Show J Olympic c Boxers Have Great Coach in Web 1 4 L Annapolis Mentor l Is Thorough Teacher Instruct Gene Genc Tunney During War Says Wrong Teaching Is Cause of Fouls t j B By NEA Service Appointment of IL II M. M Spike Webb as coach of the United States State Olympic boxing team was made by William T. T Kenney of ot Boston manager manager man man- ager of the team This announcement simply means that hat Uncle Sams Sam's ambitious young for the fourth straight pie Die boxing competition will wiIl get the best jest ring teaching that can be bo ob ob- ob tamed Although Spike is a thorough teacher teach er and a royal fellow and deserves to o be called caned His Majesty those ini mi- actually stand for H H. Merle That sounded sissy so he contrived to o be nicknamed Spike It suited and stuck A FIGHTING l IA MAN Spike was cut out to be a fighting man which led him to become a sol sol- dier He instructed many young oung Americans In the science of their f fists ts during the war Gene Tunney Fidel Fi Fi- Fi del cl LaBarba Frankie Genaro Paul Berlenbach and Jackie Fields came under his observance and took some of f the finer points of his te teaching ching to world championships The Tho U. U 5 S. S Naval academy boxing teams after he ic became head coa coah h there in fn 1020 1920 dropped but two vo dual engagements In 12 2 years earsIn ears In more than 15 years of ring work Spike pike has had time to make a few observations and form torm some opine Ions ons Frequent fouls and ons In lit the professional boxing ring arc caused by wrong teaching in int int 1 gymnasium he sas sa's says You calet ca tal callet let a fellow get et away with wrestling slapping and low hitti l lIn in gymnasium workouts and then him to discard these unfair ti tI 41 tics in actual competition He m mt mu learn the right way and practice U right way Then hell he'll fight the rJ ri way For years young sons of ot na naf officers stationed at nt Annapolis ft taken their first steps I. I ua Ul the guidance of Webb As soon the youngsters are big enough hold up their hands encased in Iii ining b bing blag ing lag gloves Spike starts them in m I science of at punch defense i VALUE OF LEFT HAND One of ot the first things I try impress upon a n young youn boxer is is value of the left hand says S 'S Spi Sp SpiD D Dempsey Tunney Leonard t C bett and many others knew the val vai of ot a left A lighter fighter to be suc ful ought to be able to jab h na swing swim and block with his left two-fisted two fighter of the first I ra should be about GO 60 per cent on it left eft it pays The hardest job confronting Sp and any other successful coach amateur boxers is keeping charges free of professional m. m agers A mercenary manager M Sp Spays says ays can ruin a promising boyf boyr fore ore he has hid Ind the chance to of at a fundamental knowledge i sport port I |