The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
in MALE GARB;
PRETTY LASSIE
ATTENDS FIGHT
RingSide Men Stare When She
Cries in a Treble Voice:
"aet Busy.

~ WIS III lne FTauklO AEMhnuS-
Howard McRae boxing bout At Glou-
cester, tho other evening.
The boys were sort of loafing on
the job and not mixing things TO tho
approval Of tho crowd.
Suddenly a treble voice lifted itself
above the din Come on &C, busy
and give us fight"
There was no Disgusting bat voice
st belonged to no member Of the sex
which generally holds exclusive sway
at such an event.
The Gloucester sports stilIod their
racket In an instant. They forgot the
battling figures in the ring; all faces
were turned in the direction from
which the call had como.
What the Crowd Saw.
They saw slight figure In male at
tire, except that sweater coat was
turned away from low-necked shirt
waist A mans cap WIS pulled down
over face that even with this draw
back showed up MS nightly pretty 10
those sitting near by.
The girls form was forward on the
edge Of the seat; she was so inter
ested in the bout that she failed, at
first to realize the interest she had
created by her shout. Then. suddenly.
Rhe saw that everybody was gazing in
her direction. For a few minutes abe
was covered with confusion. but very
quickly gained her coruposure and gave
herself UP to enjoying the evenings
entertainment
When the fight was over the girl,
the collar OF her long coat turned up
and the visor Of her cap pulled well
down. tripped from the hall with two
male companions. jumped into an
awaiting automobile and vanished into
the night
Fathers ''Best PAIL
Tho surmises MS to her identity sot
all Gloucester by the ears. Some had
1t that she was member Of the Glou-
cester summer colony; others stated
that she was a daughter OF family
prominent in the Fishing Ciy's high
est social circles.
Both surmises were wrong. She was
Miss Alice Atkinson, daughter of NAL
colin Atkinson, a prominent business
man OF Ipswich. Her father STYLES
her my best pal" She has hosts of
friends among both sexes of the Ips-
wtch younger set, and Is very charm
ing young lady.
Miss Atkinson has just turned her
eighteenth birthday. and is noted for
her proficiency in athletics. Her dark
brown hair Just matches her brown
eye. She is not large girl, but i'm!
presses one as having muscles ex-
ceptinnalW we'll co-ordinated. She
moves with exquisite grace and never
has known an III day. This. she at
tributes to her activity in the gymna-
SUM. in the water and in all out
door sports.
Excels as Swimmer.
AS swimmer she excels. Her
friends tell Of her jumping overheard
from launch, fully clothed. TO rescue
kitten that had fallen overheard
Upon another occasion she was swim
ming with an Ipswich boy. who sud
denly became exhausted. She towed
him over 200 yards to the float. She
is a member NJ her high school foot
ball team. and when the boys need
another player for any position in
game OF baseball they call on Miss
Atkinson, and know she'll put up
rafting game
You see. it's this way" her father
told reporter. alice is my Oldest
child; in fact, the only one who is old
enough for me TO make a pal Of The
result has been that she accompanies
me nearly everywhere | 20. We're
real comrades, and Alice seems Ia prc-
fer my company to that OF any one
else. | accompany her 10 tho thinEs
which she wishes 10 attend. and ne
goes with me 10 Sc the things which
enjoy"