Busfield L.F. Policeman Versus Hooligan

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No Weaklings or Drones Need Apply.

ONVINCED as I am that the subject will be interesting to health and strength readers,

I will endeavour to give a brief description of the physical reuirements and training ofa !radford City "oliceman, as these, I believe, are typical of systems in vogue in otherparts of the country#C

$ candidate for that !radford City "olice must not be over %& years of age, height not less than'ft# ()in# without shoes* chest measurement +&in# net to s-in#

.e is medically eamined by the police surgeon as to his physical fitness, and the slightestdefect furnishes sufficient cause for rejection# .e must also be a good scholar and possess anunblemished character#

/hould he be able to fulfil all of the above reuirements, he is accepted as a probationaryconstable, having to serve a short period on approval during which time he is taught how todischarge police duty generally# .e is then, if satisfactory, recommended by the ChiefConstable to the 0atch Committee as a fit and proper person to become a member of the"olice 1orce, which body in turn appoint him Constable#


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.e must then ma-e himself thoroughly conversant with the deaf and dumb alphabet, for thebenefit of those unfortunate mutes who may be found destitute and wandering, or reuire policeassistance#

2essons in 31irst $id3 are conducted by a police surgeon, and eaminations are held periodicallyuntil each student has passed the three grades, when he receives the /t# 4ohn5s certificate andbron6e medal# 1or the physical benefit of the 1orce, drills are held regularly under an efficientdrill instructor#

/wimming and life7saving classes are conducted twice per wee- by an efficient instructor, andeaminations are undergone annually in the 8oyal 2ife /aving /ociety5s methods, a largenumber of the 1orce having won the bron6e medal and certificate#

9here is also a fine tug7of7war team in connection with the police force, which has won manypri6es# !y the way, there has lately been much correspondence in health and strength,lamenting the absence of !ritish heavy7weight champions# 1or the benefit of those who ta-e sogloomy an outloo-, I would recommend a visit to the police athletic meetings and an inspectionof the tug7of7war teams that compete thereat in 5!radford and elsewhere# I will underta-e to saythese 4eremiahs who croa- so much about physical degeneracy would there find specimens ofmanhood who would compel their admiration, and transform even them into optimists# :iventhe necessary training, we should very soon possess champions at almost any branch of sportdominated by brawn and muscle#

0hatever class of athletics a policeman may specialise in, he is some what handicapped in histraining, owing to the irregular hours which he has to wor-, vi6#, alternate day and night duty#9he !radford police recreation rooms comprise billiard7room* music and reading7room, riflerange, and a fully euipped gymnasium# :ymnasium classes are held twice per wee-# 4u74itsuand catch7as7catch7can wrestling, musical drill, pyramids, weight lifting, boing, gymnastics, andtug7of7war being the principal items of practice#

Police Methods of Self-Defence.

NO9E ; 0henever an assault is committed in the street by one person stri-ing another the actis invariably preceded by a threat to do so, the person who is about to commit the assaultadopting a threatening attitude# 9his must be your warning to be ready# $ little practice at thefollowing will soon enable you to readily discern at what part of your anatomy the blow is aimed#


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left leg# NO9E ; 0hilst stepping in hold right arm in front of face for a guard, as assailant maystri-e with left hand#


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adversary with one hand always swing your arm in the direction of your opponent5s thumb, inorder to force it open#

$/9 wee- I described to you the methods adopted by the !radford City "olice in dealingwith a ruffianly assailant or a prisoner who objects to being ta-en into custody# /imilarsystems are followed by Constabulary 1orces in other parts of the Bingdom# I proposenow to describe and illustrate a few other useful holds ; holds which may at any time

be useful to the ordinary civilian as well as the "oliceman on his beat#2


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get his an-le well under your left arm# "lace your right hand on his -nee, fingers pointing to theleft, get your left forearm under the calf of his leg, and grasp your right wrist with left hand* -eepyour left leg well advanced, stand upright, press hard on his -nee, and lift upwards against thecalf of his leg with left forearm* practise reverse way, putting your head under right arm#

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