Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-29

TRY to be as gentle as possible with all Of my
pupils and to infuse confidence in their own
ability. This consider one of the most i'm
portant points in boxing. / have known man
who was a coward to be transformed into q
plucky, capable fellow and a capital boxer by
simple tactics that gave him confidence in him
self. would see that he WINGED whenever an
opponent jumped for him, and that he was dis
posed to cover before blows which some men
would have made light of. Selecting a man
who was not half as clever as himself, yet who
had more assurance, would match them to-
gether, first taking good care to praise the fine
qualities of the poor boxer to the timid pupil.
.'Hes good one, but you can easily do him; go
in and try" After few blows. the nervous
man would discover to his amazement that he
was actually superior to his opponent and he
would sail in with vim that would astonish
experiences and his timidty vanishes, and in
stead Of an arrant coward you have a self
possessed, clever boxer.
MODERATE TRAINING.
In beginning q course of athletics young
man should be careful not to overdo matters
I used to leave my Office at about o'clock, 60
to the club, take my boxing lesson for half an
hour, then take q turn at the foils followed by
few minutes at the dumb bells or the Indian
clubs. In none Of the latter would l make the
exercise violent Then 1 would go up to the
jog. The whole would be accomplished in
about an hour and half or probably less. and
for young, healthy man, it is not at all too
much. 1t might be varied little according
to opportunities. Under such training man
can eat three good meals per day, not restrict
ing himself particularly, except that rich dishes
should be avoided as a rule.
SPORTING CLUBS.
Among the great trinity Of sporting clubs
the Olympic Athletic easily leads, with the
New York and Southern next. All three are
fine clubs and worthy Of the generous support
Of lovers Of athletics in America. 1t is due to
them, more than to any other agency, that the
athletic spirit is kept alive in this country and
that the younger generation is destined to be a
nation of strong-bOdied men and women, the
equal Of the finest among the European races.
In California many gentlemen have distin-
guished themselves by their devotion to the
interests of athletics and with remarkable sue
cess, for they have given the movement an i'm
petus that has captured the young men Of the
golden state. Messrs William Vice, Edward
Fay and MIR. Ferguson are among those now
recall as having given a great deal of time and
energy to this cause and they are now rewarded
by seeing it widely successful
10 NO MORE BARE KNUcKLEs.
L would like, in closing, to make suggestion
ton, and which will be interesting to amateurs
and professionals alike: II the clubs who are
interested in making most Of the big matches
between noted boxers nowadays would agree
that hereafter theRe should be no bare knuckles
| used and that gloves should be insisted on u,
all times, this would remove one Of the feat
ures that now make boxing Objectionable to
many people who associate brutality with bare
fists. Besides, as q matter OF fact. q mans su-
periority can be demonstrated just as readily
with gloves as with bare knuckles The true
sporting man does not go to a match for the
mr. ,0aa nf wit n nf md
mauling, but a scientific display. 1t is unscien-
tifc to simply wait for an opening to knock a
man out and all such brutaiities as are some.
times seen at bare-knuckle fights might be elm.
| mated were gloves used and London prize-ring
rules, permitting wrestling, tripping. falling on
| Q man and SIMILAR tactics, abolished. A clean,
scientific bout between skilled boxers, with the
gloves under Queensbury rules would then be
absolutely unobjectionaole. The three clubs,
acting in conjunction with the great body of
amateurs throughout the country, can bring
about these desirable changes if they will
JAMES ]. CoRBErT.