El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

right instead OF the lelt and some
duck clear TO the ground TO avoid
blow when a slight move is sufficient
stand Corrected.
Halt. You are not doing what you
are told. Hit with the left Hit
straight Hit quick and hard. Duck
just a few inches and you are in pet
ter position TO return a blow than If
you dip TO the ground All ready
one, two; one, two; one, two and
so pairs Of padded dukes are at 1t
once more
After another minutes rest comes
. foot work At the count Of one
advance the left foot feint with the
left hand; at the count Of two lead
with straight left at the same time
making second advance at the count
of three one step back; at the count
Of four back TO original position
All ready-One. two, three, four and
the boys kick up the Fort Bliss sand
shifting about until from distance
10 looks like a cavalry charge Fol-
lowing this comes the count OF eight
with sidestepping introduced and more
dust is raised.
Don't Jump in Air.
Halt Here, YOU short fellow with
red hair What do you mean by jump
ing up into the air when you srabz
Did you think you were practclng
high jumplng2 Well, you're not
somebody VIII eaten you OH the START
and flop YOU Always watch 1or O
man who tries TO fly and shoot him
on the wing. That's the best cure.
I All ready-One, two three. four, five,
six. seven. eight" and 500 SHUTTERS
are stumbling through the dust
Halt, This time YOU box for a
minute. Use what you have been
taught Balance yourself on potn
feet Don't lean forward TOO much
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right foot Be ready always 10 move
quickly forward or backward Time
Imagine n fast bout multiplied by
$50 and you have the result some
charge. some run, all beating 1a11ing-
ithrusting, hooking, sWuslus- mere
are some bloody noses. some sWelled
lips q few hundred iolted heads and
a lot Of gained courage
Halt Here's boy on the ground
He tried TO jumn into the air and got
caught at IT. Keep your feet on the
ground. Most OF you do well In foot
work, but some are trying 20 be set
tiers. Don't run into man VINO
takes a set position and waits Tor YOU
but don't let him do It, Feint MIN
out OF his set and he looks like cow
Don't put all your weight on one
Lively Bouts
Lastly comes several bouts between
Using form in practice A mammoth
circle is formed by the boxers, I'm the
center Of which the best ones meet
each pair for one three minute round.
The good qualities Of the boxers and
likewise their defects are the subject
for comment by instructor Orrison-
Although under instruction only
about three weeks approximately SO
per cent Of the soldiers get the blows.
parties. counters and foot work I'm
the preliminary work correctly. In
dividual work Of instructors who
pick out those who have not per-
formed the instructions TO the letter
is rapidly boosting the ner cent Of
those who have conquered the funda-
mentals of boxing.
Helps Bnyonet Work.
II VIII be seen by the spectator
that the blows given by the instruc- !
tors employ the same muscular move
ments that is required in hayonet 4
work the same arm thrusrs and the /
same foot movements. simultaneously I
with instruction fin boxing q marked I
Improvement in hayonet work has I
been observed by instructors
More Action.
When the class was about at an /
end came the most exciting incident ]
of the DAYS lesson-oue OF those I
pick up and carry away winds" for /
which the Bliss neighbOrhOod is nos /
ed sWooped down on the stacked hats I
and shirts while the boxers were in /
action. a general chase eusued in I
which many a soldier had TO employ
the tackling stunts Of football rather !
than boxing tactics before fleeting !
hats and shirts were recovered.