The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-27
MRS. PARKER WILL BOX.
Wife Of Denver Pugilist Plans Novel
Career.
Denver News.N

The most bewilderingly pretty girl
you can imagine. Fair skin, with the
color coming and going in her cheeks
IN way most distracting to the pulse
yellow hair, and daintiest of figures.
her mouth has the curves Of a baby.
and she is, altogether, the picture of
a charming young girl, with no touch
OF the professional.
This is Mrs. William E. Parker. wife
OF Kid" Parker, the professional prize
nghter, who will soon go on the stage
as professional boxer
Mrs Parker has boxed in an ANA
flourish way more or less since she was
married, but it was not until about
four months ago that she thought seri-
ously of making il a fine art. She then
took it up, with her husband as in
structor, and is working very regularly,
expecting to appear some time early in
the fall. Her first exhibitions will be
given with her husband. but she hopes
70 make boxing so popular for women
that others will enter the field and
give her an opportunity to meet her
own sex in battle. She found there
were several women boxers in the east.
and she considers it the finest kind of
physical training for them. having all
the fascination of fencing and an its
advantages
Why, it makes you stronger in the
arms, broader chested. lighter on your
feet, quick witted. and I am so fond
OF the work and exercise that I de
light in every minute that I am train
ing Mrs. Parker exclaimed; then
threw her head back and laughed at
her own enthusiasm, which made her
more adorable to look at than ever, as
you caught glimpse of her white
teeth and the sparkle of her eyes.
I am fasting this week. and though
this is only the second day, and the
one supposed to be the most trying. I
feel splendidly. I do this about once a
month, and it keeps me in the finest
condition. We have just returned from
the east, and while there Mr.. Parker
and I took a course at Bernard Nc
Fadden's, and he, you know, does not
believe in people eating so much, and
advocates fasting quite frequently to
keep in good form
How do L spend my day? We get up
about o'clock in the morning and
leave about for a six-mile walk. After
we come home 1 take dumb bell and
wand exercises, lasting about fifteen
or twenty minutes each. Then comes
rest and breakfast at II, which is
really our dinner. Another rest. and I
take bag punching and sparring, spend
ing not more than fifteen or twenty
minutes and a rest.
AT ( p. m. comes more dumb bell
and wand exercises, lasting fifteen min
utes, cold shower bath and rub down
Then follows supper. which is a simple
meal, usually of some cereal, and some
times cold meat, though we neither of
US eat very much meat / never do
more than once a week. with perhaps
fish OF chicken on Friday. I never. eat
but two meals a day, and have become
so accustomed TO this regimen that 1
never care for more"
While she is fasting Mrs. Parker
drinks all the cold water she wants.
and sometimes the juice of an orange
or a glass Of lemonade.
That Mrs. Parker is not a woman Of
ordinary character viii be readily IN
derstOOd when il is known how well she
has stood the rise in her worldly for
tunes. When she married Mr.. Parker /
he was selling tamales on the street
and earning a frugal livelihood. When /.
his bility as an athlete was recognized /
and be trained and became a well
known prize fighter and earned hand +
some sums. Mrs. Parker's first thoughts
were TO buy a comfortable home. So i
he first money that came Vas given IN (