Training Methods and Liquid Air in Contemporary Fitness Trends
The article surveys boxing training beliefs for Jeffries Fitzsimmons era, contrasting methods from Corbett to Jeffries and Sharkey. It highlights varied approaches from long runs to playlike drills, and notes Jeffries abstains from alcohol. It then shifts to liquid air science, describing safe handling, cooling, disinfection, and potential everyday uses in medicine, hygiene, and climate control, with cautions about rapid expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries-Fitzsimmons
Bob
Sim
Charlie White
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Guch
Jeffries
Ward
Dan Hickey
Yank Kenney
Liquid air on the market and home uses discussed
New York World reports liquid air likely to be sold at moderate prices. Household questions arise about safety and uses. The piece outlines cooling and refrigeration benefits, including serving as an ice substitute, and describes demonstrations such as freezing water and butter, with cautions about overuse and impact on bottles and clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Money hunting motorman spots tin tobacco tag
A Chicago eighth street summer car story recounts a motorman stopping to pick up a silver quarter dropped by a conductor. He notes motormen often find coins and occasional bills on busy Sundays and Mondays. He jokes that the recent find turned out to be a tin tobacco tag rather than money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perna Record
Market-stret
Not That Again He Asks Miss Ruth to Wed
In a hotel piazza scene Miss Ruth toys with a cautious Mr. Richmond as he finally gathers courage to propose marriage. He hesitates, tests her, and walks to the water’s edge before framing the question, leaving his fate and their future uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitasimnie
Jeffries
Kid” Lavigne
Walcott
Lavigne
Prettly
Ruth
Ryes
Oly
Mr. Richmond
Rocky Ledge
Mr. Lee
Frog-like swimming lessons from the New York expert
The ex-champion of the New York Athletic Club explains that top swimmers study frogs in streams to learn a perfect stroke. He describes a frog’s start, leg kick out to the side, rigid toe alignment, and the repeated in and out motions that propel waterward.
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Washington Star
New York Athletic Club
the Star
The Frog Stroke Compared To Human Swimming
The excerpt explains the frog kick in swimming, noting how the frog recedes with the upper leg as the body starts, mirroring a man. It describes a frog’s powerful initial push and the swimmer’s tendency to swing arms or draw legs inward after a few feet, offsetting the stroke’s effect.
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Fitzsimons
Jim Daly
Tommy Ryan
Pitasimmons
LI Aid Air
Kid Lavigne
Branklin
Mor Franklin
Mrs. Flirt
Mr. Flirt
Trumpe
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