The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 128
, called prize-fights,were also held, but they became sobrutal that laws were passed againstthem, and at present boxing is prac-ticed by respectable people only asa form of athletic exercise. It is in favor principally in England and theUnited States. Savate. The French are notskilled in the EngHsh… … Savate. the best EngHsh boxers, whoseguards, though perfect against ablow from the fist, would often beno defense at all against one fromthe foot. The sailors of the Frenchnavy are trained every day in Savate,in which they are very expert. BREATH FIGURES, Experimentson. I. Trace a figure with the…
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