Outing . st from this position over hisleft arm to his face, springing from theright foot and raising your right shoulderuntil it is, as nearly as you can get it, ina line with his face, letting his blow passto the right of your head. As you takeyour spring from the right foot bring itsufficiently forward to admit of raisingthe shoulder, but not so close as to de-prive you of a good brace from it to sus-tain the concussion. (See Plate 4.) The cross counter outside is the same asthe one just described, except that youavoid your adversarys blow by drawingyour head to the right and letting his fi
Outing . st from this position over hisleft arm to his face, springing from theright foot and raising your right shoulderuntil it is, as nearly as you can get it, ina line with his face, letting his blow passto the right of your head. As you takeyour spring from the right foot bring itsufficiently forward to admit of raisingthe shoulder, but not so close as to de-prive you of a good brace from it to sus-tain the concussion. (See Plate 4.) The cross counter outside is the same asthe one just described, except that youavoid your adversarys blow by drawingyour head to the right and letting his fistpass to the left of your face. The cross counter on the body is the sameas the cross counter, except that insteadof raising 5ourself and shoulder up youdrop until, as you deliver your right fiston the mark, your shoulder is as nearlyas possible in a line with your fist. Thisis done by bending the left knee and slip-ping the right foot further back, afterhaving taken the spring from it to driveyour A CROSS-COUNTER HIT. (PLATE 4.) THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BOXING. 417 Lead or attack at the body.—Feint at youradversarys head, and having drawn hiscounter at yours, change your line of at-tack, duck your head, advance the leftfoot- bending the knee until your shoulderis opposite your object, and strike him onthe mark. As you finish this blow (andaii others) be well braced and prepared amount of available force, and both aremoving forward to use it, this blow is themost severe and crushing you can make,and is invariably the coup de grace for theman who receives it ; hence the need ofgreater caution in using the right than theleft hand. Feinting or sparring.—You endeavor to
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