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His own footwork was spoiled. He limped as badly as had Tyke Grimshaw for a while. There was not room for a fair field in the crowded forecastle, at best. The big sailor was very wary about stepping near the five prisoners, but he forced Drew, time and again, against the body of the prone and unconscious man on the deck. Three times his naked antagonist all but sprawled over this obstruction.
The Kid's footwork had been as swift and cunning as a mountain cat's! He had stepped aside, rocked his body in a pivot from the hips and landed a knock-out punch full on the point of the big-chested outlaw's jaw! With a grunt, Blacksnake went down, first to his knees, and then face thudding the ground. He landed with such force that he plowed the sand with his nose like a rooting hog.
Had it been disclosed to her that Wilbur Cowan, under the chaperonage of Edward Spike Brennon, 133 lbs., ringside, had become an addict of these affairs, a determined and efficient exponent of the weird new steps "a good thing for y'r footwork," Spike had said she would have considered he had plumbed the profoundest depths of social ignominy. Yet so it was. Each Friday night he danced.
"I shan't stop my footwork unless the referee orders it," replied Prescott, in an under-tone. "You're doing just right," nodded Anstey. "If you weren't Mr. Edwards would stop it. He's running this fight on the fair-and-square. If I have a fight I hope it will be my luck to have Mr. Edwards running the job." "How do you feel?" asked Anstey, in an undertone. "All right," returned Dick.
He is very young, hardly twenty years of age. He has a fine fore-hitting style and excellent net attack, but lacks confidence and a certain knowledge of tennis fundamentals. A few years' experience will do wonders for him. The French style of play commends itself to me very highly. I enjoy watching the well-executed strokes, beautiful mobile footwork of these dashing players.
"That's the stuff, old man!" "Fine footwork!" These cries of encouragement to both sides were soon lost in the riot of cheers and appeals to the teams to "go in and win!" Big Hastings once more had the ball, and booted down the field with a tremendous, smashing kick.
For the cross drive to his backhand, you must conceive of a diagonal line from your backhand corner to his, and thus make your stroke with the footwork as if this imaginary line were the side-line. In other words, line up your body along your shot and make your regular drive. Do not try to "spoon" the ball over with a delayed wrist motion, as it tends to slide the ball off your racquet.
He'd wondered then if any other champion had ever been saluted in just that fashion before; he'd tried to smile. He wasn't trying any more. But Holliday was. Across in his corner Holliday was nodding to his handlers and grinning widely, just as he had grinned all through the fight so far. And so far it had been a mild battle, a showy thing of pretty footwork and flashy boxing.
Darting in, on a feint, he followed Quimby's block with a blow that jolted the youngster's chin. Then Dan slipped away again, grinning gleefully, well aware that nothing would anger Quimby more easily than would that same grin. "I'll wipe that disgrace off your face myself," growled Quimby, closing in briskly. "Come over here and get it," taunted Dan, showing some of his neatest footwork.
"But I had to trust to footwork to save myself. Mr. Spurlock got nearly all my wind in that other round." "Is your wind in again?" asked Greg anxiously. "Yes; I think I feel as fine as my man does," replied Dick, stepping up from the care of his handlers to await the command. "Isn't Mr. Kramer the brute?" whispered Anstey indignantly.
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