Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-13
BILL nYE ON BoxlH c,
Illustrated By Personal Expsri-
ence in the Manly Art

ltluESbraIeu Dy Fersouai 1At'1A'
ence in the Manly Art.
1 have just returned from
Ie two handedtournament with
bves. l have filled my nose
ID cotton waste SO that / shall
soak this sketch with gore as
Rrite, I needed a little health
exercise, and I was looking
something that would be full
vigorous enthusiasm. and al
same time promote the health
Cow OF blood to the muscles
lis was rathar difficult | tried
st everything but failed. Be-
sociabls being Goke) !
Unted other people to help me
rcise, or 60 along with me
len 1 exercised. Some men
go away to a desert isle and
e fun with dumb bells and q
Iisontal bar, but to me it would
I'm dull and commonplace after
thile. and / would yearn for
IRE humanity. Two Of us
billy concluded TO play billiards
we were only amateurs, and
owner intimated that he would
nt the table for the Fourth Of
", 80 we broke off in the middle
Fhe first game, and | paid for
Then younger brother said
had a pair Of boxing gloves in
room, and although / was
Ter and had longer arms, he
ibid hold up as long as he
lid, aud / might hammer him
III | gained strength and finally
we'll l accepted the offer
Eause / had often regretted
I | had not made myself famil
with this art, and also because
new it would create thrill Of
crest and fire me with ambi-
d, and that's what a hollow
ID invalid needs TO put him on
road to recovery.
rhe boxing glove is a large. fat
Item with an abnormal thumb.
a string at the wrist by which
tie it on, so that when you
i il to your adversary he can,
swallow it and choke himself
|lhad never seen any boxing
ives before, but my brother
d they were soft and wouldn't
It anybody. So we took off
be OF our raiment and put
I'm on. Then We shook hands
BIT was TO show that We we're
buddy, and would not Stay each
er. NY brother is a good
II younger than l am, and so
earned him not to get excited
/ come for me with anything
i looked like wild and ungov-
liable fury, because | might in
heat OF debate, pile his jaw
ON his forehead aud fill his
! )full Of sore thumb. He said
< was all right, and he would
to be cool and collected
sn we put our right toes close
ether, and I told him to be on
guard At that moment I
ltshim q terrible blow, aimed
bis nose. but through clerical
)r OF mine it went over his
builder, and spent itself on the
HI of his room. SCATTERING a
I'm hollywood bracket, for
Ech l paid him three dollars
seventy-five cents afterward
lid not wish to buy the bracket.
sause | had two at home, but
twas arbitrary about it. and /
hght it. We then took an
Ter athletic posture, and in two
utes the air was full of poul-
IA thumb and buekskin mitten
bon detected a chance to put
in where my brother could
ell OF it, but / never knew Just
sre it struck. for at that mo-
ut 1 ran against somelh hug
th the pit OF my stomach that
de me throw up the sponge
ng with some other things.
Ny brother then proposed that
take offthe gloves, but / thought
had not sufficiently punished
ia ,andthat anotherround would
nplete the contest, which was
sn almost within my grasp. ]
ok a bismuth powder and
uared myself, but in warding
a left-hander. I forgot all
but my adversary's right, and
! my nose into the middle Of
boxing glove. Fearing that
had injured him, | retreated
x,idly on my elbows and shout
e blades to the corner of the
I'm. thus giving ample time tc
eover. BY this means my
unger brothers features wert
ved. and are to day as symmet.
sal as my own. / can still
ugh up pieces Of boxing gloves
d when / close my eyes / car
e calcium lights and blue phos,
sorescent CLEANS across th,
brizon; but / am thorough,
bnvinced that there is no phys
aI exercise which yields th,
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