The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14


counter.
The blows NOS. commonly used by box
ers IS the let hand lead" AZ the be-
ginning q every round !, is the blow first
tried After "nadllng'' for ar opening. as
soon as Ct Is found, or thought TO be found
ihe man who is making the pace leads
With his lett /: he IS scientific. as he does
- lie turns his head a little to the right
and brings bis right arm up either to parry
BE return blow Or 10 have 1t ready 10 fol-
l.w v..A Z he can. Sometimes { man WHO
leeds vi.h ais lsii is met b. his oppo-
Lva, with the same hand.
So-retii1es man To is hit at by left
terdfr ducks his head far enough 10 the
lea 10 Lex The bow 30 over his shoulae-
As be 11es h brings his right across, over
- cIToaeuis arm AMI lar ds on his Jaw.
Tbs - called a right hand cross counter
&ad when IL is well gigel 1t Is very apt
&C. make its recipient careful about lead
lag seain.
Again. man struck a, by lett hand
lead may either step out OF its reach or
tWlng his body over enough to avoid 1t
t1d iss 1t Jess over hts shoulder. AS nl-
orIouent comes forward with the force o.
Is blow he brings his lett fist up quickly
AID catches him under or or the chin or
49, NAAA4 IL Lih II hilltN u ltlA manu- Np~
percut. and 1t Is a very effective blow. 7
very effective blow. but one that 1t ls
very hard 10 land, IL siyes by duckiug un-
der your opponents arm when he swings
al your jaw. and hitting him on the
mark. or under the heart. before he can
recover his guard. Corbett has tried this
against men Of inferior merit. but with
man Ike Fitzslml->1s 1t would be most
hazardous proceeding.
Both Corbett and Ftzslmmons, like all
modern fighters. strive to win their bat.
ties By shock. by this ia meant that
man is beaten so that he loses his power
OF guarding blows or eyadng then. and
then he Is struck on the point OF the head
that Jars HIS brain. Temporary concus-
son ensues. and the result is what Is
known as a knock Except in raro
cases the results nowadays are seldom
serious AS matter of fact. most fight
cIs who are knocked out-sre as good the
d'ly after the battle as ever.
KNOCK out" blows are most effective
when the angle or point Of the jaw is
reached sharply and suddenly. 1t only
requires sudden Jolt To mt n IMAM TO
sleep for several minutes who is struck
on either angie Of tho Jaw. \ sharp up-
percui that lands irSt under the chin viii
also do the trick; So viii blow that lands
under the butt OF either ear. but 1t has to
have much more fo.ce than a Jaw or chin
blow
sharp blow on either temple will pro-
ducc Inconsistencies. but It may prove
fatal II Is harder to deliver too. aud for
that reason such a blow in the coming
fisht would probably be accidental
blow on the bridge Of the nose would
have to DC given with terrific force 10
knock q maa out. but instances Of such
blows arc not rare Blows on the nose af-
feet mans vision by causing the water
20 blind the EYES. but their more frequent
ofoct is 20 pain him greatly ana to an
nnv him by causing him to bleed freely
when tho blow alights high mp on the nose
81 not only blacks the eyes. but causes nm
internal hemorrhage that flows down into
Tho throat and is very annoying and weak
enlns.
= blow on tho mark" or pit OF the
stomach Is very difficult 70 administer. A
mans RICH, arm generally guards II we'll
Gwen sharply and with force 1t Is very
effective, for It knocks nearly all the
breath ont n mans body.
The ribs are hard to guard and they
sFc often struck; but though rib blows
ate painful. II is seldom that rib is
broken, ard most blows landed on them are
Intended to cause man to lower his
guard 70 that a more vulnerable portion
o. hts nantomy may be exposed.
HlpwH just under tho heart are very
Dangerous. They hurt dreadfully and
are cumulative IN their effects. A man
may receive dozen blows under the
heart without n!nching. Several rounds
4 mill 0..aI