The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-01
SIMPLE MATTER
TO DEFEND SELF
OWEN MORAN TELLS HOW TO
MEET STREET ATTACK OR
PREVENT HoLD-UP WITH
ONES FISTS.

"In England nearly every boy learns
the art of self-defense." said owen
Moran, the British lightweight, the
other day. 'They can all box bit. AS
a result many disputes are settled with
the mawleys. You seldom hear of any
cutting or shooting scrapes. 1 have
known of slim looking fellows knocking
rowdies down i'm the street fights with
out getting n scratch, and on one oc-
caslon / knew of gentleman employ
ed i'm a Birmingham bank knocking
down a hold-up guy one night with a
single blow, after which he turned the
would-be robber over to the hobbies.
1T is a simple matter of sef-defensc.
could teach any young business man
n few moves in short time so that
he could take care of himself In case
of attack by a street loafer, and none
but trained pugilist would have a
chance to beat him in an encounter.
would like TO see every respectable
citizen able to defend himself.
1.-THE average street rowdy who has
not learned the science of boxing uses
his right hand in beginning an attack.
He naturally believes the right is the
proper fist with which to lay out his
intended victim. Knowing this
would recommend the use of a quick,
sharp left hook to the jaw to counter
act the attack. You can see by the
movement of the fellows shoulder that
he is about to swing his right and the
proper thing to do is TO shoot your left
in the direction of his chin as quickly
as possible In nine cases out of ten
your left will land before the other fell
low can draw back to swing If you
nave n good, solid jolt in your make
up you can send him down and out.
"If, however, he should send a
straight left to your face, just throw
up your right as a parry, at the same
instant letting fly your own left for
his nose. This is most effective
blow and will frequently make the
rowdy turn tail, for the majority Of
such fellows are rank towards and
will not stand up and fight after being
hit.
IF the would-be holdup man swings
his left at your face just step inside
the right with a short jolt to the jaw
putting all the strength you have into
the blow. This should be done at top
speed so as to get your punch in first
BY stepping nearer your assailant you
are inside the swing and his blow pas
ses harmlessly over your head or
shoulder This Is what we call beat
ing him to punch, and is often a
Knockout blow. Bob Fitzsimmons put
away dozens OF men with this kind of
wallop.
another good move when n man
tries to hit you with a straight left is
to partly catch his fist with your open
right hand and drive your left into
the pit of the stomach. If you land
squarely, the fight will end right there,
for the solar plexus is most sensitive
spot"
IF your antagonist starts a left
straight at your body or even at the
head you can knock him down and out
with a quick right across his left To
the point to the jaw. This is an or
binary cross counter II is a stunning
blow and will. when properly landed.
take all the fight out Of even n we'll
trained pugilist II was with this blow
/ knocked out Battling Nelson after I
got him started with a left hook to the
other side.
'All you need is a little cool head
edness and some nerve. Do not be
afraid to hit hard and use your eye
sight as quickly as you can. BY all
means don't let the other fellow land
the first blow. for that is sometimes
In order to get into good physical
condition Catcher Kuhn of the Port
IL a.