Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-06-03
THE COMING COMBAT,
1T PROMISES TO Big AN INTEREST.
INC AND SPIRITED ONE.


Fight = both Principals in Active
Traiuing-Sparring and Ponching the
BalIs-Regimen Of Diet, Etc, Etc.
The principals in the coming con-
test have been in active training for
the last three weeks. Neither man is
neglecsing any precaution that may
fit him for the ring.
A TINES reporter interviewed both
tho men and found them confident.
Red PHILIPPE is the hero OF many
hard fought battles, and although he
is the lighter man of the two he relies
on his experience and superior tactics
to pull him through. Besides that,
he says: 81 can punch pretty good"
and then let fly his right from the
shoulder, striking the ball that hung |
from the center of the room vicious
blow that seemed as though be would
drive it through the ceiling.
When Tehe was seen he SAID: IL
know that Phillips thinks he has
picked up a g,eeny, and that be is
going to have . walk. over, but I'll
fool him. am tho champion Splinter,
jumper and performer With the dumb
bells on Wood River; aud while l
never entered the prlze.ring before,
yet have had . great deal Of practise
with the gloves aud have taken part
in many sparring contests. I'll give
the gentleman al he can do"
PUNCHING THE BALL.
| The ball is . recent device aud
takes the place Of the saudbsg. The
objection to tho sandbag is that it 10
too slow, whereas the ball. which is
about Is inches in diameter-made Of
light soft leather-flies to the ceiling
of the room with the slightest tap and
then bounds back in the direction
from which tho blow came, quick - .
flash.
The reporter watched Red Phillips
as he followed it round and round the
circle, how accurately his blows wore
delivered as tho ball few back and
forth with lightening>iike rapidity.
This exercise is we'll calculated t
develop the human frame. Ever!
muscle of the body is called into play
The eye is trait ed to accuracy-di'
rectness of the blow is obtained. Thu
lower limbs are exercised as the
athlete springs from side to side, will
the nimbleness of q Cat, in order te
catch the fast>fying sphere on ths
rebound.
At this interview the reporter wa,
initiated into many OF the scientific
I tricks of the prize ring. He is now
( perfectly familiar with the Hall parry
l and the La Blanche pivot. Seeing
/ the ease with which Phillips punched
i the ball the reporter tried it a round
a and struck it blow from the shoulder
}. it few to the ceiling then quickly re-
4 bounded and caught the unfortunate
pencil pusher on the nose, knocking
i. him out in the first round. He retired
!, from the contest with more wisdom
h and-less blood.
r. COURSE OF TRAINING.
q AS both men pursue very nearl'
= the same course of training, the fol
g. lowing will give an accurate idea o
!. how they fill up the day. Philip
rises at 6 o'clock, swallows q sherr.
Ia and egg and takes q two mile wall
for an appetizer. Tehe INDUCES in
5. cup of coffee. to start with. in tn
"a morning and takes q ten mile wal
j. before breakfast up to Gilman an
y. return. The morning meal consist
~ of chops, toast, tea, potatoes, and sol
=. boiled eggs.
=. Ia the afternoon Phillips takes
80 ten. mile walk to Bellevue and re
Il. turn. finishing on q run, after ~hic
he is given a cold water bath, the
-. ribbed dry and body wash admit
be istered consisting Of an application
=, Kitchel's liniment. This is done II
-. the purpose of closing the pores.
va. WEIGHT OF MEN.
" Tbo y,a;she 1S5 Mounds when