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Boxing Gloves. Complete, Nith Rubber Cord and Fittings t TENCINC REQUISITES FOILS. SUPERIOR SOLINGEN BLADES. FENCING MASKS; SINGLE STICKS. \ F. H,.AYRES, CITY SALE AND EXCHANGE WINSLOW’S ROLLER SKATES. 6‘ ADJUSTABLE.’’ p er pair. 1/11 per Doxwood Wheels, 4/6 per pair. Postage 4k -7 Bearing, IMl dltto, Bus\~uod Wheel\, I.adie5’ or tients’, IRON DUMB BELLS, 9/9, 10/9, 19j6 per pair. Any weight, Pustage 4d under IO/-. (‘1111b (‘olortrs to Order. I!STlhlATBS FREE. p’#¡ Photographic Apparatus, And every Requisite f,r the Gymnasium,Boxing, Running, Cycling, Cricket, Tennis,Croquet, ANI) ALI. Y ._-.. b. W. CAMACE, LTD., A. W. CAMAGE, LTD., LargestCycling and AthleticOutfitters largest Cycling and AthleticOutfitters IN THE WORLD. IN THE WORLD. REQUISITES FORCYCLING, CRICKET, TENNIS, GOLF, REQUISITESFOR CYCLING, CRICKET, TENNIS, GOLF, HOCKEY, FISHING,PHOTOGRAPHY, &c. HOCKEY, FISHING,PHOTOGRAPHY, &c. 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I,, I, Buff Chamois, wool ... ... ... ... 5/- 3/6 ,I 99 hair ... ... ... ... 6,'- 5/- THIRTY-SIXTH THOUSAND -,, Perfection Shape, hair ... ... ... ... %/h 716 Gold Cape ditto ... ... ro/G and 1216 I W-,.-,.?, I ,-.c,.,.-,."--- =- ~A.T733NE.ORT, 20, ELDON STREET, LIYERPOOL STREET, LONDON, E.G. CONTENTS. CI1 \PTER PAGE . I. INTRODUCTORY... ... *. ... ... 1 II. POSITION ... .,. ... .. 5 III. STRAIGHTHITTING ... ... ... I2 IV. GUARDINGAND “ Smwx‘c. ” ... ... ... I8 v. EIE‘( CROSS-COUNTER ” . ... ... 29 VI. RIGHT.HANDED BOSERS ._. ... ... 32 VIL LLT~~~~~l’OR COUNTERING ... ... .’. 35 VIII. FEINTING... ... ... ... ... 40 IY. “ IN-FIGHTING.”THE (‘CONTRACTED-.\RM,” UPPER- CUT,” AND “CROSS-HUTTOCK”... 43 x. “A ROUGHAND TULlnLE” .. ... .. t 52 SI. DANGEROUSHITS ..I ... I.. 3’ 53 XII. A STREETFIGHT AYD “LA SAVATE” ... 57 SrII. BAD EXAMPLES ... ... ..1 ... 65 SIV. COMPARATIVEMERIT ... ... a.. 68 SV. INSTRUCTION... ... ... ... ... 72 SVI. TRAINING,., ... .. ... ... 73 K VIL JUDGING ... ... ... .e* 79 X\’lII. EXERCISES. ... ... ... 89 .. .., .. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGR POSITION OF FEET ... ..I ... ,. 6 POSITION . ... **. ... 7 'I'IIE STRAIGHTHIT FROM THE SHOULDER ... ' 13 LEAD OFF WITH TOE TURNED IN.WRONG-HIT PULLED ACROSS ... ... ... ... ... ... 1s 1x.m OFF WITH TOE STRAIGHT. RIGHT-HIT GETS WELL IInm ... .. ... .. ... ... 16 (~IJARDFOR LEFT-HANDHIT AT MARK ... ... 19 I<IC.HT-HANDED BODYBLOW AND GUARD .. ... ... 20 (1lrARD FOR LEFT-HANDBLOW AT HEAD ... ... 22 'm "SIDE STEP" ... ... .*. ... 23 (,I:TTING OUT OF REACH ... .. ... ... 25 1)IlCK TO THE RIGHT,WITII BODYIIIT ... .. ... 28 'm (6 CROSS-COUNTER '' ... .. ... 30 I)RA\V FOR " CROSS-COUNTER " .. .. 31 \l'1;1' TO THE LEFT, FOR hfAN STANDISG RIGHT FOOT FIRST 33 " CROSS-COLTNTER' WITII LEFT, FOR hfAN STAXDING RIGHT FOOT rIwr 1. .. 34 'TIIS COUNTER"--ROTII hfsn HITTING SIMULTANEOUSLY 36 siï LIS(/’OF ZLLGSIRA TZOLIS. PA(.E THE ‘‘ COCNTEIl ” -nOTII hfEY HITTING .\9D DUCKISG T O l ! TIIE RIGIIT . ... ... 38 i FEINTAT THE hhRK \VITH LEFT ,. .. 41 TIIG‘‘ CONTRACTED-ARM” IIm . .. ... .. 44 THE “UPPER-CUT” ... ... ... ... ... 46 HEADIN CHANCERY ... .. ... ... ... 4s TIIE BACK FALL ... ... ... ,*, ... 49 THE CROSS-BUTTOCK” .., ... 50 THE“ BACK-HEEL” .. .. 5’ STOP FOR “ BACK-IIEEL” PREFATORY . ... ’ 5’ NOTE. I’OIST OI’ TIIl: J~Z\\IIIT .. 54 “ I,A S.ZV.11 1: ” .. ... ... 5s-61 - A VTSCITI(‘.vrrrr Trrr,na- _.... ... 62-64 HAVINGread the proof sheets of this volume, I can with confidence recommendit to amateurs, together with the assistance of a good teacher. It is a plain outspoken work, and supplies a long-felt want. I‘ I I:Ar MULLINS. l I ! AUT€-IoR’S PREFACE. IN thc following pages no attempt has been mdde to start BOXING. new theories or to give any advice, as regards the art it\elf, which \vas unknown to boxers of a previous generation. CHAPTER I. The Author’s aim is rather to put the beginner in the INTRODUCTORY. right wayof learning andto emphasize, with as little ONE of the chief arguments brought forward by opponents. repetition 3s possible, the necessity of paying careful at- of the Boxers’ Art is that it tends to makemen quarrelsome ; .mother is that the effect is brutalizing ; a third that it is tention to certain points of vital importance, without due tl.ungerous ; and a fourth, that it is of no practical value. ‘These objections apply more or less to very many sports regard for which it is not easy to make much progress .und pastimes; but it seems that the advantages, as far as \.
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