The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24
athletic Exercises
and Sports for Boys

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instead OF beng a vent tor Ill tenn
per and quarrelsome disposition, box
Ing IS tne pest method kno" OF lot
teaching boy selt-control More
over, the skilled boxer IS usually the
last person TO look Tor a hSht' CONF
dent IN MS superior skill ana proWesS'
as possible.
The boxer, too, learns to take heavy
blows without fllnchlng, and gains
therefrom not only endurance but IN
creased good temper, The boxer VINO
loses his temper is universally scorned
and IS as thoroughly sent TO CoVen'
try as though he were caught steal
Ing. Self-control and fair play are the
keynotes OF this finest of exercises.
What have said of the mental adj
vantages OF boxing will be borne out
by all persons who have given it a fair
trlal. Inc mother VINO fOrDlds her
boy to box because it is brutal is de,
fraudlng him Of one of the greatest ad-
vantages he could possibly have.
so much for the mental side OF the
manly art From merely physical
standpoint boxing develops every mus
Gle or the body as does no other eXer'
else; makes a boy quick on his feet;
trains the eye, and brings the various
parts OF the frame into better CO.
ordination.
The main thing for boys to remem-
Der in handling gloves is that quick
ness counts for everything, and that Il
merely heavy blow counts for moth
Ing. Smuggling is not boxing. The
trained boxer can easily beat the mere
slugser Moreover, you are boxing
with the idea OF self-lmproVement; not
in the hope of hurting your opponent,
or course, now and then heavy blow
cannot be avoided. The recipient
should understand that 1t was accl-
Gehtal ana should pear no malice nor
turn d friendly bout INTO a slugSlnS
match.
Never DoX longer than three minutes
at most without stopping TO rest FOR at
least one minute. Don't box in dila-
tory fashion, but keep at it quickly and
steadily as long as the round lasts. In
the rests, no matter how warm you