Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...left jab, the same right cross, the same block and the same parry are a part of our system, but they are learned and practiced by the majority, not with the thought of achieving any championship honors, but with the idea of attaining genuine exercise. When one considers the footwork, arm action, body movement, bending and straightening that one goes through during a few rounds of boxing, it is not difficult to understand that one gets the maximum of exercise in a short space of time...
After the class drill the boys are sent through a round of shadow boxing at one quarter speed. They try out all their punches, ducks and feints against imaginary opponents. Following this is a round of shadow boxing in which the footwork is given most of the attention. This is done at full speed to enable them to step around lightly and not become flat-footed in their style...
...blows. After this, the men are put through a round of shadow boxing at half speed in which the blows, hooks and appetents as explained in the preliminary work are tried out. This work is followed by shadow boxing at full speed in which special attention is paid to footwork. Then the men are split up in pairs and work at half speed for three or four rounds. In this way they are given a chance to try the punches, and are not afraid to black them, and as a result develop much faster than under any other plan...
...game was closely contested and not until the last few minutes of play did Hoag, of Haverford, manage by extremely skillful footwork to score the winning goal...
Stinson, Princeton center forward, whose brother played end on the football team yesterday, was the individual star for the visitors. His speed and clever footwork enabled him to score four of the five goals made by his team...