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Show CORBETT ADVISES YOUNOOXERS Repeats General and Essential Essen-tial Rules of Athletic Training Train-ing Some Don'ts. NEW YORK, April 14. Young boxers box-ers shouldn't overdo. This is one of-tho of-tho pieces of good advice given by William F. Corbett, a well known Australian Aus-tralian authority. He writes. "The general and essential rules of athletic training are these: Don't' use tobacco; don't drink intoxicating liquors; don't keep late hours; eat plenty of wholesomo food; in short, don't dissipate. The athlete, to be successful, suc-cessful, and become a champion in his particular lino of activity, must adhere ad-here to these fundamental principles. "No young boxer need do much more than walk about four miles a day over and above what ho does at the club or gymnasium in spurring or punching the ball. He should never work till he tires himself; his exercise must finish short of leaving him In tnat condition, con-dition, the more especially when not a great deal of weight has to be thrown off. The ambitious lad is never nev-er lazy. His aspirations will not allow al-low him to be so. "There is consequently always a danger that he might overdo a preparation. prepa-ration. I know one Sidney boy who promises exceedingly well, and who has, or has had, for mentor a man whose only Idea Is, or was, to give him as much to do as possible. Up to quite recently the youth In question ques-tion worked like a horse almost, with the inevita.blo result. On his last appearance ap-pearance ho disappointed everybody who had been watching his career. "Obviously harmful articles of diet, such as rich pastry, condiments (pepper, (pep-per, vinegar, etc.), now bread and sloppy slop-py and pulaceous things should bo struck out Liver, kidney, and pig meat chould be given .a wide berth. Tho function of tho liver is to separate sep-arate the harmful, poisonous matter from food. The undesirability of dining din-ing upon such stuff will be at onco apparent. "On the other hand, bread, biscuits, cheese, eggs, rice, boiled puddings and dried fruits form the basis of an ideal training dietary. "Apart from the narcotic and stimulating stim-ulating effects of smoking, a 'surface breathing is Induced through the habit hab-it which is particularly detrimental to endurance. Frequent smoking tends to produce a light respiration. It should be the athlete's endeavor to cultivate deep breathing and so strengthen his lungs. "The utility of massage in training is so well known, and has been so well proved, that that portionpf tho program of preparaUon need not be dwelt upon. But massage is a science. During my long experience I have seen very few thoroughly qualified masseurs. mas-seurs. Rubbers are as plentiful as they are useless." oo |