Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-07
PUGILISMANIA.
A NBW DISEASE THAT HAS STRUCK THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Talk About the Great Fight Between Sullivan and
Klrain-AResumso Of the London Prizs Ring
R1lss-0:hsr Sports.
RULES FOR THE FIGHT.

The London Prize Ring Regulations Unds
Which sullivan and Kilrain Will DO
Battle.
Mondays fight will be governed by the
London Prize Ring rules. and the IN
initiated may not ksow that there are
twenty-eight of them and that they pro-
vide that the men shall fight on the turf,
the floor Of mother earth affording better
and more satisfactory footing for COM
batants than any man can devise. Though
the place where they fight is called a
ring, the rules require that il
shall be twenty-four feet square
aud outlined with eight stakes, around
which is passed a rope, and that In
the center of the ring is drawn a
mark, which is called n scratch; and
that each man shall have tive seconds and
a bottle holder. 1t is these seconds who
toss up for position and the men take their
places in the diagonally opposite corners.
There are two umpires and referee, who,
by the way, like all umpiTes and referees,
invariably succeed in getting themselves
heartily dislked by both parties before
the affair il over. These rules also pro-
vide that fighting boots shall have three
spikes only in them, two on the sole and
ore in the heel, and if the pugilist is
caught trying to arm his feet with any
more offensive weapons he shall promptly
forfeit the stakes. After the last grand
Handwriting is over everybody except
the principals shall retire from the
ring, and on no account are they al
lowed back there again until the end
of the first round. When the first round
is over the seconds rush in, sponge of
their man and afford him whatever aid,
comfort and assistance is required, for
they cot only thirty seconds to do 1t in, at
the end Of which time the referee calls out
Time" and each principal has to walk to
his own corner unaided. These rules are
very severe on any jockeying, and the,man
who attempts it gets himself or his prin-
cipal into trouble, and the other side gets
the favorable decision. No butting OF
hesds, kicking, gOugiDg or scratching is
allowed, and a man may not hit his ad7er-
sary below the waist OF when be Is down.
In case of interference from the police or
any accident the fight must be fought
out during the week, or else the whole
thing is drawn and oil bets are of. A
man is expected TO depend entirely up
on himself Heis watched very closely to
zee that be doesn't carry any bard sub
stance in his hard CT that he does not use
TIE ropes or stakes TO ipjure his adversary
with after be has driven him into a corner.
The greatest difficulty 10 be guarded
sgsinst in an these prize fights IL the ugiy
temper OF the toughs who make up The
audience. II the friends Of one Of The
principles predominate in The crowd they
are more than likely. 30 they end the game
going srainst their fsvcrIte, ID stop the
whole thing hy breaking through tho roi'.-
and falling upon che victor Ut c''l'e
49, noiis- ranr-t De on hand 90 keep in or
drra crowd witnessing a contest that b.
orhiften Dr. law This hss been the re-
rt so often that every effort is made 20
Keep the whole thing dark. not only from
tear of police. b1t % eth greater fear OF
tte uosr enthusiastic admirers Cl che sport
the shrrf- haired rauE.