Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-22
Man Who Meets Carl Morris In Tulsa
Labor Day Discusses
Same.
I'm FRANk MIRIAM

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ing of the blows that win bouts" |
! think ! may properly refer to those
that have won battles in the past, but
are now barred under pugilistic rules.
or to any blow within the rules that
proved effective to its individual user,
but was never generally adopted by
pugi.ists
In the first list is the pivot" blow.
in delivering it the fighter. with his
right arm suddenly extended full
length in a horizontal position on "a
level with his chin, wheels around
back wards on one foot His arm is
held perfectly rigid ana his fist being
turned so the knucklcs are upper
most, the heel of the glove is pre-
sented to whatever part of his adver-
sary's head the blow lands on. II
may catch a man with terrific force
back Of the ear or rip a cash across
the side of his face.
Is Dangerous Blow.
George lie Blanche, The Marine"
used this blow with great effect dur
ing the famous battle in which he
knocked out Jack Dempsey after %
rounds
There are few young boxers who
still try the pivot in bouts that are
rot conducted under strict ring rules.
sometimes they get their wrists brok-
en- for their pains, which serves them
right, for it is a foul blow and ought
to have been barred long ago.
The "backhand' blow, which is
barred by every state having boxing
commission, is another method of
using the heel of the glove on an op-
ponent.
A boxer, having missed with short
swing TO the jaw. jerks his forearm
back with a returning outward curve
1t is like the motions made by
scythe in moving, only, of course,
very much quicker. II is an unnatur-
al form of blow and is. | think, put
out Of the game for the good of the
sport.
The kidney punch" is still another
blow excluded by modern rules. This
was strictly speaking, never a quick
Knockout blow. like one to the point
of the Jaw or the pit of the stomach.
Carl Morris uses this blow frequently,
] am told. but he will not use II in our
15-round bout in Tulsa on Labor day
afternoon, for / shall insist on the
same rules in our bout that the box
ing commission has adopted in New
York. II was a system of punish
ment that wore down an opponents
strength. 1t was generally used dur
ing clinches, hen a man, with one
hand free, would send in a number of
short hard hooks to the kidney.
patented" Punches
I come to speak of what might al |
most be called patented" blows Of an |
individual boxer. Chief among these |
s the much touted "corkscrew" punch !
Of Kid Mccoy. The records show |
hat it was used with SUI prising ef- |
feet on number of good men.
Mccoy says he was trying to fig
lic out the quickest kind of a blow |
hat could be delivered by the fist.
md was told by a gunmaker that the |
wist in the inside of the barrel ad-
led to the speed of the bullet He
avs he practiced on a punching bag
md found that while holding his left
land in the ordinary position to
block a right hand blow he could
'hoot his left out with telling force
merely by Strengthening the elbow
md giving the wrist half turn.
He sass he first used the cork
crew" on Dan Creedon and found he
'culd make the blow connect with
freedoms face while the wrist was
urning. Later he used the blow on
ius Rubin and Peter Maher.
Short, sharp. snappy blows are Of
comparatively new invention, If I may
se that word. but there must always
emain the force behind shot as the
most vital element in pugilism.
] once knew a poor fellow who had
one bughouse on the subject Of box
rg. He had figured II out that "
nan could learn TO send his fist
hrough n given distance in the at
ncsphero faster than any other hu-
IAN being he would necessarily be-
ONE champion Of the world.
All you have TO do" he said. "is to
rain the muscles OF the arm to work