Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
things out of your sight, for they might be

things out of your sight, for they might be
tempered with.
take to the ring side ale one bottle of slippery
elm bark tea, o small tongue sponge and
scraper, two bottles of beef tea mss from fve
pounds of round steaks, . bottle OF alcohol, q
couple of Turkish towels and perhaps a fan. al
though the towels will answer the purpose OF
body sponge, towel and fan too.
No Spirits in the Ring.
Some fighters hin that a bottle Of cold tea,
or 40 little of some sort Of spirits, is good to
have at the ring side, but / don't think that
either of them is nearly so good as the beef
tea. which will strengthen your mar greatly
while he is in the ring, and he will be gaining
weight and strength as the battle progresses.
Ordinary tea will not do this. and as Tor brandy
or whisky, they are worse than bad, for while
a drink of the stuff will liven or exhilarate your
man for a moment, the next minute he will be
worse of than before. and II you keep giving it
to him he will be very drunk in a short time, as
it only takes a small quantity of spirits to in
toxicate a man who is in condition..
Once drunk you might just as well throw up
the sponge, for a drunken man can't fight
Take my advice and use the beef tea. You
will find 1t Is by far the best In the long run.
About an hour before the time for the contest
you should give your man a good alcohol rub,
using plenty of alcohol, and after this is well.
rubbed in follow it up with a good hand rub
bling. being careful to rub with the run OF the
muscles.
AFighter Needs Three Men.
For all important contests q man should have
at least three men in his corner when he is
fighting. Two of these should be seconds and
the third the bottle holder. One of the seconds,
in all cases the one with the most experience.
should be the adviser, and he should do all the
talking to the principal during the contest,
neither the other second, the bottle holder, or
any outsider being allowed to say a word to the
principal. This is to prevent the man from be-
coming confused and losing his head, as he
would be almost sure to do If he had three or
four people all trying to talk to him and advise
him when he was in his corner.
The other second should make it his business
to look out for the chair. having it out of the
ring as soon as possible after his man leaves it
and having it back there ready for his mar
whenever it is required. The bottle holder
should stay outside of the ring all the time, and
at no time allow the bottles to get out of his
sight. Ii is bis duty TO watch the bottles and
not the fight. and II he has the interests of his
man strictly at heart. he will do this. as it is
often very easy for an evil-minded person to
ties, and this would in all likelihood lose the
night, as the principal would soon be affected
by it
The Advice That Is Needed.
The advising second hould never, while the
fight is in progress, takes his eyes of his prin-
cipars opponent. so as to see that he does not
commit any fouls, without their being seen and
claimed. OF course. not being fighting himself
he can see all the weak points in his mans adj
versary and should instruct his principal to the
best of his ability, as to how to get to his man,
the openings to take advantage of, and all the
many other little points which he would be
sure to see quicker than his man. and which, IL
taken advantage of Immediately, would per-
haps do everything towards making his man
win the battle. OF course it is imperative that
the advising second should be an experienced
man, not necessarily an experiencediboxer, but
an experienced second.
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 onto his feet. This
should of course be done gently and without
any jerk. 1t saves the principal the exertion Of
a very small bit Of e~xertion, still everything
helps in a battle and a mar needs all the
strength there is in him while he is in front of
his opponent. and in long fight even these lit
tie things will help a good deal.
Needs Plenty of Air.
When your man is resting between the rounds
be careful never to get your hands near his
mouth or nostrils SO that any air will be shut
Of from him.. Give him every possible chance
to breath long, full breaths, and if he does not
take these long, full breaths instruct him to do
SO while in his corner and also to do SO ar every
opportunity while he is in the ring. and he will
find lots of chances when either he or his oppo-
nent are breaking ground. 1t is always advIs-
able not to sponge your mar off while he is per-
spring very freely. as a good sweat will do him
good, as it freshens a man up and makes him
feel more ike working.
After a contest the best thing . second can do
Is to at once take his man to o Turkish bath,
where he can have a good hot sweat and a hard
rubbing. This will do much to prevent him
from being sore and his flesh from becoming
black and blue where he has been hit. He
should be kept from all draughts, cold winds
and from liquor of all kinds. If it is in the
power of the second he should also keep his
athletes who ever lived have gone to an early
grave from these two last named causes. When
you find one of these men who can and has re-
sisted all temptations, you will always find him
at or near the top of bis class, nc matter what
his line of athletics may be.
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