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IM Boxers To Practice

All University students and
faculty members are again being
offered the opportunity of
receiving instructions in boxing.
This instruction period will begin at
4:30 P.M. on Thursday, February
11, 1971 in the Boxing Room at
the back of Memorial Gymnasium.

At the end of the boxing
instruction period, the Annual
Intramural Boxing Tournament will
be held. To be eligible for this
tournament at least ten supervised
workouts will be required. The
semifinals and finals will be held on
the main Gym floor on Tuesday,
March 23rd, and Thursday, March
25th.

Coach John W. (Billy) Williams
has been connected with the
University of Virginia boxing for
many years. He was a good boxer in
his youth, and was also the Varsity
and Freshman boxing coach at
Virginia. He was an outstanding
college official and will officiate
all tournament matches.

Instruction will be from 4:30
5:30 P.M., covering the following
areas:

Positions of how to throw
punches.

Positions of blocking and
counter blocking.

Footwork, advancing, retreating,
left and right sparring, bag
punching, shadow boxing exercise,
roadwork and conditioning.

The coach and the Intramural
Department want to emphasize that
beginners are especially welcome
and that special attention will be
given to them. Participation in the
tournament is on a voluntary basis.