El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

ecuted so rapidly that TO ringsidsrs it
/ has the appearance OF merely being a
counter blow with no aim at blocking
or diverting the lead.
Shifting Head Absent.
OF almost equal importance IS the
ability to shift the head, sidestep.
duck a blow or draw Just without the
danger limit without going too far.
These tactics leave both hands free
to do return execution The act OF
avoidance is simultaneous with the
counter blows and many times to the
spectator there appears to be only the
intention OF a return blow in shifts
Of the head and ducking- Withdrawal
OF a few inches to avoid the Iull force
Of blow has the appearance OF a
mere return for the most expert box
ers take the tail end Of the blow
which Is spent and not damaging.
Taxing part OF IL enables them to
start the return sooner and make
more certain an effective counter.
Next in Importance f. blocking
with one hand and coun1erinE
with the other. This sort of work
Il OF great variety the chief in
pOrtance being that II gives the
boxer attacked n chance 10 start n
series OF blows II he Il trained In
the art OF fOIlOwina up.
Tie Master.
Recall Jim Corbett when he was up
against a clever man and probably be-
fore he had solved entirely his op-
ponent's style. avoiding a blow with
shift Of the head. stepping back from
the next one, blocking one, sidestep-
ping out OF danger and finally cover
ing up only when he received a healthy
jolt that mOmentarily Jared his
thinker This Is what occurred in his
younger days when COrbett met Jack
na~ IN
stun. as well as many times subse-
quently in varied form
The Dub.
Then picture some OF the present
day boxers who are hard pushed and
take to cover. While a clever man like
Corbett or Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
have disposed Of and caused to be
wasted half dozen or more blows be-
fore an onrushing opponent forces
them into a cover or clinch, and most
times have successfully countered and
put their opponent on the defensive
thereby. the coverup man has taken
the majority OF blows with no good
chance for a return and a very great
danger OF being put away.
@COverup7 Dangerous.
It Is q common mistaken belief that
a "coverup' saves the ''coveree" from
danger. It didn't save Fitzsimmons's
opponents. He knew that not only is
the back OF the neck n vulnerable SPOT
on cOverup boxer, but that a heart
blow may be delivered on the back
more effectively than in front when
the proper location is hit. a habitual
"coverup" fighter had but little chance
with FitzsimmOns because before il
was repeated many times he drove a
right to the heart beneath the left
shoulderblade on the back which sent
a weakness through his opponents
= TfnF l.
to the Jaw Why this same thing has
not been done by some Bliss boxer, or
the knockout effected by a single well
directed kidney blow. IS a mystery
that can only be explained by the fact
that boxers generally seem entirely
ignorant Of the collapse that may be
caused Dy one good punch in these
vulnerable regions. Repeated cover
ing up IS dangerous where an ex-
perienced man Is your opponent It
should be used only in extremities.
The boxer who believes that he IS /
clever with his 'coverup" system is I
merely joking himself, that's all. Cen l
orally he does not knCw the first rudi- I
ments OF the boxing game; knows !
nothing OF parrying, blocking. slipping /
the head, and proper system OF cOun- {
tering- He crouches about the rOng
trying to hide his jaw behind his /
shoulder, sacrificing half his loose 4
ness that is SO essential to the accom- I
plished ringster and making a gen 4
sral monkey Of himself in contrast Il
with q man who has learned the art 4
rom varied standpoint.
Those who know the game thor
OuEhly are scarce indeed. No III
wonder that now and then some
old man who learned the game
right hobs up and trims the
youngsters in training. Most of
them slug and cover and such II
boxer II sorry sight when he
meets n worthy pupil of Prof.
Mike Donovan. J. Courtney Ruah,
Jim COrbett, or Mike Gibbons.
MICHIGAN ELEVEN FAvORITE.
Chicago. Ill, Nov. 9.-The Univer-
Iity OF Michigan football eleven,
which met the University OF Chicago