Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
he began by giving delightful training


teas for ladies.
We may be proud that an American
invented this new Paris fighting wrin-
kle You find sporting English livery
stable man of Neuilly who appreciates
the value of the wealthy crowd you
bring him: So he turns the place over
to you, gratis, for training and pro-
vides tea, chocolate, whipped cream and
little cakes for ladies' afternoons
The fashionable ladies of Paris could
see Jeanette train only on presentation
of their tickets for the fight Itself:
Boxes, $50; ring. 500: parquet $12. and
balcony. front rows, IS. same as men:
and certain afternoons the windows on
the livery-stable court were almost as
gay with beauty as the ancient Plaza
Real of Madrid during a gentleman's
bun fight. Up among the harness, they
looked down on Joe brushing aside
Gaucher and Lewis without unneces-
sary violence. as lady herself would
keep back playful. importunate pup
pies.
But Langford. Ketchel. O'Brien-nor
you, Corbett-envy not the admiration
of marquise or grand opera dancer
for Joe Jeanette's artistic play! They
had seen Sans knockouts and liked
them better! They found training
slow.
''They don't bleed or fall senseless"
mourned the ladies. until kindly Joe was
constrained, finally. to roughhouse the
inoffensive Marc Gaucher. just to make
holiday finish ns1a for -. them Wasn't poor
manager invited him with tact. Throw
down your guard, Joe!' And the heavy
weight champion of France sailed in. But
instead of admiring the Americans tough
ness in taking punches all over the head
unguarded. the fair creatures argued that
the French champion must be weak!
HE can't break one of Jeannette's
teeth!' they shifted. Fortunately the
cellent.
1t was the same with the Paris public
at the fight. All Joe's splendid science in
jabbing MacVea from a distance in the
early rounds and clinging to him like a
1ong-lost brother toward the end was
lost upon the Paris multitude.
They rejoiced only in MacVea's straight.
short. terrific punches delivered from
close each time they sent Joe to the
zing uppercuts with which their Sam
misses all his opponents-even the weak
Ones-0ut of pure kindheartedness before
he works himself up to the connecting
knockout. MacVea did not miss jean
nette oftener than he missed Herbert Syn
mott; only he began trying them late in
the game. when the others splendid
clinging carried him safely to the time
of the last round.
Parisians could hardly understand their
Sans winning without a knockout. They
blamed the aged, gentle English referee.
appointed by the National Sporting Club.
for not dragging Jeanette out of his
(Jeannette's) continuous clutches by main
force. The editorial of the second sport
ing daily of Paris actually blamed Mac
Yea for tenderness. "If he let poor Joe
live. 1t was because his good darky's
heart bled to knock out brother negro"'
So, II the masses in the galleries
triumphed in the sober victory of their
favorite, the wealthy, fashionable sec
ton went off murmuring of an "exhibi-
ton" to bring them back to revenge
match.
In answer to this. the promoter came
out with the statement: Talk about a
combination is absurd. Had MacVea
not won. he would have been dead to
Paris. AS things are, have 1000 worth
of engagements for him.
Two days later he felt obliged to come