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PO' u.ic "E GAZ'E'TT'E' C"'H- "AM"PI-:ON" A'rh·TD···· H"0'" L'D"ER-' O' F THE"

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RICHARD' x. FOX GOL,D MED,A"L AND 'CHALLENGER 'OF TH'E, W'O'RLD

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RI:CH,ARD K,~ FOX 'PU'BLISHI.NG COMPAN'Y F~A '.' KLIN SQYARE~ NEW YORK CITY

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Copyright 1913

BY RJCg,ARD K~, FO'X PUBLI8 . ING (jO~lPA,NY~

CAUT'ION'-T:he photographs in this book, taken by 'N'ew"m,an, 'N. 'Y,j, have belen specially posed for and reproduction either of' them or the 'readin,g' 'matter is poaitively prohibited,

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I ook and El bow S !! ill IIi '" ~ " ~ i '" ,~, " II' ,~ II' ,I< II, II 'M II i iii ~ ~ II' i I' Ii' t, 'Ii t i!!' ,I< 291

: 11) a \V' ,an d F is t Tat ,0,0 III ~ III ~ II' i ~ '!J ~ II' i i' II, ~ ;0 i ,~ ~ I, 'I i 'I l!J Ii, .. Ii! g.-

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S,id,e He,ad ,.{,O' 'ement ~ "' ,~ ~ 'F !! ~ ' .... ~ ~ I< • " ,~ !I! II< ii' !Ii !I! '!J i Iii ,I< " ~ 'I .3IW

'lead" E]bo,w's and Fis, S ,i" I< ~ ii i i' II ii' ~ i I· Iii 'ill ii' !Ii 'I 'ii' I ~ ~ '" ~ ill' !!'" 3,7

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Back Moveme nts with 'ea,dllo\v':,,~ "' ,~, ,~, ~ j iii ii' ,~ ~ ~ ~ ,~ 'I

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loor Ba,g~ 11ner Ta ttoo ~ ~ 1 ~ ," II ~ ~ ~ ,~ ,I< ~ 'I ,~ .. ~ I' ~ i ~ 'I ,., ~ II , ,45

1001 r B ag ~, 0, 0 k 10, W S II II ~ "" '" Ii ~, ~ III ~ I< II ;0 i' "" !! i ~ I' 'i '" ~ Hi .. ,i' 47

- .t'loor B[a<7~. -- 0101< and ,E]bo'l,. ~ 'i ~, ~ ~. 'I' I 'II '!J II " ,~ III • 'I' ,i i, .. ~ ,~~ ,49

t]loor Bag-F,eet alld,is' Sc\ '0" '" ,i, " .. t, '" ~, • ~ II ;; ~ '" '!I!' ~ j; 5,'

loor 'Ba,g...._F'eet and _ ists, ._ o. :2 II' i II Hi ,i i ~ ,i ,~, ~, ~ ,i ~ ~ • iii 53

loor Bag=-Strapped ;0 ~ ,~ "' ~, ~ ,I< ~, '" I< 'I< '" i ~ l~ ~ '" I!!I 'i i, ~, ,I il m 'I • 'I ~ ~ ,5 ...

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DLOtll)]e Bag' lrllch,'~,11g.- ....•.. 0," ,I< II .~ Ii '" ,~ '" Ii '" ,~ I' ~ ~ 'I ~ • ,I< i, " i!! "' I 6~

'-,QI'llblle,ag F 1Lln,chill.,g> IOI~ 2 'I' '!J ~ II' ," ! i' ~, I ii' ,t 'I ~, ~ 'Ii i!!' I' ,~ ~ • ~ ~I 6,5

',t]loo'r ,a11 (I a'll~ illgl,3.,g Hi i 'Ii ~ i!' Ii i!!' ~ .. II' i!1 ~ ';' '0; '!! , iii 'I !!, I ~ I' 'I ~,~ 67'

Three Bags at 01le'e ~ .. Ii ~ "' ~ ~ iii I' ~ ill' ~ ~ ~, ,~ ,II ,~ ~, 'I; ~, [I ~ ,~ ~ ~ .. ~ • j; ii' 6P

ll11 chi '11 ~ I 011 r B ,a g s ~ I~ " II ,~ ~ ~ ,~ "' i ~ ;; ,~ .. ,i ~ ,~ '!!' ~ Ii i' .. II, 'I '!!' .. 'I ~;; 7_

tlnC]1,in,g S,eve'l_ags .. I i ;0 ~ i ~, II ~ II' 'Ii i i' ,I< 'i ,~ il ~ ~ '" ,il i' I' .. i, i ~ i 7.·

