Show Church Girls Trained to o Battle in Squared Ring in b d 1 r 4 0 I A I y By ROY J J. J GIBBONS N. N E. E A Af Staff Correspondent CHICAGO Jan 15 That iL-That That Christianity Christian Christian- ity needs young women who can land landa a physical as well as a 0 moral solar plexus blow on Its enemies Is the considered considered considered con con- opinion of or the Rev D D. Logan Logun Loughborough assistant pastor and athletic director of Chicago's Sheridan Road Methodist Episcopal church Most Mot every night is boxing night for or the Sheridan road parish flappers while the boys gathered In their gym I suits form an enthusiastic gallery TIME SHOUTS REFEREE I Time I s the reverend refe referee ee and two queens of ot the ring trot to their respective corners ready for the fray ray Pastor In this corner proclaims Loughborough now In the capacity of oll announcer Miss Beatrice Jordon I Whereat Miss Jordon the parish featherweight star arises and bows And in this corner continues the tho Hendrick- Hendrick announcer Miss Jeanette seno se sen Miss Hendricksen also bows These girls says the announcer will battle six rounds to a de decision islon NO PAINT SPILLED The girls exchange smiles They advance to the center of at the ring and shake hands Then the bouts bout's on The young women emit wheezing noises They box well There Is much slugging and hair mussIng mussIng muss- muss Ing However r no paint Is drawn After a bit the referee declares the draw encounter a a. v Nobody says Mr l Loughborough ever gets hurt The gloves are extra well padded Boxing develops nerves and eye It makes the girl feel eel dependent on herself herself herselt her her- self rather than upon others for protection pro pro- This increases her moral stamina Also it beautifully Illustrates s the religious idea o of today expressed in womans woman's emancipation Its It's the best of exercises besides |