The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-08

sasn Hisss thss Strike . Terrible Slew
MarAeslnG the HaaAs Defsre . E1sha.

HarAeaing the Hanas Before . F1ghs.
In reckoning up the points Of tho Maori
slugger. Slade. almost everybody notes his
very largo hands. and among non professionals
the remark is frequently heard What ter.
rible blow no must be able to give with such
enormous handsr' That is an erroneous idea
There may be uses for which hand like ham
is adapted. but fighting is not ono OF them.
Nor. indeed. does the size Of the hand indicate
great strength. The extromitias are most
likely to be small where there Is that due pro-
portion between the limbs and body that pro-
duces the greatest physical strength. The
hand OF q pugilist Is often enlarged by toll be-
fore he becomes tighter. for the ranks OF the
sluggers are. AZ rule. recruited from among
young men pursuing severe occupations. such
as blacksmithing. moulding. boiler making.
and stone cutting. But II IL desirable that the
hands should DO Us small and hard as pos
sible. Mr. James Cusick. who has had many
nected with the ring. said recently:
smaller the hand. II In proper condition. the
ticuiarly In dealing choppinx blows. A small.
hard hand often, cuts like knife, whereas
them may knock man down without hurting
him , much; Apd this thing OF getting np very
Ss to DC IF ss e hS Ss SSo fbs
and and development OF muscle has tendency 70
ar draw up and tighten the sinews, and TO mako
Hard Saads n Tor to J PSnsh With. 'M Hoe:
sr " s1s. n aud would hass been small small
but for the backsmtthing work he did IN his
had very small hand s apd sms s Saf Sa
there wasn't wickeder fighter in the, world.
ne TaI really an m oa man when In
twelve stone. John Morrissey had a good.
sized hand and short arms. But he wasn't any
= wonderful gamoness, az fnr as fighting quail
tiles we're concerned: He couldn't do much OK
would whin themselves trying to whip him
Tom Hyer did not have large hand in proper
ton 10 his ,,; size He was foe. inches you
looking men ever seen. and. for his size. his
hands in good condition before fight. To do
thai If they are pvlpy and soft we sweat them
the superiluous flesh and fatty tissue. Then.
about two weeks before the time for the fight,
we ers n ~ oS hs ssnss This is Deferred
bEra"nhle orcration, Ii gives very Disagree
able feeling to the hands and If You incau-
them Severely. Tho pickle IL composed OF
water nil boiled together. When u mans ms
hands were inclined to be very fieshy we used
a es very raTpl Fiat Sss
was only in extreme cascs. When Il man has
come in from his afternoon exercise. had his
bath rub down, ana supper. then for while
before he goes to bed he has to sit aud soak his
hands in a POT Of that pickle rubbing them
almost rs rough rs nutmeg crater. Once u
duv is enough, 1t takes some time after the
a S the "Hs tt dS ss S "2d h sS
Tba champion light weight, Mr., Billy Ed
a hard blow. but what is behind It. sullivan
has, big. strong hand on him and SHADES is I
ing in calculating their chances in n fight. A
hT so q hand is too much Ike boxing glove
little larger than most men OF my weight have.
but thnt eomos from the work / did shovolln9
sand and handling henvy weights In foundry
boilers. The third and fourth fingers are the
ones TINT do the most Of the work in fight not
They are. consequently. the ones that suffer
most most, ! broke these an, lnGGrs on my right
through the fight using them as Il they had
s m1o 81 my gq s hand srf m
in the seGond round on Nay 25 1s1i i eI 2,
iy with it and had to do ali my work with tho
left band. pe,e Mccoy has = smallisll hand,
man Of his sizc. hut that no doubt comes from
tic ropes 81 vessel is eertni to develop the
hands. and the snlt water toughens and hardcns
them. nrthur CNAmberS mas SmalllSh hand
not much Of a cutting hand so far "a can see
but "A good solid hand Mace has middle sized
hand. and so has Joe Coburn. Perhaps Coburn's
hands are a little large for his size but he is
big man. Sayers had not IA very large hand
not rs large MS this new man. Mitchell. has |
think Micheis hands are OF quite good size.
What man requires in tho ring is solidity not
size of hand. The pickle have used has been
radish. and somctimes tartaric ncId and rock
salt. Coppcras do not use. MS it Is poisonous
and in my opinion. dangerous. Simple salt
thing hnVaypr
Is rubbing. II you want to harden your hands,
keep rubbing them frequently and hard. 1t
may take n little longer than picking wonld
but will be a much less unpleasant process"
An old English trainer says that favorite
posed Of alcohol. beef gall alum. tnnnin. and
some OF her ingredients that he professed not to