Evening star., 1925-10-27


lish language was far from perfect.
the professor proved himself an ora
tor as well as a dueliSt. Throughout
the engagement he interspersed his
thrustS and parties with sidelghts on
the art and history of swordsmanshlp
and bemoaned at great length the
popularity enjoyed by the box
while exhibitions between eXpoHents
OF the fence" draw hardly more than
a handful Of spectators.
Ring Gladiators Scored,
GIadiators of the ring came in for
a lambasting by PaveSe, who demon
strated. to his own satisfaction at
least, that IL is much more desirable
to be poked in the RIBS with a foil or
whacked over the head with Saber
than to be punched in the nose with
a flve-ounce glove loaded with dyna-
mite" According to this foil artist.
the American game of turning two
heavyweightS loose in the roped arena
with orders to sock each other 70
sleep as soon as possible puts French
duels and Spanish bull fights in the
afternoon tea party class.
Even though the blood failed 10
Gov, as It often does in the prize ring,
aud the contestants were confined to
a small space on a rather slippery
stage. the PaveSe-Jones Setto was not
without it's exciting moments. Taking
the offense from the start, Pavese had
his opponent calling ''touche' with
great regularity. BY some members
Of the audience this was translated to
mean two shaves" But then, lockers
on at sporting events do not always
act as mannerly as they might.
One of Two Women Leaves.
One member Of the gallery, who
evidently had taken a tonic, so far
forgot himself as to call out several
times in a foreign tongue, evidently
swearing at the fencers or the referee.
for each time there was general
chorus of Throw him out" and after
one particularly loud outbreak one or
the two women in the crowd suddenly
decided she was needed at home.
Jones seemed to have the worst Of
It in each of the four four-round match
es and, besides sliding all around the
stage, had the misfortune OF smash
ing his saber when making a par
ticularly vicious slash at his oppo-
nent's mask. The referee got as much
of a workout as the two principals.
the narrowness of the stage making
it necessary for him TO keep moving
tISt tdhc IL lew Ol Tic OiO"o lbe1s
the combatants aimed at each other.
a course in Italian is recommended
for all reporters who attempt to COW
er fencing exhibitions In the future.
Inability to understand the speech
used in julius Caesars country put
the press at distinct disadvantage
when. near the close Of the match,
just before Prof. Pavese undertook
to defend himself against the foil with
the poniard or dagger. the champion
of the art of fence" threw his Eng
lish aside and launched himself on a
10-minute Grafton couched in the
smooth flowing phrases Of his mother
tongue.
What Prof. Pavese was saying was
a mystery. but there was no doubt
that it didn't suit every one present
when one of the cash customers rose
to his feet and began hurting invec-
tive at the professor.
Not Worried by Words.
But mere words could not injure
this doughty warrior. and Pavese
promptly told his antagonist where
he could get off, and calmly con-
tinued the battle of swords. Those
who weren't in on the "know" were
looking for riot. but the professor
evidently had handled the situation
with tact, as the entire audience. with
the exception Of the discounted per-
son, seemed to think 1t all q good Joke
A pertinent remark. SOS your old
man." contributed by youngster in
the balcony. no doubt, poured oil on
the troubled waters.
Hoping to unraveI the mystery on
the way out, the representative Of the
press waylaid a snappy young Sicil-
ian, who looked as though he might
"spick Englis," and inquired what the
row was about.
He laughed and showed his teeth
and told all about tin Italian.
Harry CLANCY of Cincinnati, cham
pion relay swimmer, Is training for