The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
Tricks Of Self-nefenn.

There is a lot o. talk abo- ;,
methods OF s4lf-deferce" a;i ~
sporting man, "but i seems IA MAJ
il is only an elaboration Of Win
most every man who followed -A.a
in past days had 10 know OF 20 M,
Now, take the case Of that Lanai
weeks ago in New York. i.
drunk q little wine and wss mali,
noise. and so was arrested. Han
little man, but il took Ter biz D0iy-
to handle him without hurting !,
He did not strike them. sim1y 4
them around. All he did was 10 d,
their balance: this is a vorjsi
speciality Of these people Nov.
member seeing the sane thing h
years ago in a row al New 0lan
and another man were set on Nd
men on the levee because We had v
some big winnings. and I was 70,
ing my gun, when NY pal said.
you'll bring the whole roost o.
There are only six OF them. You
the big one and III attend to Ii.
ers.' He was z tall. muscular Ii
man, and the first man he tacklR
big mulatto with muscles like a
He rushed at him and he mulattOs
ped to one side, throwing his BAL
on to his left leg as he lifted bis
arm for a swing. Ny pal caught
by the right elbow as the arm
back, slid to his wrist, twisted
caught him by the trousers waist,
ed him and threw him at the 9th
telling two and breaking the mular
right arm. One OF the others rushed
him with a knife, and he reached
TO shake hands. caught the man Of
balance, pulled him forward, PLACED
foot behind the mans nearest leg
then throwing his ches; and
weight against the man, trippei
and fractured his skull. The d
fed and had my man down ali
sitting on him. My pals cigar d
even went out, and I could not VI
stand how he did 1t until be ;0l
afterward.
81 went down to the West Tniil
lands once. Well, l learned al
there. There was a big row onet
in the street. One man on foot VA
tackled by three men. He carried
an ordinary stout cane, and as thq
on him he backed against wall,
ing the cane in both hands acTOs
chest. One man rushed in on him
the left. another from the right
third remaining a little way of ID
he should slip past the Others and
Quickly stepping to one side, he d's
the left man. Both hands went
the air, the left hand pointed the
end of the cane at the base fthea
throat, there was a quick swing
arms downward, the lower end O
cane Jared on the upper part o.
sternum, and the fellow dropped
shot, bowling with pain. IH
man followed, and the third y
Then the man rolled and lit az
cite, and walked away. ! have
that trick with good effect;
rightly 1t is a dead sure fall, u
pretty hard one. 1t is even betla
the old trick OF leading at the iol1
with the open palm. thrusting Ih
back and getting in with the leH
the jaw.
Another very good plan is, llu
by two or more assailants, to ~
the back to the wall and with :
cane or umbrella prod at then v
well-known dry goods man was !.
ed four years ago and put one L,
eye out and tore a second man
mot long ago some one asAs
Fitzsimmons what was the oes,
for a man, IMMERSED in self-dessT
do when tackled, and he SAD
off your hat, or pull out your Nv ~.
chief, dash 1t in the face OF !"
and quickly follow it up wilI
hand blow on the solar plexus,
this is all right, but how maI
not accustomed to the gloves
punching bag and hit a bIos
bothering about with the iels
Let some of them try it ana M NJ
be astonished! Bob's idea IS o.
however"