Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-02
WHY BOXERS HANDS
ARE BANDACED.
+ /, an Art in Itself and Some
times Means a Great
Deal.
MANY TRICKS ARE SPRUNG
r,,,,s,s Have Been Known to Use
Plaster Of Paris to Harden
The Adhesive Tape.

rnose who attended the contest FRI
,,n night between Jerry Mccarthy and
n,,o sIelon probably noticed that the
1,,srs wore bandages on their hands.
rbdr knuckles were completely encased
I adhesive tape and was used for the
,suose Of preventing a fracture
# Is very rare, indeed, that fighters
,,saye in a contest these days without
,r,, Managing their hands. and there is
,ultA All art In placing the tape. Accord
rg 10 an expert It has been the means,
An more than one occasion. on a fighter
EIophg battle. There are many tricks
tmploytd ana the seconds nave 10 watcn
ins OpOpauOn very carefully 10 prevent
'1Iullnary Insulation tape or adhesive
hir,rle tape Is the only substance 10 use,
Ialdtne expert and II should be spread
AVER the knucKles M suCn a. way as to
o,olect the nst yet come under the deiini-
lion VI a soft Dandage,
"lrck ai,or trick mas been introduced
pn0ef the clause In articles Of agree
nent permitting Dandagcs, ana on this
s,oount some lighters OOJeCt strongly 70
iaef opponents having wrapped hands
those VINO object TO bandages are gener-
nm the two extremes Vt pugilsm now
W,r-elther tho lgnt Taper IKE ABE At
ell who never hts haru enough 20 dent
b, dove. or the man with rOckllke list
1Al you couldn't hurt with sledge
hammer
naturally, neither class needs band
as 20 tney always KICK on their oppo-
t,Hs having the advantage Nlappmgs
Day give them
300 Fitzslmmons and XIX Mccoy were
hO OF the llst men to appreciate the fact
Tat strips Of linen or tape around the
bands could be made tn serve other pur-
kas than those OF protection. IL Is said
hat Nlz used 10 put mOistened plaster OF
lars on MS linen bandag 3 ana let the
Bass grow hard Then ne would have "A
fcky ridge across his hand that C0ulu be
Idl straight through the glove
"AcLOy used 10 soak his Dandages IN
Eme solution That was largely aicOhOl
ND that VyapOratcd rapidly, II mad some
bTt Of gum IN 1t ana the bandage general.
n drled quickly once MS glove was on. By
ne time no had pottered around the ring
while h enad a regular armor casing on
bis kluckles.
jim C0rbctt always likes TO have his
banus bandaged, but he preferred linen
hpe drawn extremely ught and that was
rneeuy lair m every way. Nowadays
very lighter has his hands bandaged be-
pTe gong INTO the ring, and some do
themselves more harm than good thereby.
The object Of the wrappngs N 10 pro-
fd the entire hands, Keep the hgnter
rom breaking his knuckes and hold tho
IaltIage IN the hand together. so there Is
~ danger u laming the member,
I Always commence M.dpplng the hand
year the wrist taking two or three turns
MEMBER Then | wind 1t tightly around
Us hand making him close the fist as
pIelch the tape, so that there Is no stop
Nse OF circulation as there would be II
ge tape was pulled tightly when the
land was open.
over his knuckles / lay a double or
peo'ed portion Of tape, 10 form A sort of
cushion Then | wind the hand tightly
lOuhd and over the knuckles, pulling the
sspe smoothly across the outside Of the
,ahl ana twisting II into sort of band
,Loss me palm. This band gives him Il
II Nhgn ne closes his hand
IN, Ihe result Is bandage perfectly
, ,a ana ught on the Muckles, soft
,aryt.gh 70 conform to all rules, and vet
selt enough 10 protect the first and Keep
|, ron getting hourt That thing OF nav.
,s q htle cushion OF tape over the
' Wv helps "A whole lot, too.
nlVe seen q good many fighters cred.
''ea WIN me Invention Of this thing OF
''aIueBlhg The hands. but the trick ia so
wv NAV no modern pugllist can he said
nave intended II, In the old prize.rlng
~ under London rules, 100 Years ago
'ere followed. '"""'
une Vas he seml-pIcklng Of the hands
Z s'dhhs them constantly In strong
i ,oy, another was putting them in some
nyS"5 "o'Ilugent preparation that tough. |
W.. u,sta ana that hardened the skin and
muscles beneath, The third was this same
NJ pS Oh Dandaging the hands Tho as.
sm5v., Dalh mad the merit OF keeplng the |
Saua rom putting swelling and Cracking |
Ios,iDarl hght, but II also destroyed The |
N Hot,y OF the. muscles and med The |
!, uah.e 10 hreakage. Wv
,,,I udB'ng does not Seem 10 have he. |
,gIIU POPULAR IN those days. although il !
uS ou3fded the best protection Of ali |
XXI mullodE. Fitzslmmons probably re-.
N, ~ ino hHbit to q greater extent than |
" S,uef man and may be responsible
n rig. "luespread bandagIng Of the mod
Every fighter winds his hands with