Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1918 — SOLAR PLEXUS SELDOM USED [ARTICLE]

SOLAR PLEXUS SELDOM USED

Few Boxers of Present Day Resort to Punch Made Famous by Late Bob Fitzsimmons. An old-timer enjoying a ringside seat at one of the boxing shows that took place a short time ago was heard to remark: “I wonder how it is that the present-day boxers so rarely make use of the solar plexus punch? I can remember several years ago that this blow was often employed to bring about a decisive victory.” The old-timer was right. Few boxers nowadays strive for victory by scoring a blow to the body. Like every other profession or sport that progresses, the boxing game has also progressed. The boxer of today knows that he can get quicker results by landing a solid punch on his opponent’s jaw. Besides, he doe's not have to fear getting himself into a “jab” with the department of public safety, as it rarely happens that serious .injury results from a wallop on the jaw, while on the other hand a punch to the solar plexus hurts, and hurts deep. The quick, decisive boxer is the fellow who today invariably stops his adversaries with wallops to the jaw, such as Johnny Kilbane and Benny Leonard.