Arizona republican., 1903-05-17
BOXING IMPROVES THE BODY
Swinging Blows Excellent in Physical
 Culture.

Not only are swings in boxing effec- tive as blows; their practice affords. besides, a splendid means of indulgins in advanced physical culture.
 To deliver a right or a left hand swing effectively requires quickness of eye and extraordinary agility of the entire body. Hence, the correct use of muscles in groups is taught, and the boxer learns how to use them co-ordI- nately in the shortest possible time.
 He gets an altogether different train ing and idea of muscular power than in the A, B, C's of physical culture, when he exercised each muscle, or small set, without any regard to its neighbors.
 The lodging and ducking often neces- sary to escape swings or counters is also fine exercise. It brings all the neck and waist muscles into play, as the simpler forms of physical culture cannot do. A man who can dodge or duck well cannot do other than develop strong waist and a well-rounded neck.
 swing should be delivered when the opponent is coming toward your right. or left. If he advances toward your right. swing for him with the right: and vice versa.
 As the arm is well bent at the elbow in swinging, this means that you must get close to your opponent. Therefore, in order not to expose yourself to coun- ters. swings must be delivered quickly and then you must get out of harms way just as soon as ever you know how. This is where exercise in agility and quickness of the eye and judgment come in strong.
 The swing should be delivered on the neck or the jaw. Among professionals this is generally the knockout blow. unless any kind of a blow will finish the. contest.
 But, of course. in a friendly bout for exercise, and for that alone, all the es- sential conditions are fulfilled without striving to deliver too telling blows or carrying matters toward professional ism. Box with will, but not with grim determination. for. in exercise, as in business. no benefit will accrue unless you take healthy interest in it.
 Descriptions of five of the more i'm portant ways of landing swings are given below. But before practising them. be certain to insure a bounteous supply of fresh air for the bout.
 Left hand swing-To deliver an ef- fective left-hand swing, creep up to your opponent with the left foot. When you see an opening that you think will give you good blow on some part of his neck or jaw, bring the right foot close to the left, and at the same time throw the upper part of your body for ward, along with the left, for neck or jaw.
 The arm must be bent at the elbow. Never swing with a straight arm- Then your opponent, when he guards. will not be able to bend your arm back ward at the elbow and thereby cause you certain discomfort in that locality.
 To guard a left-hand swing. throw up the right elbow to the height of the chin and about eight inches in front of it. The forearm should slant so that the opponent cannot slip his left over and deliver an effective blow. He may be able to get in a glancing blow, but don't mind little thing like that.
 If the boxer on guard is quick, as rule, he can use ais left to good ad- vantage, but he should remember that his opponent has a right to guard with.
 Right-hand swing with the left