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Show French Bantam Is Also Proud Parent (By International News Service.) PARIS, April 20. Charles Ledoux, bantam champion of Europe, who is about to sot sail for America to make a try for the world's crown, Is about the best family man the game over know. Ledoux Is twenty-seven years old. He has been married six j'ears nnd has two children a boy of four, whose name is 'Poupoussc," and a baby girl Just . two years old. Ho spends practically all his time with his children and hurries home after every bout, disdaining the suppers offered of-fered by his admirers. Ledoux was a cook in a Rue dc Ri-voli Ri-voli pastry shop when he entered tho game, and ho continued making cakes several months after ho became bantam ban-tam champion of France. "My father left a debt of 300 when he died," said Ledoux. . "He had not been in good health for several years and barely earned enough for tho family. fam-ily. "I set out to wipe out the family debL I wasn't much of a fighter at first, and some nights I didn't earn more than a dollar. Then it got to tie $5 and $10 a night as I improvod, but it was not until I beat Legrand ln 1911 and earned ?300 for that ono bout that tho family really got on its feet" Now Ledoux nover fights for lejs than $6,000, but he puts most of his earnings away In tho family chest. oo |