Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-07
GYMNASIUM.
e Farmer.

Derience. | don t know OF Town
more sadly in need of place
where young men can go and dc
vote their spare moments IN I'M
proving their minds and phySl
cal condition, than this city.
dare say that if there was
gymnasium he1e, with reading
room and up to date reading
matter, the pool rooms and sa
looms would soon feel its effect.
Boxing. wrestling and bag
punching are ali recommended,
by the best masters. Boxing has
been called brutal. Those who
hold that view look only at the
worst aspect Of the art. Being an
expert boxer does not tempt one
to bully or fight any more than
being an expert perman would
tempt a person to commit tor
gerry. My experience has BEEN
that the best boxers are gener~
ally men Of great lorbearance
under nrovocafion. and / am sat
;sfed that the knowledge of box
inc renders Young men forbear-
ing, for they feel that it is glorl.
Gus to possess a giants strength,
bar couard.v to use it. like a
GIANT There is nothing that will
50 surely cultivate activity, e.
l7n,anoa and strength. besides
bci7g exc ucnt for. the nerves
-,.d ls,nne~ I think every Young
,..1o ana especially bows, should
have some knowledge of the
manly art Of self defense.
Wjcs.Iiap IS an ancient cxcr-
a.-a !, 11'.cI in b. the Greeks
and Romans. many centuries ago
It seems to have gone out of ia
vor during these later years but
that should not be taken as an
indication that as an athletic ex
rrcise if IS 4 failure.
I have held thu amateur wrest
ling championship for nearly
eioht wears, during which line
have also vrestlcd profession
a11v There is no exercise
known which will better develop
the turan frame, or give it
srcb LASTING powers to Withstand
sickness and III health as wrest-
limo 4 how needs first of all a
str0no frame No weakling can
Grht n;s ,rav IN tlis world with
OF o;,,i,r fIrqa attention to in,
creaSino his physical powers.
We NAV look q Iong wav before
he can Gnd . better onnortnnitv
for he ,,,,r,osa tI,an WRESTLING
r. ctranothene the homes en-
Ioraaar e. ,,,,so1ee Gives oood
~; . I'D dava1oDs . nlncL and
datarn, rat;or that should NOT he
NEGLECTED. Afanv bows are pie
vented from ooirg into this sport
from 4ba rc1son thev are told
thera ara CO rnanv holds and falls
70 ha learned Thev seem to
th;,1- 4b,t i i 60 intricate that
thew hardly cave 70 risk the trial
OF learning it. It's not necessary
70 90 into the studv so deeply as
all This The main nrinc;nIes are
all that are needed They are
verv ei,nn1e and can he verv
eoci1v learned # IS on1v when
two nrofessiorals equal in mus
cn1ar da,e1on,nent and scientific
I,nov1eGoe meet that some nar
ttcn1ar lock or sonirm wins out
TO know where to exert the
mower to throw 2 man is the fnl
crum of success To throw your
STRENGTH IN 2 direction lust
where no brace can be obtained,
is the viunino nrirciDal.
AZ means or defence IN time
of d2roar few neoo1e think that
WRESTLING holds adv imDortance
IN such Cases. permit me to say
that thav are cad1v mistaken as
tbara = M ei+rotior +haf know,
Of whera u,restI;no con1d not be
,sed 80 carr,;,, ed,anta<Yl II
Would avoid b7ood.hed ard hru,
ta1 r,a;nino which sometimes
hanners IN Scr,ns Il makes the
s,,,5i1 ma, able r. >o,, with tie