and 1 felt them only at intervals. but finally they settled down into a dull continual ache which aiever left me a moment, and which pulled me down tremendously. Of course I tried the usual remedies. I obtained several bottles of rheumatism mixture from chemists, which, however, did me little or no good, and 1 used gallons of lotion and patent liniments with which my mates used to rub me all over for an hour at a time. After these rubbings down 1 used to feel brighter and better for a short time, but the effect was only temporary, and I always woke up next morning as bad as ever. You should have seen, too, how thin and weak 1 got. Why. it was as much as 1 could do to walk about. My face was a dusky yellow colour, and there were heavy black rings under my eyes, and I really felt as though I should never swing a club again. A sort of crippling stiffness now seized me, and at last I wa.forced to lay up altogether. I had been in bed something over a fortnight, taking all sorts of medicines, when a mate of mine persuaded me to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. After taking them for about

a week I was delighted to find the pains in my limbs and back were nearly gone, and I was able to get out of bed. Once up. the pills pulled me along wonderfully. My appetite, which had been very poor uuring my lied spell, was now splendid. 1 put on weight rapidly, and soon looked my old self again. It is a little over three months ago since 1 started to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills (I took about four boxes. I suppose, altogether), and when I tell you that I am going for the world's record in a few days, it is hardly necessary for me to say that I am completely cured. In fact, I am more than in good health—l am in the pink of condition, and though during my sickness my skin was rough and

patchy, it is now as smooth as a baby's, I feel almost absolutely certain, and so do my backers, that I shall be successful in my attempt to collar the championship of the world. I put down my grand and quick recovery from what looked like a s tubbornly chronic illness to the powerful curative properties of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and you may depend upon it I shall recommend them to my athletic friends on my club-swinging tour, which I intend to make all round the English-speak-ing world.

(Since the foregoing was written Mr Curley Williams has beaten the world's record by an hour and threequarters. swinging two clubs weighing over 31b 3oz each for 37 j uours.)