The Washington times., 1928-05-23
CHAM PI0N
At TM1HE]
To CAMP
BY Gene Tunney
Warld's Heavyweight Champion
I xaaa1arsTrI = ErRlA1l " AIn.

SPECULATOR, II. X, May
q. Back to speculatorl
a. I write theseslines, 4 can
hear the wind swishing
Through tie trees, and except
Tor that sound, there's a sort
Of eternal stiffness and sense
of peace and content that
seems to have settled down
upon our little camp.
always feel III home when ] get
Is SnecnIatof and this time when
arrived found that loved the
4 place more than ever
know I'll always be fond Of the
camp. and I've grown 50 attached
~ Il. and have had such splendid
results from training here, that
know TIL always come here before
livery bout doing as much Of my
preparatory work here as possible.
Il was good to ret back. and
good % meet my old friends.
Certainly these fine people
about here have proved their
friendship for me in countless
WAYS. In the years gone BY,
md there ID nothing appre-
efnke more than their good VIII,
e0amDani0nshfn. and sometimes,
assistance Or advice.
Can anybody wonder. then, that.
u have q warm spot in my heart
fpr Spectator, and always WillI
It's II the training camp, when the
grind begins. and more especially
when 1t gets nearer and nearer ~
its climax. that the value Of tne.
place where you're working, ana Ihe
people who are your neighbors. be.
comes more and more important TO
vOu and your frame Of mind.
One OF the reasons why the
routine of training never has got.
zen On nv nerves a. Il has in the
easss az 4 great many boxers-is
because / am fE such delightful
surroundings, where exercise ana
conditioning IL BY no means a-dread
task to BE faced every new day, but
source 0f genuine enjoyment.
As most OF you fans must know
~ this time, / am not the type OF
fellow who Il given to worrying
and frsfffng BY the way, I intend
Is have something to say on this
subject. later on. as it is one OF
vital Importance not only to boxers,
but to nearly everybody in the
world.
THE point / wanted 10 make.
hnwever. Is that no matter when
T uftch nv camp. I'd always be !,
ahla r. work myself into cOndi-
tanss md then keen that ledge"
until rflaK time because my tenn.
a1eraraent is not OF the "iumpy"
Kind. But I find that doing this
under such pleasant conditions I
as gnecuIat0r affords Is an easy
assignment.
Just now, I'm starting in with
very light training.
i've always believed in taking
4hings bit easy at the outset
of ! training siege, sort OF break
Ing i'm gradually as the au-
4onoIile purchaser is advised TO
handIe his new car gently, and not
force it, for the first 500 miles or,
go. allowing the motor and Inn
norfaflt parts to be worked in grad
ually and smoothly.
The secret of proper and success
f,,i conditioning, not only Tor the
athlete, but for the business man
az boy, is to make the training in
crease bv degrees. Many people
mistakenly go in for violent exer'
else al the outset, when their bodies
are not tuned up" to.such a pace.
The after-effects only too often
nrove discouragfng, and that is the
reason why large percentage of
folks abandon their training, or ex-
gercises, as the case may be. They
think it's too much for them, but
Il wouldn't be IL they led up to it.
gradually instead Of trying TO
plunge right into the midst Of it at
the very outset.
I'm feeling fine, and my friends
have told me that never looked
in better, shape in my life. I've
had q wonderful vacation in Flor
IA. 4 pleasant reception In New
York, and now I'm ready to get
Z ready for John Bulls most deter
mined effort to get the title.
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