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T h. eTa t t'o 0 ~.".oJ I .. ~ i!; .. ~ ~ ,I .. ~ ~ !!i I< III ~ ~ ~ " i ~ 1(0 I!! 110 ~ .. • III iii '" '" ~ ~ I 18

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HOlolk and E~bo'\vS Ii i ~ ~, ~ iI ~ II ,. ~, " .. ~ iI .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ,t 'I ~ I' 'I' • 'i ~ ~ ~ 28

Elblow and Fist Tattoo ~ ~ ~ .. ~ ~ ~ i ,i ~ ~ ~ Ii ~ I.' i ~ I ....... iii iI '~'I 30

He ad IvIo vem en t ,. ~ . iii @ iii '. ~ Ii ~ ~ ~ !I .. .. ~ iii ~ ~ ~ II OJ II, .. .. " ~ .. ~ Ii I~I ~I. 32

Side Heald Movement II,~" II I! ... iI " " .. ~ ~t ~ ~ '1 ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I it ~. ,34:

I-Ie,adJ E~bows and Fists ~ ~ ~ ~ II i '" II ~ ,. i ~ •• ~ ~ II • ~ • ~ '" ••• I 3G

Back Movement .. ," · · · · · · · . · · · ! . · · ., . . . .. Sf:

Bacl{ Movements with I .ead Blol'vs ~,., ~ . r ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ • iI ' ... 410

,Flo,or Bag-r-Outer Tattoo i'~" ~ iI •• ~ ;0 ~I ~ ,~ 1;0 I' ~ ~ I ~ .. ,~ ~ ~ i ~ 2

F.llolo.r Bag-e-Inner Tattoo ~. ~ ;0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,. ~ ,~ ~ .. " ~I ~ ~ ~I '" iI ~ ~ ,~~ 44

F] 100' r Bag - H ook B ~ 10 \V S i' i • i ~ • iI. ~ ~ ~ ~ I~ ~ ~ ~ iii t, ~ .. .. ~ ,., .. I ~ 46

Flolor1 B"ag--rlook al1cl Efl)ovv ~"~,, I, ~, .' ~ ~I ~ ~ I! •• ,. ,~ , 'I i 48

Floor 'B,ag-Feet and Fists, N,o,~ 1 ~ i • III ~ ~ ~ • ;0 ~ ~. ~, ~ _. ... 50

Floor' Ba.g~ -'eet and Fists, '.- O, :2., ~ ~ .... ~ 'II ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ .' t, .. tI 52

Floor Bag - S t rap Pi e· d i~' ~ " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, ~ ~ ~ ,. ~ i ~ ~ ~ • ~. ~, ,~ ~ i • ,~ ~ ~I ~ 54

Punching with the F eet ~. ~ I! ~ ~ i I! • i ~ ~ Ii " ~. i ~ ~ ~ I '" .. 'I! ._ ,. ~ 56

S ] d e- W a 1'1 Bag .. I ~ .. _ .. • ~ ~ i 'I' !I .' Ii II + ~ i I ~ II ~ ~ ~ ~ 'Ii ~ • ~. ~ • ,~. • ~ 5 R

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DOI'u bI,e Ba,g' PI~JI1Ching, N O'~ 1,·" ~ ,j I t, ~I II ~ ~I i I ~ ~ ... t ~ II ~ ~. 62

'D'ol~ble Bag Ptlnclling'~ N O'~ 2· 'i' .~ ~ ~ ~ .. ~ i Ii ~, ~ '" • ~ I~ • i ... ,.. ~! ~ 64

Flolor ,an,d Hang:itl,g Ba,g ~ 'II • !I ~ ~I i ~ .. ~ .. ~ ~ ~ ~I iii .' ~ .. ~ ~ •• ~", 6,6

Th r'ee B1lags at Onc.e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. .. ~ .. ~ ~ i ii' i i ~ ~ • ~ ~I ~ 4 'I i ~ ~ 6,8

Pu:nchil1g F,oIL~r Bags . I ,., 'I! ~ ~ ~ I~ .. ~ ~ ~, '" .. "' • i j' il ~ .. ~I ~, ~ ~ ~ •• ' ~ 70

Ptln,ch.ing S,evfl1 B ags ~,.~, ii' ,~ ,~ ~, ,~ II, ,~ •• ~ iI I~ ~ ~, '. ,. • ,~ ~ ,~ " ~ I~ II! • '. 72

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T'h.e A,eria] Bag '" I I • ii '" 'I! t, .. ,~ .. ~ " .' II " I " .. I .. ", .. I • " ,~ I~ liI ,~ II • ~I. 76

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Thereis no part of the body which bag punch ...

