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Show Poet and Pug to Box Social- Cable to The Tribune. PARIS. April 0 Maurice Mae'ter- . Ilnrk, the famous author of poetic dramas. Is to appear In the prize ring with Gcorgcn Carpon-tlcr. Carpon-tlcr. Not In a light to a finish, but . In a short contest for the benent of charity, and Pari3 Is on the tiptoo of PNpcctancy. Maeterlinck la a very clever ama- teur boxer. Recently young Carpen-- Carpen-- tier' met -MnVilerMufk. Tire pdet expressed ex-pressed a desire to don the mitts and Carpcnttcr accommodated him. Car- pontler, when ho recovered from his . surprise at Maeterlinck's showing, congratulated the poet on his work. Maeterlinck laughingly asked Car-pcntlcr Car-pcntlcr If he would appear at an exhibition he was giving for charity. Carpontler consented, but stipulated that Maeterlinck must be his opponent. oppo-nent. This was agreeable to the dramatist, and now Paris Is looking forward to the appearance of the poet-dramatist' In the role of pugilist. Another turn the same night will be between Tristram Bernard, a" well-known well-known playwright, and a professional boxer. |