, 1900-11-24
WOMAN BAG PUNCHER
MISS GORDON GIVES ADVICE
ON THE EXERCISE.
says Bag Punching brings Various Mu.-
Giles Int" Iiny-An Excellent Exercise
for Building Up tho system Begin
Moderately.

Bag punching as a system of physi-
cal training has become one of the
most popular exercises adopted by all
who wish to develop the muscles of
the body. For this purpose it is ac-
cepted by all dire:tors Of physical Gull
ture as one of the best measures Of
development and there is hardly one
gymnasium or school OF physical cui-
ture in the country where the punch
ing bag is not in use. Bag punching
is an exercise which gives full play to
every muscle in the human body and
1t not only develops the body. {but
quickens the eye. To bring the vari-
GUS muscles into play there is no exer-
else more adapted than bag punching.
The arms, wrists, head, neck, should
ers. body and limbs are brought ir.o
play and in this name every portion
OF the body gets an equal amount Of
exercise. Moderation is one of the
chief points Of success while training
the BODY. Too much work is worse
than none at all. One of the first les
son is to find out how much the body
can stand without firing. AS soon as
the body becomes tired the exercise
should stop. Each day will find one
able to do more, and this gradual in
crease is what makes the exercise
show itself in the wanted improve
ment gained. Among the thousands
who have taken up bag punching as a
model Of exercise. there are now num-
bered many OF the gentler sex, and
Of the system. A muscular woman Is
not always beautiful in a ball room
dress. but physical exercise can be
taken without development of the
muscles to a degree of coarseness. A
routine of daily exercise will do a
great deal towards making beauty
show itself where other sytems would
fail absolutely.
Some excellent advice is given to
women by Miss Belle Gordon. who
nov holds the championship Of the
world for lady bag p%unchers. Miss
Gordon is still young in years and Is
one Of the most physically perfect
specimens of women in the country.
She was not always thus, but early in
life began to build up the body by
taking daily exercise. A lover Of out
door sports, she took aptly to it and
at once began to show improvement.
One of her chief methods was the
use Of the punching bag. and she soon
mastered the art completely and won
renown for her cleverness. She was
the first woman to master the art of
bag punching. and has invented the
majority of the blows she uses, and
which have been adopted by men and
women alike. Miss Gordon has been
seen in nearly every city in this
country. and has recently returned
from a trip through England, Germany
and France. In an her travels, both
in this country and abroad, she has
at times met in open competition.
members Of both sexes and has never
once failed to come OF with flying col
ors. She has mel many who claimed
to be champions of the art, and has
signally defeated them in every in
stance. and now stands ready to de-
fend her title against any lady bag
punchsr in the world. A great deal
Of amusement can be gotten out OF
bag punching and many of the taps
used are real pretty to look at. as well
as being wonderfully clever. Single
and double taps. elbow and back arm
movements are executed with wonder
full skill and judgment. The head Is
brought into play and even the shout
ders are used. Continual shifting OF
the feet and legs with great %quickness
Is another marked feature Of the art
and one which must be perfected as
well as the use Of the hands. Miss
Gordon indorses bag punching as an
excellent exercise for building up the
system and one which can be adopted
as one of the chief exercises for wo-
men.