El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
TRICKS IN EVERY
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Americans, Becoming Acquainted With the Boxing
Game, Lift Sport to Rightful Place; How Jack
Rush Has Done Several Bits.


! successful in life, who acknowledge
that they would have been nouentities
pep"
Among the things that Rush
failed to teach his hundreds OF
pupils was that n boxer should
Z suck eiEarets and EuznIe booze.
Among the first things he pounded
into every pupil was that regular
habits and clean living are con-
duciTe 10 physical sOundness. and
uhur good physique is absolutely
necessary 20 become n good boxer.
Reprimands 1 heard him give 10 pu-
I plis tell something OF Rush's method.
For ConTenience-and the further
good reason that the boxer IS alive
and well able 20 kick like a horse-T
VIII refer 10 the recipient OF the first
spasm as hnotty, for knotty he was.
E1e was a promising pupil, except that
ne used his boxing tactics in the
wrong way and had been jailed. Rush
greeted him thus on his release:
Good Advertisement.
Hello, hnotty- Pm sure glad 20
Gee you. Il always does me good when
l spend my time and money 20 help a
Fellow make man of himself and he
goes out and gets soused. It's a plea
sure 70 teach a boy how 20 box and
then have him mix up in street
fights and saloon brawls- It's fine
advertisement for me, TOO. People
say, See where one OF Jack Rush's
pupils got tugged- Guess that's about
all he teaches the boys 1 like TIE
way you appreciate my efforts.
knotty- ] like 1t so confounded well
thar I'm going 10 kick you out OF
here and I don't ever want you 20
come back until you have changed Z
your way OF living"
Another Rap.
after q couple Of pupils OF Rush's I
mad STAGED nnwHwnr hnHrH Va q homo j
talent show he greeted them the next I
Gay: Boys, want to compliment /
you on the way you staged the bout I
last night / teach you 10 live clean ]
and boost the boxing game. Last |
nlEnL you lad accompanying the
principals q muss Of seconds dressed
like toughs, chewing tobacco, swaE- .
gering, and In every way possible !
zorro borarinS what knockers OF the /
game say OF it-that nothing but a L
hoodlum wants TO be connected with 7
boxing The effect OF your efforts ]
was great-providing you are bent D
on killing the game instead OF max
ing 10 decent ] was IN the audience
and heard somebody back Of me saw
that had taught YOU the game. I'm
getting 20 be a rather tough old giz-
gard from the wear and tear Of time. ]
but when I heard it said that was
the teacher Of what was going on
there I blushed with shame"
II was the last break OF that kind
mat those two particular pupils ever
made. Since that time they have been
better boosters.
Art Makes Peaceful Men.
On another occasion Rush had
aught a pupil the art until he was
considered one OF the best in the
'ity. One day q business man who
lau the reputation OF being quarrel
ONE pushed the young fellow too far.
md he decorated the trouble hunter
With Hamburg face. greatly pleas
ng most everybody in the city ex- Z
ept Rush.
Il thought 7 had you in pretty good 3
hape, said Jack to the young boxer I D
, we. n ne En-. next met him, but see I
ave Ialled- 4ou are much worse !
Tub than 7 thought YOU We're and Z
,,ou haven't the. stuff in you that I d
bought you had" N
Why asked the astonished boy.
Because / have taught YOU how 10 I Z
lock blows and to avoid punishment a
? clnches- But you don't under Q
tand the Job If you did, you would Z (
ever have hit O'Tooley yesterday. [ q
instead you would have. showed him y
way. and laughed at him. II he o
truck you and you had not lost your S
erFe, you would never have hit him h
you would have laughed at him and y
9ld him he must learn how 70 hit. q
'Tooley is nothing but a wind bag. v
OF worthy OF your jabs. q
II ever hear again OF you hitting
man whom you should laugh AZ
hen he attacks you. III never put on
mother mitt with you You are not
orth q when you act that way.
oXing should make men peaceful.
nd Il does when they are made OF
ie right stuff. II you are an expert
oxer YOU can well afford 10 laugh I
clown like O'TooIey when he
ans a. the mouth. Boxing should
axe more peace, not more wran- r
les" IL
That Rush uructIsed what he n
preached WINS proved AZ one time Sc
when an irate father tackled th
him. claiming that Jack was try Sc