Show n Stribling Can Whip Dempsey Says Bride t Former Debutante and Society Belle of Macon Ga G Wants Pugilistic Husband to Knock Jack From Fromin Fromin in Under His Heavyweight Crown and Then Retire From Prize Ring m ny MILLARD U FERGUSON I Sp Special C t of o TIme Stan Copyright 1926 By The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated dated Press Association ATLANTA Ga April 10 10 Young year old year 19 bride the former society debu debutante tante tanto and belle of Macon Ga wants her young oung pugilist husband to win the heavyweight crown defend the title against all alt corners comers and then retire undefeated Most fost brides bride who have been married only four months would bo so fe tearful fearful of ot Injuries to their husbands that they would not go near the ringside but not so to with Mrs Ira Young Stribling She has complete confidence In tn her hue hus- husband's hus husband's bands band's ability to whip anybody In Inthe Inthe Inthe the world even en Jack Dempsey T TX FAN X She I Is ts an ardent fight tight fan and when follows follow up his reo re- re I cent coot decision over Jimmy SlatterY tn in New York by fighting Georges Carpentier Franc Frances France's orchid manIn man manin In Macon three thre months month henc hence his wIfe will wilt have ha A ringside seat eat She ho and Stribling's mother are arc the two o persons on most Interested In Ih he Carpentier bout which Is being promoted by Pa Pa and Floyd Fitzsimmons I r get Melted excited whenever I see Bee BeeSt e St Strib rib tight fight said hi lii bride but butof but of course Im I'm never afraid The Tb only thing I dont don't lito lite about prize prizefighting prizefighting fighting Is the knockout I 1 just cant can't stand them I 1 feel sorry even when Strib ts is I the one who Is I winning There Is something pa- pa pathetic pa pathetic about a II man who Is lying on the mat taking the count and trying 10 so hard to crawl to his feet feel You know that when h he gets up 11 nil alt dizzy hell he'll he h knocked yn doWn yn again And the more moe grit he be has and the more times time he h gets ets up tIme the worse 11 It it makes mat mat- mat matters mater teu er SHE slIe 1 IS QUiET kind-hearted kind all nil right put In Pa ra Stribling but dont don't get the Idea she's hes he's the hearted chicken chicken type She's She hes he's the quietest thing you OU ever er saw when Strib is In the t ring except except at the Slattery tight fight I think she would like to have ha seen een a n knockout that time Well ell yes I 1 would admitted Mrs Irs Striding Stribling You see I 1 didn't like Mr Slattery much anyway anwaY Ma says sas say that 1 six months before the birth of ot her pugilistic son she decided he was going to be the heavyweight box box- Ins box tn tog champion and that his hi lire lithas has ha been directed toward that end It would be just ju t too wonder wonder- wonderful wonderful 0 ful exclaimed his hia his bride over the prospect ct of winning the heavyweight belt Then Theet site Bhe added But every athlete ha bas lias his prime and then he starts start on the down hill bill When his best days das are over the thing thine to do Is to Quit undefeated If It possible ThaIs That's what I 1 want Strib to doA do A BOY nOl As A Clara Kinney society girt girl o of Macon acon b before fore she chose a a prize prize- prize fighter for a husband Mrs ling knew all about afternoon teas and bridge parties but next to nothing of boxing matches She had never b been en within hailing hailing- dis- dis dis distance tance lance ot of o a prize ring up to the time Stribling came courting a-courting a and she the r recorded them as rather horrid affair But Stribling made till ill 11 the difference In the world In her viewpoint This year old boy who may wear Dempsey's crown some om day dayIs Is not only quiet and gentleman gentleman- Iy ly but actually bashful After Arter meeting eting him hint th the young oung society bud was convinced that prize tight fight fighting light Ing couldn't t b be the brutal business she he had Imagined because was such uch a nIce boy To make doubly sure she sh went with Ma I to 10 see one of Stribling's bout bouts In Macon lacon and that fight ficht made her fall all alt themore tho the mor more in love lo with him I IOne i iOne One of o f the Interesting things about her Is that I she he Is the onlY person who can and does call Young Stribling Baby Taby She weighs only pounds anti and he Is the huskiest light heavyweight in the tho lie ring but he be i Is her bab baby just th the same and he ho never never utters a murmur of ot protest |