Fencing . at the sametime the most difficult for an impartial spectator or umpire toform a correct and decisive judgment upon. The biassed andinterested spectator and the w^ell-wishers of either party areoften determined not to be convinced that the fault originateswith their favourite. This being the case, those who give theprize ought always promptly to enforce the judgment of theumpire whom they have chosen. The rule for deciding thehold, notwithstanding the difficulty of the subject, is, we hope,sufficiently intelligible to any man who is competent to fill thearduous position of umpire. In
Fencing . at the sametime the most difficult for an impartial spectator or umpire toform a correct and decisive judgment upon. The biassed andinterested spectator and the w^ell-wishers of either party areoften determined not to be convinced that the fault originateswith their favourite. This being the case, those who give theprize ought always promptly to enforce the judgment of theumpire whom they have chosen. The rule for deciding thehold, notwithstanding the difficulty of the subject, is, we hope,sufficiently intelligible to any man who is competent to fill thearduous position of umpire. In taking hold you stand chest to chest, and, as you placeyour right arm under your opponents left, it is evident thefurther you get your shoulder underneath, the more power youmust possess. At the same time do not forget to keep yourleft arm well down in order to prevent the right shoulder ofyour antagonist from getting too far through. A great dealdepends on the hold you begin with, for if vou have a good. The Hold chips: 205 grip you may safely make play at once with a man of your ownweight, but if you have a bad hold it is better to wait and tryto improve it in the struggle; and always keep this in mind :never quit your hold till you are on the ground, as manya fall is snatched out of the fire when the wrestler is withinan ace of the turf. There are many other chips created bythe emergency of a struggle which the scientific wrestler canadopt more easily than they can be described on paper. Theseremarks are not intended to instruct the skilful wrestler, whoknows by practice more than precept can teach him; theymay, however, be useful to those not conversant with the art,to whom an elaborate disquisition on the subject would be apuzzle rather than a guide. 2o6 WRESTLING CI-IAPTER III. RING REMINISCENCES. Those who have never competed in a wrestling ring will pro-bably be unable to understand the feelings of two friends whenthey happen to be pitted together in the magic circle,
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