Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-22

! PUNCHING THE BAG.
other exercises to timber up the mus
cles, follow in any order that may be
decided on. The midday meal Is usu-
ally light. Alter this follows a long
walk, a variation OF the morning exer-
cises in the afternoon, followed again
by rubbing aud bath, when the
business of the day may be said to be
over
After such hard work the athlete has
usually an excellent appetite for din
ner, and ne requirrs no dainty pastries
/ to satisfy it. The evening Is spent IN
reading, a social game OF cards, with
out betting, or in conversation with
friends The athlete retires between
min and ten, and sleeps the sleep OF the
| just for eight hours.
II Jackson should win in our meet
ing, next June, l am sure he Will be
ready to accommodate his old opponents,
/ Ed Smith and Bob FitZSimmons. or
course, do not for an instant believe
that Jackson Is going 10 succeed l ieel
quite confident of success in this third
effort as in the contest with Sullivan
aud Mitchell; but / shall not permit
! this feeling OF contidenc to aoste Ia the
! least my preparations. In the event OF
success, | must hold myself ready to
accept all challenges, in order TO main
tain my position as champion OF the
world. | have seen it stated that II l
! defeat Jackion | will retire, an engage
! in no more contests. This is not true.
II | am champion OF the world, L shall
defend the title against all corners, no
matter the country or cline the chal-
lenger halls from.
AS 10 years, l am not yet In my
prime. | have learned by experience
that boxing aud training, with strictly
tenn perate habits at all times, add 10
longevity. Jome claim that athletic
exercises result in an early breaking
down and premature grave. There
| have no doubt been such cases, but let
me say, with emphasis, they are due to
the intemDorance OF athletes.
Ia William L. Harding's book,
The Champions Of the Prize Rings"
many instances are given Of boxers who
lived 10 a ripe age: Barney Aaron,
/ Billy Edwards, Jem Mace, Tom Adams
and many others all OF them champion
pugilists in their day, are still living,
long past middle age, and as hale and
hearty, IL not as active, as the the days
Of their youth.
It's curious fact that all nations
recognize some peculiar weapon OF de-
! fence. The Irishman has his Shilleah;
| the Scotchman doteS on his claymore;
the Frenchman delight in his napier;
the Spauiard and Italian are attached
10 the stilletto; the Malay 10 his
crease; the Indian to his tomahawk;
the Patagonian TO his club; and the
! English speaking American 10 his fists,
the weapons nature gave him.
l should be sorry to think that man
In training to be boxer, must neceSs-
arily be preparing for the ring. There
is no position in life in which know
ledge of the art Of Self-defence may not
be useful. The training is not TO pre-
pare man TO inflict punishment upon
I his fellows, though there are times, as
/ all will concede, when the ability TO
inhct such punishment is most desr-
able qualification. not only TO protect
! ones self from brutal violence, but TO
defend the weak, and promptly TO
resent vulgar insult that can recog-
/ niZe no other argument than that Of
/ force. II all men were equally able to
I defend themselves there would be fewer
bullies in the world. The man conf
dent OF his own strength and skill is
usually manly and gentle TO his treat
/ ment 10 others. But in boxing, as in
every other form OF education, IL is not
! the thing learned 80 much as the man
ner Of learningit, the produces good re-
suits. 1t is the education, the process
OF development that benefits, rather
| than the acquisition OF technical know
/ ledge, whether that term DO used men
tally or physically.
A very frequent mistake made by
young men anxious TO be athletes, Is in
supposing that bulk OF muscles, and
mere brute strength, are the things 10
be aimed at. Mere size OF muscle is
not the best indication OF physical pow
er; indeed, the muscles may be develop
ed until they are out OF proportion 10
the body, and become = deformity.
! Activity, which must necessarily be
associated with strength, without &C
tivity, may render man so clumsy
in a contest il is apt TO be a hindrance,
rather than an advantage. Continued
exercise in one direction is apt develop
! excessively one set Of muscles; wher-
ever this is done it is invariably at the
expense Of other muscles. True train
ing should be symmetrical, and should
aim at the equal and harmonious devel-
opnent Of every muscle in the body.
A proper development Of the biceps
muscles extending from the shoulder
/ front TO the elbow Joint, and along the
! forearm to the wrist. renders them all
! hard, when disiended. The same
observation applies to all the other
muscles when in good condition. The
flesh is firm, but elastic, and ! will add
that the color OF the skin is never an
infalhble evidence OF the health or con-
dition OF the athlete. There are many
ways OF developing the muscles, and
one must be controlled by his environ
ment, but il should always be borne in
mind that too much exercise is worse
than none at all. The very best kind
of exercise is that which employs sim
UNANIMOUSLY the mind and body, like
walking, pitching Quoits, dumb-bell ex-
ercises AMI sparring. II can readily be
seen that. TO get the best advantage OF
these exercises pleasant cOmpanionship
is necessary.
One OF the faults OF training, when
/ It is not carried on in regular gymna-
stun. and under the direction Of an in
structor, Is that IL is apt TO pc excessive
and spasmodic. a man in his own room
keeps Up a certain set OF exercises for a
| week, then neglects it for few days
| and whAn be resnmes IL 70 MAKE m