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Show I WOMEN APPLAUD AT BOXING EXHIBITION Pair Sox of Idaho Witness Fast Bout, Then Prepare Feast for the Crowd. It is evident from a roport from Rockland that Idaho women enjoy cleau sports as well as the men, says the Boiso Statesman. Tho Ladies' Aid society of tho Rockland church served n chicken dinnor preceding tho boxing match between Ross Ilolcombo, a local boy, and ' Yankee" Ruo of Burley, last week. After washing, tho dishes and preparing pre-paring for the serving of a lunch later, twenty-five of tho members of tho aid fcocioty attended tho bout and applauded ap-plauded as enthusiastically as tho men. After the result, ten Tounds to a draw, thoy again adjourned to tho church and served what wns loft from tho dinner, with fresh coffee, as a lunch, tho two meals notting a goodly sum for tho church treasury. Nick Collins of Boise, who Tofereod tho match, said: "The matcn at Rockland Rock-land demonstrated to mo that women like a clean athletic match as well as men. Those women wero perfectly delighted de-lighted with the affair, cheoring their favorite at every turn. And, say, thoy aro sonic cooks, too. And when you combino a good housowifo with a woman wom-an who en.ioys clean sport, you've got a mighty fine combination, in my estimation." es-timation." Rockland is a Httlo hamlet reached bv stage twclvo miles from Amorican Falls, and a domestic science demonstration demon-stration by tho University of Idaho extension, a fnrmers' school, a spelling match, a boxing match, and a rovival meeting aro all of oqunl interest. |