El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21

There are some standard rules for
/ training, but most athletes have traits
peculiar 70 themselves. and until they
nave learned how their particular
makeup should be coaxed towards
strength and endurance they have not
learned to train properly. There are
a few physiques so constructed that
ordinary methods Of training iuvaria-
bly, upset them. Strange 10 say this
brand OF boxers are the ones that
want 20 train all the time, while that
type who could stand the most Of it
like Sharkey. Grimm. Schreck, Hart
don't care to train at all If they can
help It
Proper Training Tells
Tell me how q man trains and I
viii tell you what he does In the
ring Contrast the boxing OF Shrek,
I Hart, sharkey. Grimm. with that Of
ICorbett, Mccoy. Philadelphia Jack
l O'Brien, Erne. Cans. The latter group
were all steady, conscientious train
ers. So ardent was COrbett in his
work that not infrequently the hard
est work OF his trainers was not 20
get him TO train. but TO get him to
stop at a reasonable time each day.
I Mccoy was OF a less impetuous nature
than Corbett. He looked at the ques-
ton in a cold, business Ike way.
knew that regularity and practice
I counts. and carefully followed the
Iplan for all It was worth, but seldom
overturned. He was too cool headed
and thoughtful FOR that
Both Corbett and Mccoy trained
daily for years before they be
came known out Of their little
/ neighbOrhoOds. as many other
prominent boxers have done.
Training Is most beneficial only af-
ter a boxer has formed habits OF train
ling as regular as sleeping and eating.
If Il does not become q craving, the
boxer does not become a success.
] What IS necessary to cause a craving
for running. bag punching and box
ling2 The same thing that is neces-
lsary for a man TO crave smoking
oft repeated execution Of the act II
is natural for healthy bodies TO crave
action yet even those that demand the
least may develop the athletic Ape
tite in the same manner that a youth
becomes a cigaret fiend.
The first ciEnret, first chew OF
tobacco. first drink OF whisky s.
! seldom n pleasure to the indulEer.
But the oft repeated act makes n
craving that can hardly be denied
by the pOssessor and with diff
Guilty may be broken. The same
Is true Of athletic appetite. Start
ing on IN athletic career Is many
times n matter OF the intellect IN
stead Of appetite, yet followed
regularly 1t always becomes n
/ craving.
No man ever became an inveterate
smoker by smoking two boxes OF
! cigarets on a JOY ride. or became a
drunkard by trying TO drink pony
key OF beer the first time he IN
dulged. The boy who starts out that
way is lucl1ier than the one who mere
Ily dabbles. An overdose the first
time IS in some eases the means Of
preventing further incompetence. The
Hight but regular touching generally
forms the habit
A little training regularly IS the
correct method-not a gorginE one
day and reaction and Incidence for
the next three. With a little each
day the habit grows.
Proper Exercise.
The particular kind OF exercise
I taken by each person depends not
only on the kind OF event he is train
ing for. but on physical makeup Of the
particular person. The general rules
Of regular habits in everything. suffi-
cient wholesome food. plenty OF sleep,
pure water and fresh air hold good
lin all cases While all athletes may
follow these general instructions, one
NAV need work with heavy apparatue
while another with plenty OF meat on
l his frame must keep away from ueaNy
work and practice for speed, lest he
/ become muscle bound and be inferior
I to men OF less strength but more
/ speed. From Inherent ability some
! boxers speedily learn to strike cor
rect1y an varieties OF blows but falls
to put any steam in them This type
must rely on hard hitting tactics and
road work TO develop the lungs while
the man with a stiff punch must often
avoid work that develops a punch
and practice hitting from all angles
which comes harder for him than Tor
the 1.-THE. loosely built man.
There nre Young boxers who
have natural talent in using their
hands and soon block effectively,
! yet whose footVorlS l. suggestive
OF n COW with five legs broken
trying to dance on tight wire.
On the other hand, there are found