Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18
RIGHT HAND SWINGS
Another Useful Chapter on
Physical Culture.
AGILITY DEMANDED
CORRECT USE TAUGHT OF MUS
Giles IN GROUPS.
Five Positions Described in the Second
Of q Series Of Articles on
Boxing.
AGILITY DEM ANDED

Written for the Evening Star by Prof Anthony Barker
Swings In boxing are not only effective
as blows: their practice affords a splendid
means Of INDUCING in advanced physical
culture
To deliver a right or left-hand swing eff
fectively requires quickness of eye and ex-
traordinary agility of the entire body.
Hence. the correct use of muscles in groups
are taught, and the boxer learns how to
use them co-ordinately in the shortest pos
sfble time. He gets an altogether different
training and idea of muscular power than
In the A Cs of physical culture. when he
exercised each muscle, or small set, with
out any regard to its neighbors.
The lodging and ducking often necessary
TO escape swings or counters is also fine
exercise. 1t 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 we'll
rounded neck
A swing should be delivered when the OPP
ponent is coming toward your right or left.
II ne advances toward your right, swing
Tor 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 counters 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 eX-
ercise 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 blow will finish the contest
But. OF course, in friendly bout for exer-
else, and for that alone, all the essential
conditions are fulfilled without striving to
deliver too telling blows or carrying mat
tiers toward professionalism, which Is the
bane, not only Of the so-called manly
cal recreation. 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 import
ant ways of landing swings are described
below. But before practicing them, be GER
tain to insure a bounteous supply of fresh
air for the bout and pay no attention to
any Of the professional rules Of boxing.
except those regulating the correct stand
Ing position and the foul line.
Left-Hand Swing.
To deliver an effective left-hand swing,
creep up to your opponent with the left
foot. When you see an opening that you
feel 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 forward.
along with the left. for neck or jaw. The
arm must be bent at the elbow Never
swing with straight arm. Then your
opponent, when he guards will not be able
to bend your arm backwards at the elbow
and thereby cause you certain discomfort
in that locality.
To guard the 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.
II the boxer on guard is quick as a rule,
he can use his left to good advantage, but