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ing does not develop, and while it does not pro-

duce great muscular development it results in symmetry of the human form with less actual. ,ef-

fort than any other form of exercise. It has everything in its favor, and even the most severe critic can say nothing asrainst it.

The usual athletic exercise 'becomes fearfullv

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dull and tiresome when practiced alone, and only the most enthusiastic devotee has the courage to

· keep it up without companionship Of. audience.

With bag punching it is different and therein lies its chief st charm .. The student, .orks alone. for the bag is company enough. He studies out

and tries move after move, and always finds something new in that swinging ball of leather and rubber which is of interest to him. Just for

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pure love of it I work at it several hours a day, even when Lan busy with my theatrical engagements, and I have never yet found it tiresome.

It has a beneficial effect upon every m uscle in

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the human system, quickens the eye, and makes a performer wonderfully accurate, It would be

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a difficult matter for a consistent bag puncher to be ungraceful, I do not say this egotistically, because I eliminate myself so far as this is concerned, but from my observations of others who

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a vie oecome intereste in anc practice te art.

To a boxer it is of unestimable benefit, be-

, cause he needs to be fast and accurate to gauge distances, and to know hov to reach a certain

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given point quickly. It also enables him to de-

liver a series of blows with wonderful rapidityIt makes both hands equally available, which is a particularly strong point, for when the question is

consideredy w hy should a man, woman or child use one hand better' than the other '? Both are equal at the start. Why not keep them so?

Let any man spend half an hour or more a

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day punching the bag and the benefit derived will

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e so .. zreat ,al'oe amos, un ,e'.leva,· - e.

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not difficult to learn, so long as he begins right, and a Iitttle perseverance and practice will soon enable him to become master of' evert the -most

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intricate and difficult movements=-which ar'e not

really SoO difficult as they would at first seem.

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- t rs not worx, It IS play pay with a oetter

physical condition at the end, a clearer brain, stronger muscles, and a brighter eye. It is the kind of play that stands off age and. awkward-

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n1fS,S, an, . wt en, ai. .IS, sal an. tone, ~t, is the kin

you and every other man wants and should have.

If it should so happen that you have never had

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any experience in punching the bag, it will interest you to know that you will be able to learn it readily with no further instructions than this book. I t 'would take a very large volume to contain a '}I 0'£= the kno rwn movent .. ents in bag punch

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ing, but the foundation of them is here and all you will need is a good bag and a platform.

The expens to start with will not be very large) 'but no matter what it is vou will BOIIO'n, find out that it will be one of the best investments you have e:v'e'r made,

You may not want to be a boxer, but it will certainly do you a world of good to learn how to

· use your hands and how to strike a blow, 'a.nd besides you will find ita fascinating and enter-

taining sport, of which you will never tire ..

When you first start, don't work so hard as to

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produce physical ... xhaustion, Practice a few

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rntrrn es an I.n t-,- - e a b 1~ - rest.

Learn one rnoverne t at a time, always remembering hat accuracy is the main thig to be con-

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sidered, Work slow and be sure, Th c greatest

fa Itw·t;,e,L ners is vainly a te apting to be

speedy before they understand how to hi- the ball Th e y la ck re cis !jj'lo""n'- from th -_.- st a- rt

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Learn one moverrn at at a til and master i

thorough y before attempting another one, because in the differe _c t styles many of th_ se preliminary rnovem tare constantly rep, a ed" an progress is much rnor rapid when t e perform cc,-cis familiar - ,·ith ti-e . ork.

Wen puncn i c_ the bag always wear gloves

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which are made for tl e purpose.-e-p the fist

tightl clenchd,.an you win fir tlat you will be better able to control the ba-l.

So far as a costume is concerned, that is optional, but I sup".sta,leeveles shirt gymnasium pants a boxin shu'. .cc.· ear othine that will e r,.c rnov. c, nt 0 ccc th .cc body.

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o course, if you intend to tak off eight and there is nothing tha will 0 tl .e trick quicker . han working .' "it, a bag you . vill vwca 'a g, ter.:ut I.: 0' fo geth rr ost i, C ',0' tant item of a rub down when you have finished. Use a co' rse towel an rub vigorously until the skin < lows, and then follo ' .. with a cold sponge bath, which has a most I nvigorating effect.

In taking up a: - y unusual exercise the muscles wiU pro ably become sti: _ and tender to the touch. good lini ment is compose - of t ,' .... t ..• parts

witch hazel, one part 95% alcohol, a ". small 'uantity of amics . This may be used liberally ani after the soreness has disappeared the arnica can be dispensed with, A, se 0' s ch s sim ' .. Ie lotion as this is beneficial w - en 'used afte 1- takinz

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_ x rcise 10 ny " In -: ., t : S 8001- nng, S arnu I" tes

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rn 'Idly and closes the no es.

