Evening star., 1921-06-30

All OF these subs StatlOnS are con-
Cerned in the control of such func-
tons as digestion, circulation and
other Involuntary body functions
Now sharp blow apon the region
commonly called the pit of the slom-
ach is shock 10 tnc solar p!eXuS and
produces that peculiar SickenlnS
taintness or SonrneSs which nearly
every one has experienced at one time
or another.
Georges Strong in Midrin.
1t naturally would put a uoXer oc.
of contest or make him Incapable
for til. moment Of further pIrtIc!pa-
tion. | have an idea thai Carpenter
could Withstand Suc.l blow ueIt sr
than Dempsey. tor the reason that the
French champion seems better equip
ped with muscle over the midriff.
Another telling blow is one deliv-
cred with considerable fu .:c behind it
upon the frc3t OF The cn,st. with the
right hand. JuSt an incIi or Two TO the
left of The brcas ,bon, and an inch or
two above the n:pp.e linz. This blow
is shock to sympathetic or auto
nomlc nerve pieNus al the base or. up
per Side of the heart, and its effect is
to produce state Of faitneSS or weak
ness resembling ordinary shock
There can be little question that Jack
Dempsey is much better protected
against such blows than his opponent,
Tor his pectOrai inuScTc is wonderfully
developed, and tliS nIusclc covers the
vulnerable Region like base ball
catcherS body protector. Carpenters S
rectoral muscle development is only
ordinary. and SO / think he would
naturally StaSger under such straight
jabS to the chest.
A third vulnerable point is the Jaw
A sharp blow upon The po.nt of the
Jaw, even though il be delivered with
but moderate force. bu; especially
when 1t has an upward direction, say
snort nook or uppercIt. Seems to
upset the very center of all Vegeta-
tive or Involuntary functions, thu
medulla obIongata. which sounds lik.
an accompaniment of soft muSic-and
so II is. according to boxers who have
been out that way. OF course, there
IS little direct protection m the way
or muscular equipment against such a
blow; even IA double chin is of little
value. But the development of the
muscles of the neck has much to do
with mans susceptibility to such
blows.
Muscles Absorb Shock.
Two pairs of muscles particularly
tend to absorb the shcck of blow
on the Jaw. The first pair are at
tached to the base of the skull at the
nape of the neck and spread down and
out back of the neck and upon the
back of the shoulder, where they are
attached to the prominence of the
shoulder blade These are the ira
pezius muscles. AS elastic snubbers
they teEd to oppose sudden forw ard
bending or joits of the head on the
body, such as might occur from a Jaw
blow delivered horizontally or from
> cue should !. u: when The opponent is in
a Crouc'lir'' nC%'ur,.
A second prominent pair of muscles
called the sterno c'eido- -mastoid mus
Cies. from the bones they are attached
to. are those heavy cords which run
from the Sternum or breastbone and
the innr" 80. a. the ro.iar bor"::
diagonally upward to the mastoid
bone directly behind the ear. These
muscles are shock absorbers par eX-
cellence. acting either independently
as elastic snubbers against uppercuts
or low hooks from either side. or to-
gether against straight jolts on the
chin.
If bulk alone is the criterion, then
Jack Dempsey is the better equipped
with these cervical shock abSorberS
and therefore the less likely to suffer
seriously from jaw blows. But it is a
question whethc3' bulk hands are bet =
ter than more slender elaStics as pro-
lection of this sort. On the Whoie.
think Carpenters general muscle
equipment is superior to Dempsey
his muscles seem to be more mobile
and responsive. 1t may be. however,
that the American contender can stand
law joltS better than the European.
Blow to the Wind.
A so-called blow to the wind" one
that knocks the breath out of an op-