The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
sELF-DEFENsE IN SUDDEN NEED.
Valuable Points on observation-disclosures
BILE Fighting When Attacked.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Just what a man ought to do when he
is set upon by a ruGlan on the street is
problem that needs a very sudden solu-
ton when 1t Is presented. in fact. IL is
embroidered and bedecked with emergen-
cy clauses. The average rough who picks
a street or saloon or theater quarrel has
usually sort of bulldog courage and
cruelty. He has experience in many
scraps, and the odds are always against
the gentleman, for even If the tough is
Knocked down the other party is not apt
to smash his stats" by Throwing the
boot into HIM" or in other words to kick
There is an art and mystery of rough
and tumble fighting, and there are some
pasIc principles that guide It which it
behooVes every st. Louisan to know and
upon occasion to apply. Hear what some
of the masters have to say:
NO men are exposed to more sudden
risks and more quick calls for every mound
of pugnacity there is in them than the
detectives Of the ST. Louis police force
and among those at Four Courts there
are rev who have been in as many cas-
ual encounters as "Pinky' Flynn and few
VINO nave come out with so little damage
10 themselves and so much to the enemy.
Mr. Flynn Is not large man at all. He
IS ruDeScent of hair and mustache, hence
MS name Pinky," particular as to his
clothes and modest as to his manner In
asmuch as he was the first man who,
When ne was a patrolman, was trusted
to walk the Green street beat without
a partner, it can be seen that there was
a good deal of confidence in him. even in
the Fighting Third"
Il don't know what to tell you about
what man ought to do when a tough
tackles him., he said. There's nothing
to do but go in and hurt him as bad, and
particularly as quick, as you can. He'll
SHOW you no mercy If you don't and that's
about all you can be sure of. My advice
TO a citizen who sees a row coming on I'm
a tight place is TO hit the fellow first
as hard as he can and start the scrap
himself There's not one mani mean tho
ordinary business or professional man
in fifty that knows how to use his fists
at all So that his only chance Is not to
try to use his fist, but to strike for the
under side of the other mans chin with
the heel of his hand pushing upward and
sideways. Nobody can stand that blow
If you can get it home. 1 don't mean a
slap. with the open hand like you were
trying to push or jolt some kind of a
weight off the mans neck. It must be
done with the open hand, but only ths
base of your thumb and the end of youf
hand should touch him. 1t is nothing like
slap.
"Of course, you can't always get that
blow in, because most of these tough
scrappers are looking out for it. for they
know how deadly It is, and 1t is not hard
to block. If you can't get that try for
ing ribs, over his STOMACH, on either the
right or left side"
And supposing you can't do either of
these?"
''Then close in on him as closely as pos
sible, and put your trust in the Lord, for
if ever he gets a chance to kick you where
ii will hurt you are gone, and he can't
kick you when you are near him When
you get into that fix it is only sand that
can save you"