The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
DlNED THE FIGHTERS. TOO.
And After IL All, Mrs. LadenburalS
Guests Slept in Her Home.

Guests Slept in Her Home.
New York, Nov. d.-Not tor long:
time have the New York society foIk
found such sweet morsel to set
them talking breathessly. as THAI
furnished by Mrs. Adolph Ladenburgtf
entertainment of six professional
prize fighters at a Halloween partr
last Saturday night.
At first those on the outside sup
posed the boxers were there to mere
ly entertain the guests-much as In,
those cases where society folk have
provided cute" monkeys or formid
able gorillas to adorn their drawing
rooms on festive occasions. Now.
however. it is known that the fighters
sat down to dinner in the Ladenbure.
home, and when dawn had came, max
ing lights. brilliant through the night.
look sad. and all merriment was over.
that they slept in the richly immacu-
late Ladenburg bedrooms
The six boxers, members OF the
Hamilton Athletic club, following their
exhibition OF the manly art OF self-de-
Tense in Mrs. Ladenburg's barn.
though wearing sweaters and ordk-
nary clothes, and with bruised faces,
were made welcome at feast In tho
dining hall of the Ladenburg home.
They sat down to a repast the like
| OF which they had never seen befors.
and, coached by Joe Humphreys, whm
| refereed the bouts, and Brinton Buck
walter, young society man, who acts
as secretary to big Bill" Edwards.
street cleaning commissioner, they did
their mightiest to remember the table,
manners as laid down by there
sponsors.
AS to the fight, two bantam weights,
clever boys, who have fought in pre-
liminaries before the big clubs OF
Manhattan and Brooklyn. went on In
the first bout, and for six fast rounds
mixed 1t up as lively as II their aus
dience was composed OF East Side
fight fans. Joe Humphreys, wearing
a Tuxedo suit, did the announcing ana
refereed the contests, and to spare.
the women guests any Shocking
sights repeatedly warned the boxers
to go easy and not slug.
The women in the audience, attired
in evening dress and wearing furs
thrown over their shoulders, cheere&
the fighters as they ripped in body
blows, sent over right and left drives.
swings and landed uppercuts.
Humphreys attempted to explain
the blows as they were exchanged
but the women were keyed up to ID
high pitch of excitement from the
moment the gong sounded and seemed
, to appreciate every move made by
the fighters. The first bout which
Humphreys explained was an easy
draw, was loudly cheered by the wU-
men, who crowded to the ringsids
and shook the boys hands
Several of the women were UNI
nerved by the encounter, but all
stayed for the final bout which WAS
an even affair from start to finish
| After the bout the boxers, who
dressed in the saddle rooms of the
barn, were escorted to the house.
where they were Toasted until the wee.
, hours. When the festivities were
! ended, it was found that there was
no automobile to transport the pugi-
, lists and their seconds back to the
city, and thereupon, Mrs. Ladenburg
! invited them to stay over until the
forenoon.
The boxers accented the invitation
and long after daybreak they we're
, escorted to their rooms by liveried
r servants. Sunday morning they were
t breakfasted, after which they rambief
! about the beautiful grounds, and in the
, afternoon they were driven to the
Westbury station in the society mat
! ron's carriage.