The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 9, 1933, Page 9

: 2 x \ uf AVUUAUSUCAAEOOCU CDNA AE EEA B = = = = = => = = => = HAUNT ANE i gH 7 Wuy \\W/omMEN By Madelin Blitzstein - : OWN through the centuries, beginning with ancient Greece and Sparta, continuing in the days of the Roman Empire and reach- ing its thrilling climax in the chivalric combats of the Middle 4 Ages, there has been one favorite theme-song beloved by poets Each in his own way these chroniclers of the human race have sung, “To the brave belong the fair,” not only because they themselves believed and in the triumph of physical prowess over other attributes, but because all about them they saw the most beautiful prizes in the feminine world surrendering to the charms of men who had proved themselves more powerful than their op- ponents. Today the time-honored phrase of the old poets is truer than eves. Not only do ladies prefer the strong, but it is the real he-man, the genuine bruiser, the fearless fighter who opce again is the sought-after ideal of the female of the species. The prize fighter has taken his place in the sun as a Don Juan, master of the art of sweet nothings as well as slinger of the telling sock. He is being entertained in wealthy homes. And, most important of all, Cupid brings him the anxious hearts of the most enticing beauties. Look at genial William Harrison Dempsey (Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler, to you). Jack had for his wife-the ravishing and popular Hollywood star, Estelle, Taylor, who certainly could have had her pick of any number of wealthy Romeos. Yet she chose And now he has just married the glamorous Hannah Williams, who took Broadway by storm with her “Cheerful Little Earful."” Only recently she severed a short-lived matrimonial experience with Roger Wolfe Kahn, the jazz- loving son of millionaire banker Otto. LANCE at the brand-new wife of Ger- many'’s Black Uhlan, Max Schmeling. She is Annie Ondra, one of the most feted and courted musical comedy and screen stars of gay Czechoslovakian stages. She is 23 while her young husband is 28, and it is whispered their romance blossomed at the National Library in Paris where the-fighter went to look for some reading heavy enough to satisfy his tastes. Think of the knock-out blow which the gen- tler sex dealt “da Preem” just before he took the heavyweight title from Jack Sharkey. Last April a London: court awarded Emilia Tersini, dark-haired and olive-skinned waitress, a judg- ment of $14,280 in a breach of promise suit against the Italian Behemoth. Primo Carmera had apparently wooed and won the damsel in 1929, had strolled off to the United States for unexpected: triumphs and had been foolish enough to send her letters of undying love. PNalty, do not forget the California Adonis, tall, perfectly-proportioned Max Baer, whose most constant conpanion since his knockout of Schmeling is no less a dish of F what Seater label pretty gitls, the delicate, feminine admirers despile : his lack of good looks. hi oC QC oe [oe 2 ‘ ‘ 2 "Hardly a béeuly, but Pri: WTA For an example of “to the brave belong the fair,” look at the beautiful Anna Ondra, Czecho- slovakian musical comedy and screen star, who has just become the wife of the powerful Max Schmeling. crave protection by the male. “The resulting situation presents a complete and striking parallel to life among -the higher animals. There the males are developed in the direction of size, form and fighting characteristics. They are endowed with highly-colored feath- ers and ample hair, attributes which are known biologically as the sec- ondary sexual characteristics in es. “The well-built and powerful male human being is the biological successor to the highly- developed and universally-attractive fighting male animal. Furthermore, according to biolog- ical theory, the male with the best display of strength, form, motion and color is inevitably slated to win the coveted female. “Among some animals, the females go sé far,as to stand by and watch while the males fight it out between-them. At the end of the encounter the females yield to the ‘blandishments of the tri- --umphant male. “The modern. woman's se- lection of the well-poised man as the ideal of manliness is a direct outgrowth of this trait in the animals. “Naturally the individual who was endowed with intelli- gence as well as fighting powers # came out ahead. In olden days he became chief of the: tribe and then eventually king, there- by assuring himself of any con- sort whom he desired, if only for\a fleeting period. Social preference has always de- primarily, on. man’s - successfully.” : ~-Why, Dr. Bolton. asks, did Mary Josephine Lauder, heir- ets to millions, become the wife ® world - and gets bility: to fight bis fellowmen sg 1 GU Many a ravishing beauty has permitted her name to be linked with that of Jack Dempsey, but it