The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

Paris, March 20.-Paris has been
wide open" TO glove fights these two
wears past-four-ounce gloves. three
minnie rounds, and knockouts to thrill
Iadies-in the name OF physical re
generation of Frenchmen.
In two years the French Federation
NJ Boxing Clubs-all specifying "BoXc
de Combat developed thousands
Of courageous. unscientitic young am
atcurs. who fight TO coma night for
medals and the admiration OF vast au-
diences. while half a dozen all-frencn
nromota.q renting Hippodrome. Ma
ri,nv Folies 9ergeTe (atter midnighD,
PowlInc Palace and certain circuses,
rave made 4 great deal OF money out
of numerous British pugs and Il te"
GOOD American professionals.
M these latter, Sam MacFea, col
orcd heavyweight. % years Old
scarce known 10 the American Rec'
ord Book. was among the hrst 10 ser
iously tap the Paris honey pot
Tales (true enough OF MacVea S
vast Partisan popularity, financial al
nuence. and easy Jobs in knocking out
French professional champions -uau'
cher or Rampazzi-for 5000 or 5000
francs good Ostend or BiarrltI gold
earned in three rounds, TO give the
Ladies' and gentlemen sight for their
money or 1900 francs for squeezing
tho Australian Lemon at the Paris
Hippoldome 10 five rounds, TO give inc
air of a combat, reached America ana
tempted many an honest bruiser Ill
the closing of our cities.
So when Joe Jeannette heard
straight that MacVea had actually
banked 100000 francs French savings
with the American Express company,
he came running to the supposed hon
e, not of Jaris Why, Jeanette had
already knocked out MacVea in New
York!
The match was waiting for him
20 600 francs 10 the winner and 5OUO to
the loserAand the French promoter
declares in Print since the fight that
no now has 100000 francs more en-
eacements for MacVea The inter-
ence is that Joe Jeanette might have
picked up this easy $4,000 had he
beat MacVea-whlch Is problem, as
You may CLEAN In the course OF tins
story.
MacVea has been rusting two years
in Paris, in easy and invariable knock
outs Ben Taylor, Frank Craig, Jack
Scales. Harry Shearing, Jewey Smith,
Herbert Synnott and BIZ Rickard. The
hest British heavyweights imported To
the gay capital
Jeanette felt'so sure in advance
that he began by giving delightful
training teas for ladies.
We may be proud that an American
Invented this new Paris fighting win"
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-
yides tea chocolate. whipped cream
and little cakes for ladies afternoons.
The fashionable ladies OF PARIS
could sec Jeanette train only on pre-
sentation of their tickets Tor the hght
itself-boxes $50, ring $50, parquet SlZ.
and balcony front rows SS. same IS
men-and certain afternoons the WIN
dcws on the livery stable court were
almost as gay with beauty as the an
cient Plaza Real of Madrid during
eentleman's bullfight. Up among the
harness, they looked down on Joe
brushing aside Gaucher and Lewis
without unnecessary violence, as
lady herself would keep back playful,
importunate puppies,
But. Langford, Ketchel, O'Brien, nor
young Corbett envy not the admira-
tion of a Marquise or grand-opera dan-
Ger for Joe Jeannette's artistic play
they bad seen Sans knochouts and