St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-07
GIRLS PUT ON THE GLOVES"
4 Vicious Little Creature Who
Tried TO Knock Her Antagonist

Out.
A teacher Of boxing in New York
says that many girls are now taxing
lessons in the manly ri OF self de-
tense. ana that they are just as en-
thusiaStic as the gent emen, and want
to know everything about the art. Just
ROW they are all asking me about this
heart blow which the newspapers say
Sullivan used with such effect on Kill
rain in the third round during the fight.
Now, l don't propose to teach them
any of the low tactics that are reS0rted
to by regular pugilistS. They
are with me TO learn the science
not the trickeTy, so put them OF as
best [ can. But sometimes they are
persistent. Only yesterday one young
lady who is among the cleFerest L have
ever trained. and whom I fnlly expect
to hear of either on the stage or in a
circus some day, came to NE and said:
Professor, can't see how the heart
blow is dOne?'
And she stood there, with her hands
clasped behind her back, and her little
lead peeking forward in such pert
way that l could hardly help laughing
right out. She saw that was amused.
o. certainly: will show you the
blow over the heart; bat, remember, it
IS not considered fair blow. and 1t Is
certainly not for a lady to use.'
''She is a little creature, weighing
possibly about 10 pounds, but she is
lightning with her fists. | explained
mat she must use the right hand and
deliver on the lower ribs on the left
side. She smiled and looked at me for
z moment. tklF, Shf. manfred.
Xviii it really kill man. professor,
to hit him there"
- 1t may not kill when those little
fists OF yours are the aggressors,' L said;
but il is a dangerous blow at the pest,
and should never be used. 4 knife
would not be more fatal to some people
than this blow
''She was quiet after receiving my
caution. Soms time lateI | entered the
practice room again to see how the class
was progressing. when, off IN one cor
ner | observed a pair of girls boxing.
One of them was my InqulSitOr. ana L
was aStOundeu TO notice that she was
pounding away at the other girl among
the short ribs on the left side She was
clearly experimenting, in spite of my
warning. Invent over, and taking her
by the arm. swung her roughly to the
Ill1uulE Vi the ltOts dShtIiS nHoS
meant by diSObeying me- The tears
came to her eyes and she sobbed out:
"I-waS-Only Try-ing-tO See-iT
could kno-no-ek her Out.'
You little fend' l exclaimed.
what do you mean? To kill the grip
Il think" added the professor. that
if ever women invade the prize ring
which heaven fOrDid-we shall hear of
more fatal encounters than now, for the
average woman is tar less considerable
than a man. They take keen delight
in inhicting punishment, and yet the
sight OF blood will unnerve the braveSt
of them. One of my pupils, a stOutish
blonde, seemed 10 be continually cauS-
ing trouble and hurting her antagonists.
| She had learned TO fence ahd box lit
| tie as well. In fencing she delighted
| u take every advantage possible, and
| if she could bruiSe her opponent she
was satisfied. Her skill was supple
mented by brute force and savage
trait i'll her nature that made her an I'M
desirable scholar. On one occasion she
struck another girl repeatedly on the
stomach, and the latter grew deathly
! sick and had to be taken home in a car
riage. l forbade the culprit coming
here any more. for our rules have TO be
strictly enforced. While men in gym
! nasiums don mind a mark or a brulSe,
/ it IS altogether different with lady,
| and they have to be handled carefully,
| Just like so much bric-a-brac, you
| know" he explained, laughing.