was Hannah Williams, with her “Cheerful Little Earful,” who followed the popular Estelle Taylor to Jack's heart. ” of ‘Gene Tunney, retired heavyteight king? Surely it was not the lure of the million he is said to have madein the ring, for “Polly” Lauder had everything money could buy. Nor could it have been the “bookc-larnin’’’ and Shakespeare enthusiasms of the man whose per- sonality is possibly the most reserved of all the champions. It was, believes Dr. Bolton, his fine handsome body, his strength and poise, which set him up to all other men as one to be respected and feared. Why else did Palm Beach wine and dine Jack Dempsey, who had no family tree, and why else did Lina Basquette, formerly of the Follies; Billie Dove, outstanding beauty of her type in the movies, and Lavon Vincent, beduty prize-winner, allow their names to be coupled with his as soon ‘as be was released. from his vows to Estelle Taylor? } ‘(OW Max Baer, fresh from his triumph over Schmeling, is the next prize. Boast- ing a wardrobe that would make any Beau VULNS M DT n com MLS) 00900 04800520080000 MUM an dsdne nts anant sett Ad da AATCC ATTEN ATT There may be nothing in the admira- tion of pretty June Knight for muscular Max Baer, because his wife has with- drawn her divorce ace tion, But here they are to- gether, in photo above. Brummel’s mouth water, possessed of a terrific have his pick of Holly- wood'’s chiarmers. He seems to have not only power, but grace and lithe- ness as well, “This so-called versa- tility of our present-day fighters," continues Dr. . Bolton, “‘is not entirely a new development, although it is just being tecognized. A few decades ago, when prize fighters were looked down upon, the champs were not all uncouth. “There is no better example to prove the opposite than James Corbett, known as ‘Gen- tleman Jim,’ who, though he had little educa- tion and may not have read as many books as Tunney or Schmeling, looked, in his best fight- ing days, like a slender and polite college lad, had good manners, was\ kindly in disposition and was blessed with a stream-lined figure. ‘Bob’ Fitzsimmons had four wives, of whom the third was the pretty blond actress and singer, Julia Gifford. And John L. Sulli- van, who is credited with the invention of the knockout in his famous bout with Paddy Ryan in 1882, took for his. first wife Annie Bates, called in her prithe ‘the most beautiful woman in Boston.” “Though Sullivan was a human tractor, he declared that he was as gentle as a kitten with women. And in spite of the fact that in his (Copyright, 1933, by EveryWeek Magazine—Printed in U. S. A.) The Dempseys and the Baers certainly have a way with the = ladies---and there's a reason! - punch, this youngster could ~ Max Bacr, latest lady-killer of the fight game—mwvd- example of woman's ideal through the ages. time boxing was frowned on as a lowly sport, John L. was the friend of the late King Ed- ward VII and received the plaudits of the re- nowned actress, Modjeska. He had free and easy manners, a gruff way of talking, but he was a high dignitary in the sporting world. After all, he was important enough to inspire a professor at Columbia University to write his biography. ee use reason why John L.'s name has come down to us is that he was a successful fighting animal. For the same reason everyone is interested in the doings of Schmeling, Baer, Tunney and Dempsey, to mention only a few. As for Primo Carnera, he has yet to prove his prowess. Today he is the champion and a very huge-sized man he is. By all the rules he should attract the fair sex. “Whether prize fighters make good husbands or not is a different story. Few of them have remained monogamous. Most of them have had several wives. But this can be easily explained by the fact that they are so much sought after by women and their temptations are far greater than those of the average husband. “But when a woman marries a prize fighter, she is not worrying about his qualities as a homemaker. Nor do I think it is his ability to make money that attracts her. She marries him for adventure, for she feels that with a con- queror at her side she will get it. In common parlance, the champion’s, muscles are the an- swers to a maidens prayer.” Not so many years ago people in- general looked upon the heroes of the prize ring merely as big, dumb oxen, possessed of superhuman “socking” power and an ability to “take it on the chin,” but completely devoid of those geat- ler attributes which are generally associated with courtship, love ‘and romance. But the tables have been turned—and with a vengeance. Where once the manly’ art was frowned upon by the law and the brawny boys forced to stage. their bouts away from the sheriff's vigilant eye, prize fighting now has the benefit of legal sanction, and the road to wealth, slory and feminine adulation is easy—tor the- good ones. ¢ : A gpl e 2 : HUH i