Judge, 1926-10-23 · page 12 of 36
Judge — October 23, 1926 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# "Cherchez La Femme" - Judge Magazine Sports Feature This is a celebratory feature, not satire, showcasing American women excelling in various sports. The headline references the French phrase "Look for the woman," inverting its typical use as a dismissive cliché about female involvement in scandals. The page profiles several female athletes with absurdist humor: the Klupp sisters won croquet doubles; "Susie Glutz" holds a tennis ball-bouncing record (3,689 times); Thelma Thutt dominates "clock-golf" (a putting game); Fanny Fietlebaum is an all-around "fender denter"; and Rachel Hoofit leads in competitive home-walking. The satire lies in treating trivial or invented "sports" with the same gravitas as legitimate athletic achievement. Judge is mock-seriously praising women's athletic participation while ironically suggesting their accomplishments are in comically minor activities—a backhanded compliment reflecting early 20th-century attitudes about women in sport.
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1» JUDGE Cherchez La Femme Our American Women Who Are Carrying Off the Honors in the Field of Sport VIVE LA FILLE AMERICAINE! This season, she has come to the fore in practically every branch of sport, with the exception of “Ring-around-a- Rosie” and “Tick-tack-toe.” JUDGE takes this occasion to say, “Girls, we are proud of you!” THE MISSES KLUPP “OUR” SUSIE Who, for the second time, carried’ away the American Doubles Honors in Croquet, with consummate ease, defeating such sterling opponents as the Zupp Sisters from Denmark. Susie Glutz broke her own record this year by bouncing a tennis ball 3,689 times without amiss. Vive la Susie! THELMA THUTT World's Lady Clock- golf Champion, for siz years running. (Left) FANNY FIETLEBAUM World's All-around Champion Fender Denter. Fanny's never lost a battle. RACHEL HOOFIT (Right) World's Champion Home Walker, who has held her own against all comers for the past two seasons. comicbooks.com