The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-02
MUSIC HATH CHARMS
EVEN IN FIGHT GAME,
SAYS FAMED BATTLER
ny FRANK G. MENKE

MUSIC, remarks Jimmy OlIlS, odh
do a whole lot more than charm a
savage beast 1t can get f1atfooted
fist singer shaking his dogs in al
way that would make Anna Pavlowa
green with envy. / know-becausel
I've tried It,"
Dime was a famed battler years.
and still more years-ago. After MS
days of busting rivals upon the pref
ace were over, Dime became a man
ager and trainer of pugs. In the era
since then, he has brought to the fore
some of the best known f1stic gladl-
ators which America has produced IN
the last quarter of century.
Ever on the alert for new ways and
new means of developing fighters rap
idly to the zenith, Dime hit upon the
musical idea some months ago. IL
came about through bordering over
the fact that grey-haired business men,
rheumatic, equity, and slow OF foot IN
ordinary times, always find 1t possible
to shake a wicked hoof when harmony
is hammered out of some musical
instruments.
'If music can do it to those old
wrecks, why can't 1t speed up fight
err" unused Dime, who holds forth IN
Newcastle, Pa. And the next thing
that happened, Dime had installed
victrola in his gymnasium without any
of the fighters knowing about 1t.
Winds Up Music Box
The first skit of the afternoon In
volved Joe Chip, the middleweight,
and George Perotta, welterweight.
The boys shuffled around none too en-
Enthusiastically through the first round.
AS the second got under way. Dime
/ wound up the victrola, set the needle
and out pop1ed the strains OF a
jazzy concoction.
Presto! Change!
In an instant Chip and Perotta were
transformed. They started to speed
Up both with leg and arm movement.
AS they kept in fistic tune with the
fast jazz, Dime quickened up the in
strument more and still more-and
soon a whirlwind Of melody voluntar-
lily forced two fighters into whirl-
wind of action.
AS the round ended, the boys were
in the center of the ring, furiously
swinging away at each other in an
effort to make their fistic lashes keep
time with the lightning fast music.
Even when time had been called, at
the end of the second round, the boys
going to their corners, wouldn't sit
down and just kept juggling away in
time with the music
Switches Record.
With the start of the third round,
Dime switched the record and out
came the swinging strains of Turkey
in the Hay, Turkey in the Straw" 1t
not merely influenced the active bat
tiers into speedy action, but a half
dozen other fighters who were linger
ing around the gym suddenly began
jigging around and before the song
concluded, the whole outfit was doing
concerted buck and wing dance.
Feet moved faster and faster than
they ever moved before, and all in
perfect harmony.
Ever since then the yictroIa has
been the most important on the train
ing schedule in Dimes gymnasium. II
has made a tremendous hit with the
fighters and 1t has materially speeded
up the boys both in arm and leg move
ment. 1t has taught them co-ordina
7 tion-harmony-rhythm.
Learn to Use Feet
That old victrola," remarks Dime
has taught the fighters to use theil
feet. The greatest trouble with mos
of them was that they figured the fee
were anchors. They didn't move, jumI
or shift around enough-until | go
the music box. Earlier, the boys haC
it all figured out that they couldn't hi
in any other way than standing flat
footed. The use of music has proved
10 them that they can move with thei
feet and hit with their arms at thu
same time. The boys simply can't re
sist the strains ofamusic, and, as a re
suit. they are developing gracefulnes
at the same time that they develol
the muscles Of their legs.
Music, in my present day opinion
can help fighter more in two day
than can the advice of 10 trainers il
a MONTH"
Copyright 1921 By King Features
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