The San Francisco call., 1903-12-24
INSTRUCTIVE CTUDIEng
BY lNOIEDAiGEsN AND
ukESS)N1EN
their city friends possess because of il
Illuminating and fuel gas.
Rough and Ready Defense.

Keep out Of them"
The man who wantonly provokes
fight of any sort is a rowdy. The man
who willingly INDUCES in a street fight
is doubly so.
Moreover, these lessons are for the
purpose of teaching the graceful and
strength-imparting art of boxing.
slugging or rowdyism has no part in
them.
Yet one of the main objects of box
ing is to teach its devotees how to de-
fend themselves should the occasion
arise. And no matter how peaceably
inclined you may be the time may come
when you viii find it necessary to fight
Therefore it is well to knOw how to
fight. The. man who is carrying $4,000
to the bank also carries revolver
He does not carry it with the idea of
firing into the crowd or of taking pot
shots at any enemy he may sec on the
opposite side Of the street He is armed
simply in order to defend himself
should the treasure which he is guard
ing be attacked.
There is the same difference between
the boy who fights merely in self-de-
fense when forced to do 50 and the
rowdy who goes around looking for
trouble" as there is between the armed
bank messenger and the cowboy des-
perado who used to rejoice in shooting
up the town whole lot"
If man or two men should attempt
to hold you up" it is well to know a
few ways Of protecting yourself If a
tough, drunk or sober, should take it
into his head that a thrashing would do
you good, would you not like to know
how to- utilize your boxing lore in such
way as to avert that thrashing?
Now, let US get to work, beginning as
Usual by going over all the various
points we have thus far studied. from
left lead for the face down to pivot
blow and back swing.
In the first place let me reiterate that
1t is always best to keep out of a street
night when you can. Do not do any,
Ihlng TO provoke one, and keep out of
such row even at the risk of incurring
the charge of cowardice.
But when. a fight can no longer he
avoided do not give up while Won can
stand. Keep at it as long as an atom
OF life remains in your body. Poor.
potterlng, verbose old Polonius knew
Tor once what he was talking about
when he said:
B4eware of entrance to a quarrel; but being IN
Bear IT that the opposed may beware ef I'm an
Coolness is next ia valr, to co,,ra ga
IN night. If you lose your head and
get ratified" your KNOWLEDGE. ~ ho.,
ing viii forsake you and Won viii ho
just a trifie more helpless than =. nov
born baby. If, on the other hand I,o,,
Keep eooi and bring into use the box
ing tricks 1 have taught you the
chances are in favor of your conouer-
ing a fellow twice your size.
FOR one thing, the tough who goes
around picking fights is often more or
less under the influence Of LIQUOR In
such condition a man cannot do ms
tlce to his muscles. Drink often makes
man long to fight, but it alwavs less
ems his fighting powers. You NAV tbus
hhd assallants of that sort far easier
TO dispose of by use Of a little skill and
coolness than you would imagine.
another point in your favor in such
contest is that the tough or bold-un
IS seldom in condition. His stv1e Of
lie and choice Of recreations do not
conduce to athletic form, endurance or
great science. The athlete who is
good boxer and who trains and exer-
cises regularly is not asa rule the sort
OF fellow who holds people up or tries
TO pick quarrels with them on the
street. The street fighter is usually a
drink-weakened tough, a Ioafer whose
muscles are fiabby and whose wind is
poor, or else a longshoreman or work
man whose science is i'll developed. and
who, while frequently powerful. is slow
and heavy in his motions.
Against all such men the trained how
er has an incredible advantage. Cool
ness. speed, precision, endurance and
science all fight on his side and helm
him to win.
Up to this point, as you will see, the
odds are all in your favor, and thew
may be greatly increased by free use
Of that Yankee attribute commonly
known as bluff
You know, for instance. what cards
your assailant is likely TO hold. You
know he is vicious and quarre1some
you know he is likely to be out Of
training or else slow and unskilIed.
He, on the contrary, knows nothing
a. 1ut you. He does not know whether
you are a weakling or a famous light
weight pugilist. If you can impress
him at once with the belief that you
are the latter he will often be as eager
to quit the fight as he was to begin it.
Don't, therefore. wait for him to as
! sumo aggressive I'd rush you.
| When You see that the fight is newt
able and that you have no chance to
back out attack him at once.
Next to avoiding a street fight the
first last and best rule to observe on
such occasions is this: Always strike
the first blow; strike it with full force.
full skill and with full speed. Aim it
at the point of the jaw if you can, and
follow it up by an unceasing volley of
other blows. Don't stop long enough
to let your opponent assume the ag-
gressive. Keep him on the defensive.
and at every stage of the game let him
know you are there and that you are
there to STAY.