The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-07
PROFESSOR FOX'S FINAL
DISSERTATION ON BOXING

Following is the fifth and last of
series of articles on boxing prepared for
The Advertiser by Professor Fox:
In shaking hands always advance the
right foot and the right hand. You
should always shake hands before and
after a Set-to
In taking up position place your feet
the same distance apart as in walking,
which is the natural position for them.
This gives you all the advantage of your
height. The left foot should be directly
In front of the right, SO that if a straight
line were drawn it would pass from the
toe of the left foot through the heel
of the left foot and to the heel of the
right foot.
If the heel Of the right foot is directly
behind the heel of the left foot, the right
foot may rest at anything less than
right angle to the left foot that is com
Portable. Let the body lean back a lit
tie
Stand with your body almost square to
your opponent. If you stand too much
to the right, your blows will fall too
much to the right, and when ducking
you are likely to get hit in the neck.
instead Of the blow passing over your
shoulder. By standing almost square to
your opponent you have a natural posi-
to use both hands, and better control
over the legs.
The head should be slightly inclined to
the right, thus being further away from
the right hand of your opponent and in
much better position to duck a blow
from either hand. Let your right hand
rest over the pit of your stomach with
the thumb turned In a little towards
the body and the palm of the hand turn
1at tt<a
large knuckIes of the hand receive the
force OF the blow when hitting. Rest
the right elbow against the right side
in a free and easy manner. Never take
the right hand from the pit of the
stomach except when it is in use for
feinr, hit or guard. Do not work the
right hand in see-saw manner.
Too much attention cannot be paid to
this, as you may get hit in the body
thousand times without any serious dam
age. while one punch in the pit of the
stomach would knock out all your
breath. Hold the left hand above the
elbow and below the shoulder, with the
elbow a few inches in front of the body,
and the palm of the hand up, SO that
when you hit, the large knuckles of the
hand will receive the force Of the blow.
When using the right hand immediate
ly place the left hard over the pit of the
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opponent hits at your body, never guard
the blows by striking Them down or up
In advancing, step with the left foot
first, following with the right foot, so
that when one step Is taken with each
foot the feet win be exactly the same
distance apart and in exactly the same
position before stepping. Step ex-
actly the same distance with the right
foot as you do with the left.
T. to ha i0h or of e tho
same always keeping the right foot d.
rectly behind the left. When your feet
are In that position you are always
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King. This gives to the ground an area
above 400 by 500 feet on two sides, and a
very deep center field.
There was also trip made to the hold
ings of the promoters of the tract, from
which the rock is to be taken for filing
purposes. and a plan was talked of by
which the filling could be cheaply trans
ported to the site of the grounds. 1t
was decided that there could be short
line of track laid, about 1900 feet, which
would bring all the needed rock to the
lands.
Inc men VINO are at Work Oh tHe pan
have moved so far in an effort to hold
control of the park in the clubs, and it
is said that they will propose a plan for
mutual ownership of the shares of the
corporation, which will hold and manage
the park. While the figures which have
been made so far are tentative, 1t is
thought that the cost of the preparation
of the park will reach $500 or s10, 900.
The owners of the land will lease it for
five years, SO that there will not be any
cash payment necessary.