O'Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890 · Boston, Pilot publishing company · leaf 41
unded on theedge. Holes were cut through for the fingers,and the thumb overhipped the side. It is evident from this cestus that there were nostraight blows in Greek boxing when it wasused. A straight counter would obviouslybreak the strikers fingers, for the striking pointis inside the raw-hide… … THE RO^^D CESTL: Here (as Greek art tells us) is the form ofcestus used by Tollux, one of the twin brotherswho fought their way like Hercules himself toa seat on Mt. Olympus. These twins, the Dioscuri, presided over allGreek games. Castor being the god of equestrian-ism, Pollux the god of boxing.…
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