The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Boxing AND BIBLE
CLASSES Of B|DDLE
ARE COMING HERE
Philadelphia Millionaire
Plans Invasion Of Capital
With Mans Religion.

- J. Drexei Biddle. millionaire %.
S'otS leader and one Of the best ANA
sour boxers In this country, will invade
washington with his now famous Bible
glasses In which boxing and the Bible
are MADE Complementary attractions.
r r b!dole has already established
C'oIe classes In Philadelphia, , Wilkes
Darrc' Baltimore. Trenton. and Pitts
ou'sn. ana 10 now planning an invas-
Ion Of New York.
niooIe proposes to start the work
IN Washington and New York Just as
no mas In other cities by appealing
laight from the shoulder. He will
1.Ao the Bible student from the
SShenic class and put It into the red
O.oooeo class. showing that the reli9i.
mol moi,ycodna,sn %sn need not necessarily be a
NIhe THE classes will have their genesis in
Tn,~Y MSW York early In the winter. and
tNn'Que program has been arranged for
enc. enc ,cpenins night. The program will
same psrformers. % charIss TIIn.nf bai%ors: by the
on.nr o1SnSr IN the Philadelphia-Ch Chicago
yfsS@ company. will box three rounds
HNn Nun MI. Biddle. After the bout Mr..
follow him with a song. Mr.. Daimores'
Sne-way. is one Of the best amateur
boxers to be found in grand opera.
Sparring Partner Included.
Dalmores has faced the ph,ladelphia
society man for three rounds. "Phila.
delphia Jack" O'Brien, erstwhile aspir-
ant for professional heavyweight hon.
ors and Mr.. Biddle's sparring partner,
viii take the match up.
According to present plans, Mr.. Bid.
die will bring with him Daniel l..
Hutchinson. jr.. leader Of the younge:
set In Philadelphia and Biddle boxing
protegc. Against Hutchinson will be
pitted some sturdy youth picked from
New York's smart set.
Mr.. Biddle's methods Of popuiarizing
bible study will be the same hers as
they are In Philadelphia and elsewhere.
ne has made hundreds OF converts by
me practical application Of religion. He
has turned his beautiful. seventeen acre
estate in Lansdowne, Pa, over TO the
use OF his Bible students. Hundreds Of
them are to be seen there all summer.
= magnificent club house and an athlut-
ic ; neld 9th that cannot be excelled have
acuve charge. The huge Bible class
meetings at Lansdowne every Sunday
during tho summer are presided over
by him.
Startled Quaker City.
Mr. Biddle Is the son OF Edward and
CHuy OreXet blddle. He Is the present
head Of one Of the oldest families in
America. and he represents the inner
circle Of Philadelphia's most exclusive
set He Is Fellow OF the Royal Geo.
graphical Society. an author, explorer
ana lecturer. He Is thIrty.eight years
old.
After graduating from Heidelberg he
returned to this country, where he was
successively a reporter. q publisher. and
an author. His wife was Miss Cordelia
Rundell Bradley. Of Pittsburgh. Mr..
Riddle's daughter. COrdelia. is one OF
the most charming Of the younger set
II Philadelphia.
Held Boxing Matinees.
Tony Biddie first startled Philadelphia
society by his boxing matinees. When
he combined his boxing with his relig-
ion that sober city held its hands aloft
In startled amazement. His theory Is
to combine athletics and religion, 80
that the latter shall set high standards
for the former and thus show men In
general that there IL nothing OF the
Inollycoddle about follower Of the true
teachings OF Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was an athlete" said
Mr.. Biddle. He was one OF the great
est athletes In history. He was not
trained along one certain line to the
detriment OF his other abilities, but,
taken limb for limb and muscle for
muscle, Christ was superb specimen
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