The Washington herald., 1922-08-09

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I have found IT. so precisely.
As took the losing beat,
Though capered rather nicely.
I was doomed to raw defeat.
Though I showed no sign Of yellow
As waved q valiant lance.
Luck was with the other fellow
And l never had q chance.
But somehow. when I an winning
And get q break or two.
Where Fate's wheel is gently spinning
consider that my due.
Though misfortune runs amuek then
For my rival, held at bay.
Well, I rarely think Of luck then,
When the score Is all my way.
punch" says one Of his sparring
partners. lis due to the fact that
he hits with the roll of his body.
II he punches with his right hand,
he finishes with his weight on his
left, he finishes with his weight on
left, he finishes with his weight on
his right foot"
The Foundation Of Power.
This transference of weight is
the foundation of power in most
takes place.
George Duncan considers that
the transference Of weight from
the right to the left foot at or just
before the moment of impact is
one of the foundations of good golf.
The same goes for baseball. Ruth.
Williams, Hornsby-all the hard
hitters-finish we'll forward.
The right handed hitter in base
ball, golf or boxing should get
his swing under way with the
bulk of the weight on the right
foot.
But the forward motion should
carry this weight forward. with the
left leg and foot braced to meet
the shock.
Dempsey. however. is a terriffic
arm and wrist puncher from short
range. where the balance remains
on both feet. In this respect both
he and Wills can jar your eyeballs
out with only the slightest body
motion. a mere half-turn of the
right or left hip. Dempsey starts
his power for a big punch from
the hip. He pivots somewhat as
the golfer does. but hardly to the
same extent.
An Onense That Is a Defense.
Many boxers consider this hit
ting with the roll" or follow
through. too dangerous.
But in Dempsey's case the victim
isn't thinking of any counter at
tack
He knows that il he Is hit the
fight is technically over. Some one
who is fast enough and game
enough to take a chance at this
moment and let one fly as Demp-
sey's body rolls forward might do
a lot of damage-but to take this
chance he must overlook certain
surer measures OF defense.
1t Is a matter of trading risks
and punches. and. as some veteran
once remarked. 'T amt got nothin'
to trade with a guy that can knock
me dead with a punch"
Confidence and Conceit.
what is the difference, IL any.
between confidence and conceit, ap-
piled to sport?" asks F. r. B.
Quite a trifie.
Ty Cobb and Walter Hagen are
leading examples of confidence.
with their conceit at least well
covered.
Jess Willard is a leading ex-
ample of conceit. willard thought
he was good enough to win with
out bothering about such details
as first-class trainer or second.
Neither Cobb nor Hagen ever
underestimate an opponent. Both
have always figured that only a
tough battle would carry them
through.
Confidence is based on knowledge
that. in addition to skill, one Is
trained and ready for the test. 1t
takes nothing for granted.
Conceit takes everything for
granted. When confidence be-
comes over-confident it turns into
conceit. A contender can be con-
fident without carrying a swelled
head. Confidence Is based upon
knowledge OF the conditions. The
man who doesn't train and still
expects to keep on leading the pro.