The evening world., 1915-02-23
40 STURDY GIRLS
| LEARNING TObOX
! INCHURCH GYM
For Clean Mind and Healthy
Body, Object of Marshall
Stillman Association.
TAKE TO 1T NATURALLY.
Quickly Learn to Hit, Stop and
Get Away and Soon They'll
Give Public Exhibition.
TAKE TO 1T NATURALLY,

Girls can't box. says the smart man.
and lets 70 at that But the smart
man doesn't know. Girls can boz and
do box. and II they continue to come
for lessons ~ they have been coming
this winter to the Marshall stillman
Association, they will all be boxing
soon. The poet Of Tomorrow may
sadly sing:
" c5u~s. II was right your love 10 disssnhss-
Dut w1v did you eruss me With your rishti
Which, by the way, Ia much worse
than kicking q swain downstairs.
A ciass Of girls took their Sec
ond lesson In boxing In the gym
nasium Of the West Side Presbyterian
Church, last evening. There are
forty In the class altogether. but they
could not all get into the range Of the
lens. and besides the holiday tempted
some away to social engagements.
But those who came up At the call
Of Time" were very much In earnest.
and they went at the business Of hit,
stop and get away with . Eest that
would warm the heart OF Maurice
Maetsriinok or Nike Donovan.
The teacher, . young merchant who
10 trying to increase the number Of
good men In the world by getting
them interested In boxing and other
manly sports, is . nr.. believer In
nve-ounce gloves. as Wei IS votes.
for women. He knows Q great many
girls who can knock . man cold with
punch--and without losing one bit
Of femininity or charm. They simply
know how TO balance themselves per-
fectiy. and shoot tho nst away like
q bullet.
TEACHING THE GIRLS THE
"MANlY" ART.
Having arranged the class In open
order. he taught them how to stand
feet eighteen inches apart and pointed
straight ahead.
Draw the right foot back q little
and raiss the heel" he commanded
Have your weight on the left foot
Now. hands together before the chest
throw them upward and outward, as
you would do the breast stroke In
swimming. That's It. There: you've
done the Mike Donovan leverage
guard for boxing. Do you see? When
a blow Is sent Mt you. and you throw
the arm forward that way. 1t requires
very little strength to divert II. YOU
don't stop 1t. you see: you only diver,
It,"
Good stuff. that was. and the girl,
caught the idea instantly. After hal,
. dozen essays they were guarding
as Mike himself would have guarded
Then the teacher taught them the
straight punch:
Elbows in! Hands open and palm,
UP. as II they were going to catch 9
big gold coin. Now. shoot the handi
straight out. Right, left: right. left
That's 1t. Swing your bodies from thu
hips! Reach out! Reach out! Remem
ber that gold coin!" And behold
those girls were all lunsing perfectl,
with each hand In turn. Soon he haS
them close their fists. and the grace
full. cleaning arms thrust forwart
with the precision OF piston rods.
would be q bold man that dared fac,
that shower Of dainty but very bust
ness-iike fists.
Remember what Maeterlinck say
Of the fist" teacher called to them
ut 10 the most beautiful weapon II
the world and the most wonderful
And never forget that those VIII
know how to use the fist are tn
most peaceful and gentle. They know
their power. and they dsspise vio
lence-unlsss 1t 10 really forced upo
them."
All the way through the game b
sent them, leading. guarding. cross
ing and parryinS. Footwork an
shadow boxing they seemed to kno'
by Instinct. 1t was q fascinatln
proof of what natural aptitude girl
have for the manly art-as 1t used
be called In the old dark days.
, The full class will give an exhibi
tion drill at the Seventy first Regi
ment Armory on the evening 9
March I for the benefit Of New York
unemployed. 1t will be featured q
Physical Efficiency on the prc
gramme. The committee in chars
OF the exhibition includes Frederic
II. Coudert Chairman; John v. Bou
I vier jr.. Evert Jansen Wendell. WA
, ter w. Price. Alpheus Geer. A. \
|. Lawrence, Lyman c. Learned. Fredel