The record-union., 1897-03-12

construction of the rules that I had
made and that being the case / cannot
see how he can very we'll object to them
at the present time. However, l did
not rule as l did for the purpose of
considering what Fitz would like, or
what Corbett would like, or what any
body else would like. / rulaS exactly
as 1 thought was right. and l will stick
to my ruling. At the same time, | wish
it understood that l am not in the
least trying to dictate to the men, All
L want is an agreement of some sort
and as long as the men are suited L
don't care what the agreement is.
guess that by the time the fight is due
both men will reach an agreement with
out any trouble
Siler was troubled all day by people
who came to him to tell indirectly how
little he knew about the rules, and how
much they knew. One gentleman
came up with the assertion that the
rules forbid all hugging and clinching
Now" said this parsonage, Il want
TO know if you are going TO decide the
right way against man if he hugs or
clinches."
The rules do say" replied Sier
that there shall be no hugging
or clinching, but they say nothing
about such actions being ground for
dlsquallfying a man. They simply
say that he must not do it and | take
1T TO be intended by the rules that il
man does one of those things he must
stop it. If a man was so persistent in
his hugging as to prevent all fighting.
should = he
kept up his hugs so that no fighting
could take place, l think that man
should lose the fight, but where two
men are fighting, and occasional hugs
or clinches take place, | think that the
duty of the referee is to see that it is
not carried to an unreasonable extent,
and that the men break promptly when
called upon to do so by the referee.
Il think, too" continued Siler. that
permitting the men to strike with one
hand free is a tolerably sure proven
tive of all hugging or clinching in the
ring, and that is another reason why |
think the Marquis of Queensberry rules
intend the men shall be permitted to
strike with one arm free. If a man is
hugging he can do no fighting. for the
reason that his hands are used in hang
ing to the other fellow Now. if the
other man is not hugging, and keeps
both hands free, he can win the fight
in short order because he will be at
liberty to strike while the other man is
defenseless, because he is not using his
arms as he should. Do you suppose
that man is going'to hug and keep at
1t when he knows that the other man
has the right to hit him when his own
hands are occupied? Well, l think
not. That is why 1 say that permit
ting the men to strike with one hand
free is the surest preventive of all
cllnching and hugging, and that is one
reason why l think that the Trainer of
the Marquis of Queensberry rules in
tended that the men should hit with
the one free arm
Siler received a number of kilograms
from prominent sporting men all over
the country commencing the construc-
ton of the rules he had made. One
OF them from Billy Madden of New
ork, was as follows: Your con-
struction of the rules is the same as
that of Angel Stick to it,
Angel is the we'll known referee of
London events, and the acknowledged
authority on all ring events
Corbett's work to-day consisted of the
regular run on the roads, the champion
covering about ten miles with Jeffries
as a companion. In the afternoon he
punched the bag and spared with his
trainers