The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-11
.SILER'S NEW RULES
Hitting in q Clinch, With One Arm
Free, Allowable
AND ALSO ON BREAKAWAYS
Minor Fouls VIII Be Overlooked In
the Referees DIscretlon-Prin-
cipals Warned what Is
Expected of Them.

OF the Marquis OF Queensbury rules un-
der which the men are to fight OH March
/ IL. He has decided that the men shall.
! be allowed To strike in a clinoh with one
arm free and on breakaways. This, Il
Is generally believed. will be more to
the advantage of Fitzsimmons style ~
! lighting than to Corbetts. Fitzsim-
mons has all along declared that he did
not desire To have any hitting with one
arm free and demanded that the break
aways should be clean and with no
punching. This Is generally thought To
he n ruse on the part of Fitzsimmons.
On the other hand. Corbetts friends
claim that hitting with one arm free
| VIII exactly suit him. Siler's letter to
the two principals IN the big fight is as
| follows.
Carson City. New. March lo.-To
James J, corbett and Robert Fitzsim-
/ mOns-,ientlemen: Herewith I hand
you each the rules Of the Marquis of
oueensbury. under the provisions OF
which you are Ia contest for the heavy
weight championship ON March IL. Ac-
companying the rules | hand you some
suggestions and Instructions. These
are based on careful study, research,
equity and fairness. You are princi-
pals to what will he the greatest con-
test Of modern times. You have both
! trained faithfully and assduously. The
principals and the public are alike en-
crossed to an extent never before made
manifest in like encounter. While ID
is 4, parture tn issue instructions To
the comhatants of "A battle like this "a
week In advance Of the meeting.
| think that the importance of the affair
I Ia l. ~ 4
iident that you both want To win solely
and wholly ON your merits. Neither OF
you can afford To have the slightest
suspicion of doubt cloud the title which
will belong To the victor. To that end
| herewith hand you the rules and GER
| tain interpretations under which you
are to battle"
A COPY OF the Marquis of Quecnsburv
rules was sent with the letter, which
continues as follows: The first three
rules need no comment as they are
plain. simple and understood by almost
everybody. Rule 4. however requires
some analysis. as some OF the points are
often misconstrued. The rule saws: II
either man fall, through weakness or
>btherwIse. he must get up unassisted.
10 seconds TO be allowed him to do so.
the other man meanwhile to return to
his corner This course was intended
To prevent man from standing over
his fallen opponent; IL probably never
occurred to the framer Of the rules that
at times "A man either falls or In knock.
ed down in his opponents corner. IL
then the man on his feet retires To his
corner as the rules direct. he will he
standing over his fallen opponent and
doing just what the rules mean he shall
not do. To avoid all disputes on this
score, | will simply instruct you in case
of kIIockdown To retire at least 10 feet
from your fallen opponent TO give him
an opportunity to rise.
all other respects To he governed by the
revised rules of the London prize ring.
Is. I consider. one of the most important
Of the IL rules. and appears 10 he The
hone of contention in almost every con-
test II has been the custom of ref
erees. myself among them. 10 inauire
of The principals whether they chose 4,
hit in clincbes with one arm free and
also ON breal<aways Inyariably The
nr,ncinals agrce nnt IN hit In cIinchcs
or ON breakaways b,t they generailv
forye, ali ahou, ,baIr aore.n7ent and
freSuaptIv violat. n
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