The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
JEANNE LAMAR FINDS
NO AMERICAN WOMAN
WHO Will FIGHT her
ny FRANK G. MENKE

ny FRANK G. MENkE
What is zee matt wiz zee Amer
can ladeez-can gay not fight, or VIII
gay not fight?"
Jeanne LeMar wishes to know. 4
Jeanne came to these shores from
sunny France some months ago for the 1
express purpose of beating up our
feminine population. But it can't be
done.
gay weel not fight-zay weel not |
fight" insists Jeanne. who, of course |
never has served in the role of Ameri-
can husband 80. I moost fight zea
Buff or zee Keelbane.'
Madame Jeanne is quite battler-
with husband, Paul, appearing as En-
hbit A.
See this carr" quizzed Paul "She
gave me that See these two front
teeth? Well dentist gave me these
after Jeanne busted UP the real ons
that were there"
No One Disputes.
France halls Jeanne LeMar. 10
pounds, as the champion woman boxer
of the world-and no one comes LOT
ward now to dispute it. Som etnlhs
like IS women of France thought at
one time or another that they could
hang kayo upon Jeanne.
But not so-not so!
Madame Jeanne, veteran or 10 pa,
ties with her own sex has scored 10
straight victories-seyen oil them VIII
knockouts.
Jeanne has been fighter from
babvhood-but fistic marvel only
since I married her." explained Paul
I,eMar the husband. He uses Ma
Gleason as his name for ring pur-
noses Born in Kentucky, OF french
narents. LeMar went to France years
ago There he met Jeanne-and mar
ried her when she was 10. TnaL was
10 years ago.
INV wife was always athletic ex-
plained LeMar She has passion
for athletics. Soon after our marriage
she began to beg me to teach hef DoA-
ing. | let her start on punching bag.
When she mastered the trick OH MT
ting | began to teach her how 10 poA'
Her success was remarkable.
"Ah. yes" broke in Madame Jeanne,
..ah. yes. Always was | fighfalre.
And zee box fighting-ah, Eat was zee
one zing | like zee most.
Takes On Opponents.
"In time Jeanne tired OF boxing only
with me-" continued LeMar. she
wanted to take on some woman poker
to test out her ability in real way.
was reluctant about it, but she insist
ed. So. in the end, | got her match
against good woman featherweight
Jeanne won by mile.
after that she started out to estab-
lish herself as the greatest woman
boxer in France-and also Europe.
She took on all concentrations
lightweights, middleweights d
heavyweights. 1t was the same story.
Jeanne won with ease.
And now | COON to America to
weep zee American ladeeZ-and gay
room away, walled Madame Jeanne.
Having conquered them all in
Europe. my wife was anxious to dis
play her fistic prowess before Amer
lean audiences" said LeMar. $50 we
came here. But Jeanne's ambition re-
mains unrealized We've heard much
about some American girls who are
clever at boxing. Jeanne challenged
them-but they must be deaf or can't
read. Anyway, they haven't answer
ed
Madame Jeanne wandered into a
view 1Oth dJuOty d lew WSChS dSo
and watched May Devereaux and Bet
ty Palmer in sparring exhibition
Holds Her Nose
90" said Madame Jeanne, pinching
together her nostrils when recollection
of that contest came to her. ZEE
was bull-terri-bull Gay say zen
girls is zee American women cham
Poems Gay ees Is pounds heavier
zan me But | fight eeder one wi;
zis right arm behind zee back"
YES. yes" broke in husband Paul
"If. Jeanne couldn't whip either on
of those girls blindfolded, I'd disowi
her Those girls-reported as Amer
lea s best-Iwouldn' last a full roun,
with Jeanne. My wife is a real RIM
woman; not show girl wearing tight
and gloves for publicity purposes"
Fees Get not too bad?" interrupte,
Madame Jeanne. Il come all zee wa
here 10 fight zee American women
and weel not fight; gay ees afraid
! do not care how beeg gay ees.
weel fight zee little ones or zee bee
ones"
Madame Jeanne has been keeping i
condition by performing at benefits i
exhibition bouts with her husband. H
is about 10 inches taller than the fiv
foot Jeanne-but that hasn't save
him from taking a series of lacing
Those who have seen Madam
Jeanne insist that she has speed. clel
crness and a wallop that some of on
topnotch bantams might envy
"Eeef | do not get zee fight wifi re
American ladeeZ soon, | shall figl
zee Buff or zee Keelbane 1t makes n
deefrence"
1t perhaps wouldn't.
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