The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

trunk muscles. but the defensivs alone
won't do.
whether she lands her blow or not.
then Is the time to get back st her
Her guard Is down for the momsnt.
and either face OF body Is partly IN
covered. and this Is the chance TO -gst
10 blow or two before she can gss
away.
Punch, Sisters. Punch
1t Is when she has closed with a
strong. lead that you must dodge It.
and before she can recover clinch with
both hands Then. quickly freeing one
hand. holding her close with tina other.
punch. punch. punch-unless-
All this time she is not standing still
ana taking punishment. although
good fighter sometimes takes blow
to give one. Even a. you elinch she
throws UP an arm on one side and
breaks it. and with the other begins TO
do a little business that will mFke you
let go and get away.
Two minutes is a round for women.
instead of the regulation three OF the
ring. And the first two minutes viii
be the longest two the beginner ever
spent. Before time is called your blood
will be racing through their veins az
about forty knots a minute. your
breath Will be ehopping Itself In inch
lengths about halfway down your
throat. and you viii feel as II you had
spent an hour in the hot room OF a
Turkish bath. All this unless you are
in good training from other exercise
Instead OF one minute all ,wed prize
fighter in his corner. the girl boxer gets
three. Nor must il be taken near an
open window. nor beside water
cooler. 10 matter how much the most
inviting places they may SEEM Just
rest.
The three minutes for rest viii be =
good deal shorter than the two OF ac-
ton at first. But it will give the breath
and blood chance TO calm down a Bit
Then UP and at it again.
Same position as before Left foot
forward. right arm guarding the body.
left slightly forward TO parry any lead
OF the others right. and both hands
ready TO slip in whenever and wher-
ever tie others guard Is down
AID always eye to eye. The eye
training IS not the least OF the good
results OF boxing. and IL won't come
aniss when you are lodging street cars
ard automobiles or. even II you are
ever alone IN an African jungle. for you
could get away from lion or tiger be-
fore he was half -sdy to spring
In boxing for fun do plenty OF spar
ring. This dancing about each other,
with every muscle In command. -
worth hours OF massage. for the move
ments are a natural massage which
makes pounds drop of where they are
not needed and on where they are. The
lodging and sidestepping bring the
trunk muscles into play. and the
woman who would be slender and sup
pie should take her boxing as regu-
larry as she takes her bath.
AZ first. two rounds are enough For
some one will do for start. But after
on breathing. when your wind goes on
working. and you can eye your oppo-
nsnt steadily while you work. you can
box three rounds OF two minutes each.
with three minutes rest between. And
this ten minutes win do you more good
than a half hour OF anything else.
Boxing has one great law. You may
not laugh while you box. nor even
smile The moment you begin to smile
your forces are scattered. and you can't
box at all But with practice you can
learn to box with the features in abso-
Lutte repose. and no harm will come of
It. Above all things. beware OF a scowl-
ing, tightly drawn. savage boxing face.
for what avafieth a graceful body with
distorted face.
Then here's to the boxing girl. Nay
her shadow ever grow less II abe wills
It. and never grow less II she wantscis
q, IL Is.