The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-07

the instant ne mad set hlinseN the
nYst waiter arrived. swinging listi.y.
One soiid drive on tho chin knocked
Nim out. The man sides: eppei Il few
lnchNs to let him fail clear and met tho
second with another swing on the Jaw,
deliberately aimed. This was no time
TO waste punches. Dowr went the
second assaiiant. sensciess a. a side OF
beef on a hook.
There we're four left. There was no
chance to pick them one ut time now.
They poured through the doorway ana
spread out. fanwise. acros, the side
walk. Then they slowly closed In with
out striking blow. waiting FOR a
chance to attack suddenly all at once.
now. The man gave ground a
= little. watchful. wary. steppin:
frsm side to side. lie was driven back
nearly to the edge OF the sidewalk
Then one waiter. on the right. moved
forward. The man sidestepped as IL 10
meet him. He could feel. instinctively,
that the aEssilant at the other end OF
the line was leaping at him from De-
hind. Turning suddenly the man shot
his right straight out. and the enemy N
the rear was disposed OF. The man KEEP.
moving swiftly. The remaining three
walters hesitated a second. Then on"
Of them plunged forward. lie trlppei
on q man already down. threw his arms
wide to save himself. and fell right into
~ uppercut that nearly took his he'd
on.
And that was the end OF the fight.
the other two ran. one down the
reet. the other inside to hold the door
The man who had been attacked quietly
picked up his hat and walked away I'M
marked. No. a blow had reached him.
Two bystanders stopped him for a mo-
ment. We were going TO turn m and
help you" they said, but you were
doing 10 we'll that We Just stood of ana
enjoyed the night.
VOW I'm telling this story for a
III double purpose. one Is TO show
that every man should learr
how to handle himself when In danger
ne other TO show that the best defense
10 an effective attack. In the inclds. n
mentioned II was learned afterward
that the waters had just thrown GU,
. uumber Of noisy and auarrelsomt
guests. and that they took the new
arrival for enc OF the quarrelsome. one
trying to break In again.
But the man couldn't know that. ~,
was attacked suddenly. II he hadn'
made his fish, Just az he did he wou''
have been swept from his feet In a,
ls-atani and the Va aitars w an mara ,,r, q
ticaily borncers by trade. would hay
tsssn delight in jumping on him m
Kicking his head half on. Many ma
had been carried TO a hospital In Ne'
York after n similar experience. WIZ.
trouble OF that sort coming there's n
time for explanations. II the ma
hadn't known how TO fight. or II n
had simply backed away and tried I
escape punishment he'd have bee
whipped and downed In a few second
The effectiveness OF his counter atiac
saved him-msy even have saved nj
life
Boxing IL known as the art % sci
defense. What ZONE people fan 20 e
that the best self-defense IL a
effective offense No boxer who :,
mains entirely on the defensive durin
an exhibition Is showing the best point
Of his art. That IL why call an eXb
b!tion like that given by Chsmpio
Johnny Kil5ane the other night ~
satisfactory. lie avoided being hi. II
true. He moved eboat very little IN
showed beautiful judgment In riakin
Dundee miss wild swings by an inc
% two. But he did little else. n
exhibition was only a partial exhlbitio
Of the Skill he must possess to be
enAmpion. lie Tented and fe!nied. An
Ut nAay, vide openings 81 without =