The sun., 1903-05-03
GOOD RESULTS FROM BOXING.
ITS VALUE AS A HIGHER FORM
OF PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Control OF the Muscles and the Temper
Taught BY the Exercise-1he Scientific
Leads and Comters-Blows RoUuir.
ing Ingenuity to Deliver and Guard.

Control Of the Muscles and tho Temper
Taught BY the Exercise-The Scientific
Leads and Comters-Blows RoUuir.
Ing Ingenuity to Deliver and Guard.
One OF the chief benefits Of boxing a. a
higher form Of physical culture lies IN the
fact that it demands constant study and
improvement OF the mental control OF tho
muscles. Guard, delivery, counter, all
require speedy action Of mind over matter
accurate decision in seconds time. And,
II boxer has failed to guard. the muscles
where the blow is delivered should be con-
traoted- that greater resist
ance will be offered to the blow.
Perfect control over the facial muscles
Is highly necessary. A boxer should not
let his condition be road In his face by his
opponent.
II tho boxer shows that a certain blow
has surprised and Jared him, the opponent
will rush In to follow up his advantage.
II the body's WEAKNESS creeps into the face.
the opponent will sec that he will not have
to guard 50 carefully and that he can assume
an aggressive offence.
On tho other hand, II the facial muscles
do not show tho state Of tho body, the boxer
will not SO readily reveal his condition to
the opponent and will thereby save himself
from disaster until he can recover himself
a few seconds later in the bout.
Don't lot your opponent read your mind.
but by all means try to divine your oppo-
nent's thoughts, II you want to become
efficient in this style Of exercise.
Keep perfect control OF your temper as
well as OF your facial expression. A cool
head eventually triumphs over hot one:
steady judgment overwhelns rash I'M
pulses.
Boxing IL q fine training for bridling
temper: and because it demands that blows
be taken without grumblinE. 1t teaches a
healthy disregard for petty physical and
mental inoonveniences. In other words !,
boxing as q physical culture exercise tends
TO q healthy, optinistio mental state.
Boxing reveals q mans true physical
state. It shows whether the body Is evenly
or irregularly developed, whether this part
Is strong or that weak. II any undeveloped
spots are found. II Is the boxers duty to
build them up by taking up some simple
form Of physical culture planned for that
purpose.
The exercises described below are among
the more scientific positions In boxing.
To deliver the blows and to guard them
will require all the physical and mental
ingenuity that the contestants possess.
Dodging and Delivering a Left-Hand
swlng-in learning this particular blow.
you are expected already to know how to
get out Of reach OF . blow. In simple
words. when the opponent sends out left
hand swing. draw the head and upper part
OF the body backward out OF reach.
Then. when you feel that his fist Is no
longer able to do you harm. throw your
body into the proper place for swing and
swing the left arm for his jaw, either in q
full or . half swing.
This blow Is rendered doubly effective
by the fact that when 1t b delivered the
opponent is coming toward you. sincs the
momentum Of his misspent blow brings
him forward.
To guard, the opponent puts his left
hand on your left shoulder and pushes
you back or Gdewise in an effort to destroy
your equilibrium and thus kesp your left
swing from reaching him. This u about
the opponsut's sole opportunity Of guard