Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-04
SPORTS AND SPORT.
. ,vv SET OF RULES, 70 BE KNOWN As
CHE AMERICAN
Contest Ra,ss Proposed BY Referee Duffy, Of
o'''. S,rrn;e C!ab-Saisscs 10 0ysTshadow ,hs
p..pl Features Of the Prizs Ring--Iha
g;v,.,l Blow No Longer to be Tolerated.

f rue contests IN the modern prize
ring. l.hs wrestling. elincbing
~ 5,bo roughest kind OF fighting are
a Sg.-s8 and the contests approach the
s .,S,,ime prize fights very closely. Prof.
I0br Duty is in favor Of barring such
JO Juices as "shouldering," eloOwing
cIinching, which are so common
nO p.of nifty was referee Of the Sulli-
Corbett fight, and has Oficiated IA
'1 ira capacity at nearly every import
lave contest which has taken place
near the Crescent City during the
~ ,,,o wears. He is competent there
70 m give an expert opinion as to the
IN alterations which the present
miles need.
sst OF rules has been drawn up by
NJ Dptfv. Upon these lines he has
i.vsr,ably acted Although the Olym-
- Cl8b never had rules, save revised
y, M those originally given TO the
.o-,d by the Marquis OF Queensberry,
- contestants 10 all the fights held in
~. ~ sreDa OF that organization have al
avs been instructed as TO what the
.mb considered fair fighting. Prof.
DotYy bas put his ideas on the subject
no shape, and suggests that the fol-
bwing be called the
american GLOVE CONTEST RULES"
The contest is 10 be a fair, stand up
lin, contest. I'm a twenty-fOar foot ring,
- I'd nearly that size as possible; the ropes
an stakes in the ring TO be padded.
. me rounds 10 be OF three minutes
7r~afiop. with one minutes rest between
8 No hugg.ng, clinching, wrestling,
k.sbor.dering.n "elbowing,n "heeling, -
eoocz-beeling, - shall be allowed. Should
,rv contestant violate any OF these rules
h sball be the duty OF the referee to eau
ZION hin. and for second Ofense such con-
tasfaBt shall be liable 20 disqualification.
Persistent "hugxiug," "shOuldering" or
ssiboviug'' shall be deemed foul hitting,
irs- Is 'heeling'' or shack -heeliug.'
m shall be deemed foul If one contest
AMI strikes another below the belt or while
tbelsfter is down. A man is % be cOnsid-
Erred down when he has one knee on the
floor or is lying on the ropes with his feet
M the floor. To shall be optional with the
referee 20 disQUalify a boxer for a first or
second violation of this rule.
s When a man is down his opponent
shall not Oe allowed 10 stand over him, but
nnst step back 40 least six feet, the ref
cree 10 measure the distance. Ten seconds
sbsl be allowed "a fallen boxer 10 regain
bis leer, and it shall be the duty Of the ref
cree 20 count of the aforesaid ten seconds
aloud. Should said boxer fail 20 arise at
the expiration Of ten seconds his OppO-
nert shall be declared the winner.
sd tampering with the gloves shall be
peruitted. and the referee shall examine
them Oh the hands of the contestants be-
fore the contest begins, 70 satisfy himself
tost the padding has not been pushed back
from the knuckles. Should a glove burst
or come of 10 shall be replaced to the
referees satisfaction. A contestant shall
MOI be- allowed % wear shoes with spikes.
Z. The seconds or handlers shall do no
coaching while the contest is in progress,
nor snail they be permitted 70 throw water
on their principal or apply any restorative
until the round is ended. Nor the seconds
be allowed ia the ring excepting during
the minute rest between the rounds.
s. A contestant shall not be allowed to
ia,l to avoid punishment. The referee
shSScaution him for first Offense against
this fuie and may disQ dallty such con-
tes,snt for a second 0ffense.
The pivot blow shall be deemed a foul.
these rules may be improved upon"
said Prof Duffy tonight; "but l think
they em0Ody great many Of the points
Which
SHOULD HAVE CAUSED COMMENT.
Hugging, shouldering and elbOwing is
becoming so common now that some
thing really should be done. Ii is not
fgbting, By a long shot, aud / do not
believe that sporting men care 20 see
ih.se tricks played.
II il comes down 10 a question Of
which Of two men can do the greater
Image with bis elbow or his shoulder,
WY not let them take malletS into the
rlg and be done with it? Glove fight
Ing is becoming more and more popular
a. sport every year, and one OF the
aSOns for this, think, is the fact that
9 brutality which characterized the
81 prize ring affairs is not seen nova
bays.
! at is a manly sport, but foul fighting
All do IL lots Of harm If 10 is counte-
knced. Science IS cutting a greater
figure in the game now than before the
force and age OF roughing and back
heeling is past"
81 do not wish TO criticise a referee,
said the Crescent City man, "but know
.that the fact that AL Smith permitted
'Gri1in 20 stand over Lynch when the
latter was down caused no little dissat-
isiactiOn. / believe that a man should
be given fair chance TO rise after he
.is knocked down. Take, for instance,
~ THE HAIL-PRITCHARD FIGHT.
\ hu proved himself to be a better man
s Van Pritchard by long odds, yet he
&c within an ace OF being counted
simply because Prltchard would
give him q chance to rise. Hail
knocked down, but the blow did
little harm. That Is shown by the
THAT he punched Pritchard as he
20 upon regaining his feet. There
onld have been a high old time II the
, at the watch had called of one
IRE second. This is likely TO happen
y time when one man is permitted
stand over an opponent who is down.
another thing that should be stopped
fhe practice Of throwing water at
In the ring aud coaching him. IL
s the lighter little good anyway, aud
-headed seconds never do it. As for
pivot blow" DO continued, shat is
low at all. Why, il would be just
ar to permit boxer to take a club
ne ring and use it. The blow almost
arlaoiy catches the man at whom il
directed with the arm or elbow. The
Ack OF the glove seldom lands. That is
low Lab'anche whipped Dempsey, by
aDIlng on his Jaw with his elbow. He
snlght Just as well have used a heavy ak
handle. II would have been just as fair
for Dempsey"
by roooed do you mean that you
were drugged?"
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