The San Francisco call., 1903-12-18
PIVOT ON LEFT FOOT.

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! glove and his) where the padding
/ slopes sharply in toward the wrist on
the outer Cox left) side of the left hand.
Catching his glove at this point, push
/ his hand and arm far to the left Do
/ this as the weight Of his body rests on
! the ball Of his left foot Gas it will in de-
! livering the blow). His balance viii be
! thrown forward and will, for the in
stant, depend on one point-the ball of
/ the left foot. His left arm viii also be
! rigid. Therefore, the sharp twist to
/ the left impaired to his arm by your
| cross-parry VIII send his whole body
! spinning around TO the right (to your
/ left), the ball of his left foot serving as
a pivot
He viii, before he can recover him
! self, face clear over to your left, leav-
/ ing his left side exposed.
Then you can either land on the left
| side Of his jaw or on his heart or kid
neys with your right, or else you can
! Gf you are quick enough) plant right
and left hand blows on him before he
can get back into position.
AS you will readily see, it is neces-
sary to try the cross-parry during the
! fraction Of a second while the other
mans weight is on his left foot and
while his left arm is far extended. To
/ do this il is sometimes well to step
/ back Just far enough to be out of his
reach. before his blow has advanced to
I its full length, for the cross parry must
! be applied while its victims arm is ex-
/ tended.
There was once a sailor named George
! La Blanche who left the sea for the
/ prize-ring He was not one Of the great
est fighters the world has ever seen. But
he invented and put into practice a
4 blow which made him famous and
which still goes by his name. This blow
/ has since been ruled out and is not per-
mitted in public boxing matches or
] fights. / do not know why, for it re-
! ouires sDeed. skill and strength, and
/ can see nothing unfair about it. l shall
! teach il TO you now. You will not be
allowed to use it in a formal bout,
! but it is a good thing to know and will
! come in very handy if ever you are
/ called on TO defend yourself in earnest
La Blanche was in a fight some years
] ago and was not faring particularly
well. His adversary rushed him. La
! Blanche whirled suddenly about. Be
fore half the spectators could take in
the significance of what had occurred
| there was a PROSTATE, unconscious
man lying in a heap on the canvas
floor. while George La Blanche stood
calmly awaiting the referees decision
Now, this is what La Blanche had
done: As his adversary led for his face
with the left La Blanche whirled about
to the right, using the ball of the left
foot as a pivot, lifting his right foot
slightly from the ground and throwing
/ enough impetus into the revolution tC
/ bring him clear around in a complete
circle. AS he whirled he threw out his
right arm, extending it to full length
and holding it as rigid as an iron bar
| Around he came, and as his body
whirled past the place toward which
his antagonist was rushing La
Planche's right fist caught him on the
side Of the head. That is all there was
to that fight.
In practicing with your sparring part
| ner let him keep his right arm raised
alongside his head to catch the blow
The moment you hit him, on complet-
ing the pivot, bring the right foot tC
the ground and brace yourself or the
impact may topple you over. Ever
should your fist miss him some par
of your forearm will land on the side
of his head or face and the effect viii
be not unlike that produced by blow
from a baseball bat.
If you merely wish to avoid his rusI
and do not want to counter on him
pivot on your right foot instead of OF
your left That viii take you out o.
his reach. Let me warn you again t
be careful how you employ this pivo'
blow in a friendly bout.
The last blow we shall take up to-
day was invented by kid" Mccoy and
used by him in knocking out Steve
O'Donnell, three years ago.
Swing for your opponents face with
your left. If you land, or if he block,
the blow, try again until he draws bacI
and the swing goes past his face. Now
bring back the hand toward the lef
and land on his face on the return
Journey. This return must be yer,
rapid. and the body must turn slightly
at the same time in order to Civ,
strength to the blow, which would
otherwise be merely a slap.
Let the left go past his face. remem.
Der, and then bring it back, landing i
against the left side Of his Jaw. tn,
arm being bent and the impetus sun
piled by the shoulder and body. It i,
not difficult and can be used to grea,
effect against any one who is not ac.