The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-08
(By "Gravy-")

I take it.that the ayes have 1t.
 Then take up boxing ana D9S- -aunching as exercise
 Follow this recipe assiduolnsiy ana 5iIieentlv and, while you may Tall short of the goal, so far as fame ana fortune are concerned, your chanceS s-iu certainly be vastly improved In any event you are reasonably certain -o v-fn something of even greater val Ie than either fame or fortune health
 Take the >case of John Purroy Mitchell who recently handed l,nockout punch to Tammany and who will soon occupy the mayors chair In New York City Hall Running for ,f5ee is about the most wearing Of all sports. MT Mitchell found himself facing the home stretch with nerves lhat were taut to the Snapp1ng point and a body that refused prompt obe- aience to the dictates of the m1nd- But he wasn't discouraged An 1r1sn- man can't be discouraged with any thing less than a club He called in nhvsicaI torturer and an ex-pugil- Ist, and what they did to MT Mitchell was sufficient to land him safeIy Tn the mayoraIty chaGr-
 Deep breathing exercises started the day for the candidate, and these were followed by five minutes spent in toss ing the medicine ball. Then came the zeal workout MT Mitchell put on a pair of tweIve-ounce gloves and before al boxer Three fast and furious rounds with the knight of the padded rnitts. followed by bath and rub down, put the candidate into con 's5ition to go out and fight his weight in Tammany tiger cats Speaking of weight. MT. Mitchell gained ten pounds in about five weeks, increasing his poundage from 137 to 147 in that brief period. The largest item in MT MftcheI's sworn statement of cam -paign expenses was the $27O spent for instruction in the manly art
 Another New York politician with a punch is Dudley Field Malone, re- gently appointed collector of the port of New York. MT Malone devotes thirty minutes a day to glove work, and has garnered a, rich reward in health and efficiency. When he was commissioner of Gotham's finest, Col. Theodore Roosevelt used to have a daily tilt with Mike Donovan, the famous boxing instructor of the New York Athletic Club, and to this. and his subsequent training with the gloves the Colonel attributes much of his success in life Another New Yorker who literally boxed his way to fame and fortune was Richard Gro ker the ex-boss of Tammany Hall Scores of other eases of men all over the world who keep themselves in con- dftion for Hfe's battles by daily SeS- sions with the nnitts might be cited.
 
 brothers, have a boxing instructor in daily attendance, by order of King George.
 Lack of time" is, of course, the busy business mans chief excuse for not engaging in boxing or other exer- cfses Such men are usually forced to find the time to go to bed for sev- eraI days or weeks each year, to re cover from colds, bilious attacks, nerves, or more serious maladies. Such ailments may usually be Kicked in the bud" as Abe or Mawruss would say, by frequent recourse to the gloves.
 For the busy man, bif1ng the bag is almost as good a boxing, if it be reg ularly and conscientiously indulged in. Beginners whose muscles are fabby should start with ten or fifteen min ute session with the bag each morn ing and evening, gradually increas- ing to half an hour. Begin the exer- else by going to window and absorb ing several large mouthfuls of fresh air Follow this with the seance with the striking bag. At the conclusion of the morning exercise, take a cool or cold bath, followed by a vigorous rabdown- At night warm bath will be better, as cold baths at night before retiring may interfere with slumber.
 In using the bag most of the ordin- ary blows required in boxing, includ- ing the straight right and left leads, swings, hooks, and shifts, may be utiI- ized, and the efficiency so acquired will be highly useful in real boxing. The striking bag was invented by Mike Donovan, once sn1tddleWeight title-holder, and no boxer would thin k of training without one. The tattoo Is, of course, the most generally used method of bifing the bag, and it is highly useful, but 1t should be alter hated with straight blows, especially left leads and hooks, to achieve the greatest muscular development.
 The beginner in boxing. whether with the bag or another boxer, should make haste slowly" and not rush lnAand strike wildly, thus forming er- roneous habits and tactics that will be difficult to get rid of. In facing the rubber and leather bag or an antago- mist, stand straight, with the head back, the shoulders and back straight and the chin held in. Avoid crouch and other freak methods Study Illustrations showing good boxers tn action Do not strike with the thumb turned sideways, which is a common mistake of novices. The thumbs should always turn upward
 The beginner at the boxing game should generously refrain from try ing to kill his antagonist. Amateur boxing should be a matter of clever ness and skill, rather than of trying to land a knockout. At first it is bet ter to concentrate on the art of de fense- Above ali, control your anger and don't ''get your mad up" ever, time the other fellow lands IittI, blow. If your antagonist is an olC hand at the game, and tries to 'shov off at your expense, quit, and finC Som ebody whose memory is a litti, better and who can recall his ow1 awkwardness novice at the game On the other hand, don't ask to b treated tenderIy as if you were babe in arms "A certain amount o aeas are good for a dog,' said Davi Harunn, and a certain amount of har, knocks are good for a man.
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