The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
THE SEATTLE PosTNTErIIGENcER rKIDAY 20

my opinion, the inferior man won, because
he was well seconded, while his opponent,
al things being even, should b the better
man, being poorly seconded. got dis
couraged, winded and played out, and
finally was ct the mercy Of the inferior
man.
True, some fighters need hardly anyone
70 look after them In their corners. - they
are careful never to get excited and calcu-
late the eject and consciousness Of every
lead they make. Then again there are
ether fighters who, when they receive .
temper and 90 Il their adversary Ike bull
ct gate, tire themselveo out, and stand .
good chance Of be1ng defeated were it not
for their seconds, who, not having received
the punching, are cool and collected, and
can 80 and tell their man what to do and
what not to do.
But I started OF to tell you now man
should De seconded. that Z Il the thing Is
done properly, how many men there
should be, and what heir duties are.
A second should in ell cases take charge
Of his principal at least six hours before q
contest, and never allow him out of his
sight until after the Tight He should also
himself prepare and procure everything
that the principal eats or drinks, or have
some Trustworthy person to do it.. as
there are always people Who have their
to be your friends, and they are mean
enough, some Of them, TO try and dose
your man. A second cannot be too careful
about these things.
As soon a. your man Il put under your
charge get everything together which you
viii need when in the ring, and do not let
these things out Of your sight, for they
Now, the things consider necessary 70
take TO the ring side are one bottle Of slip
perry elm bark tea, recipe for which will
give In later article, . small tongue
sponge and scraper, two bottles Of beef
tea made from Eve pounds Of round steak.
. bottle Of alcohol, couple Of
Turkish towels, and perhaps . fan,
aa1s the sws: s a1. i' .na T.. e.
Some fighters think that bottle of cold
tea or bottle Of some sort Of spirits is
good to have at the ring side, but don't
think that either of them il nearly 30 good
- the beef tea, which will strengthen your
man greatly while he is in the ring, and
he viii be gaining weight and strength as
the battle progresses.
Ordinary tea viii not do this, and as for
brandy or whisky, they are worse than
bad. for while drink Of the stuff will
liven or exhilarate your man for moment
the next minute he will be worse off than
before, and if you keep giving it to him he
will be very drunk in q short time, as it
only takes small quantity Of spirits to
intoxicate a man who is in condition.
Once drunk you might just as well throw
fight within IS per cent. as good as sober
one. Take my advice and use the beef
tea. You will find it by far the best in the
long run. About an hour before the time
for the contest you should give your man
q good alcohol rub, using plenty Of alcohol,
and after this is we'll rubbed in follow it
up with . good hand rubbing, being care
full to rub with the run of the muscles.
At the call of time at the commencement
Of every round, both Of the seconds should
put their hands under their mans arms
and lift him bodily out of his chair on to
his feet. This should of course be done
gently and without any jerk. 1t saves the
principal the exertion Of getting up, and
although you may think that it IS very
small Bit Of exertion, still everything helps
in battle. and q man needs all the
strength there is in him while he
IS in front of his opponent, and
in . long fight even these little
things viii help your man a good deal,
One Of the seconds should be careful to
watch the opponents corner when he is
there during the rest between rounds, as
the corner that would pass unnoticed. II
anything suspicious is seen there, no time
should be lost in calling the attention Of
the referee to it. As have said before.
be very careful in looking out for fouls,
and don't allow your man to be fouled in
any way with the elbow, knee or head.
When your man Is resting between the
rounds be careful and never get your
hands near his mouth or nostrils 80 that
any air win be shut OF from him. Give
him every possible chance to breathe long,
full breafhs, and e he does not take these
long, full breaths instruct him to do 80
while in his corner, and also to do 80 at
every opportunity while he is in the ring,
and he will find lots of chances when either
he or his opponent are breaking ground.
1t is always advisable not to sponge
your man of while he is perspiring very
freely, as good sweat viii do him good,
as it freshens man up and makes him
feel more like working. After . contest,
the best thing second can do is to ct once
take his man to Turkish bath, where he
can have good hot sweat and hard rub
bling; this will do much to prevent him
from becoming sore and his flesh from be-
coming black and blue where he has been
hit
He should be kept from all draughts,
cold winds, and from liquor Of all kinds.
II it is in the power of the second he
should also keep his man out OF bad conf
pany, as many of the best athletes who
ever lived have gone to an early grave
from these two last named causes. As no
class of people are so open to temptations
as successful athletes, it becomes harder to
resist, suppose, but when you find one of
these men who can and has resisted ell
these temptations, you win always find
him at or near the top Of his class. no mat
ter what his line Of athletics may be.
ROBERT FIrzsrMxoys.