I assume that t e average pupil knows enough

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to brahe thro ghhe nose instead of th .',1 " uth 9

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.. ake the air into, our system properly a-dour

h alth wi I be' ... ~' reat y improved I, e mouth was

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not made as a means of introducing air into the lungs except in cases of emergency. When working with the bag breathe regularly.

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Above all things, abandon heavyweight lifting.

Leave big dumb-bells alone, for they will retard your speed.

Personally

prefer the pear-shaped bag, al-

though that is to a great extent, a matter of persona') taste and opinion.

The market is flooded'with olany patent punching bag platforms, nine-tenths of which are absolutely worthless. The most practical I have seen yet is the one invented by George McFadden and which is sold by the Police Gazette.

But assuming that you have no platform of. any kind, there is nothing to prevent you from getting a bag and swivel, and working on the floor and side-wall movements, which can be varied enough to make it decidedly interesting.

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This is a simple movement and is one of the first usually to be learned. Th amateur usually attempts to do it by striking rith t lie fists like delivering a blow an the rh thm of the movement is lost. ~ t is performed by a. rolling mo ion

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of the fists, striking the bag on the right and left

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Stand in the same position as for the outward

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tattoo" but instead of striking at the bag so as, to force it away from you, use the reverse movement, bringing it towards you, at the same time throwing back the head as shown in the illustration

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Get in position as shown by the opposite illustration and lead with the ri,ht for the ball; deliv ... ering the blow squarely , zith the knuckles of the fist; meet it on the rebound with a similar blow, and continue until 'fh1e ball is well under control. and it becomes possible to d liver the blows with

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This is a continuation of the preceding movement, the only difference being that the left hand

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Contmue until it is,

possible to strike accurately, and. then alternate rith the right always taking care to me t the ball fairly on th rebound.

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he hort hook i preliminar to a v,e . effective series 01£ bIoI i\', -, but it mu t 'irst be mastered completely b - or an .. at empt is made to elaborat' upon it. ·1 ,.'.' ... ,'.' remember that accuracy IS

th main point and that spee can be de eloped late r.. Th ilov i- STuck a shown in th o poit il 11 tr tio j first with on fit an I then with th other,

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This movement follows the plain hook blow and can be easily mastered with a little practice. Strike the bag with the left elbow, and meet the rebound with the right fist. Then allow the" bag to rebound and strike it with the right elbow, and on the rebound nleet. it with the left fist I' It mav

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" seem intricate and difficult at first, but keep at it until you succeed.

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This is a good exercise for the development of, the neck, but it is not as simple as it looks. Butt the bag with the forehead with sufficient force to force it to the platform and rebound smartly and

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stri ce t. e opposite 91.· e~

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lowered head, and on the second rebound meet it with the back of the head as shown. in the illustra-

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After the two head movements have been mast " red this ex rcise can b.' practiced. .' he first blo- delit ere is\ . ith the t . r elbow, the head mer ts it on the rebound and on '1, e s cond re'''' bound melt it with th. right fist. Let it bound to the op osite side after thi s .' 'low, and as it rebounds meet it ..... ith f - right elb .. - , on th sec-

on' rebound meet it /ith t ie head anc on the third the right fist. An alternate movement which may be continued indefinitely.

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Begin by striking the bag with the back of the left elbow, as in the previous exercise, but as it rebounds meet it with the head and on. the second rebound strike it with the. right elbow. The exercise is the - s a me a s th e" ba ck move 'In' ten t e' xc ep' ·t·

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This is a great" movement when performed properly, but it needs very little explanation, in view 01£ the fact that it is illustrated and ICQ1m,-, rnented upon in a previous exercise known as

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necessary to success is continual practice .

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You win find this trick which I originated very difficult at first. Take a chair and get in position as shown in Plate, Then kick the bag with toes, .

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back strike it with sole, 0'£ foot as shown in Plate. Repeat this movement about six times then change and use left foot in the same way.. You can get at least half a dozen different movements out of this way of manipulating the bag ..

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I he return they 'ill strike the drr m or platform on th- right ; then meet th. m on the rebound with the right I cw and the left fist. This is a

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This is a variation of the double bag punching as shown by the previous plate. Stand in the same position as before.itb ... he. left fist send the left bag to the front and at the same time strike the right bag a backward blow with the right fist. On the reboun n meet the left bag wi th

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Before attempting this feat first practice with the foot bag, and when you have mastered it, then try the head bags, after which try the three together. The head bags should be at I. ast three

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meet them with two fists as they come back, the

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