Judge, 1924-03-08 · page 5 of 36
Judge — March 8, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page contains two distinct pieces: **Top section:** A poem titled "Perfect Understanding" by Clarence E. Harvey, followed by brief prose about "Soak's" new "hootel" and an assignment for a city editor to cover an Oriental dance performance. **Bottom cartoon:** Titled "If Prize Fighters Trained on the Tennis Courts," it depicts men engaged in exaggerated, violent physical combat on what appears to be a tennis court. The humor relies on juxtaposing refined, genteel tennis—a sport associated with upper-class recreation—with brutal prize-fighting violence. The caption quotes suggest spectators commenting on the "luck" involved, sarcastically treating the violent scene as if it were legitimate athletic training. The satire mocks either boxing culture or possibly the contrast between civilized sporting pretense and underlying aggression.
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Perrect UNDERSTANDING Ir my arms you often lie; And gaze into my face above; You whisper sweetest words of love; Your glances tender, but so shy, When in my arms you lie. In my arms you often lie; You swear you've never loved but me; You vow eternal constancy; But then we know, both you and I, That in my arms you lie. CiaReNcE E. Harvey. rnd Soak’s last new hootch turned out all right.” urprised him, eh? irprised him? Why, man, it staggered him.” Tur AssiGNMENT “Jones,” said the city editor to a reporter, “Wriggoletta is giving an Oriental dance to-night. I want you to go and cover her.” Z, IF PRIZE FIGHTERS TRAINED ON THE TENNIS COURTS “Well played, Mr. Kelly.” “Luck, Mr. McGuire; pure luck!” comicbooks.com