The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
FOULS IN GLOVE CONTESTS.
VEOL.ITTuNB or RULES THAT ARE
PERMITTED By REFEREES.

UeQuhllly FOlly ntnltl Tor uelthcfhtciy OuIlni
Tommy White In the twenty third round, WA
not an unusual proceeding when the work o
other officials At different clubs herrnbouts Il
taken into consideration There scems to he
growing tendency. FOR that matter, on the par
Of referees to overlook fouls and merely war;
offenders with a threat ~ disqualification 4
they break the rules again. "A ono manager
put Il when questioned by a reporter;
1T doesn't pay TO he too strict. n a referee
should disrualify Il well-known boxer in the
frat round of an important fight there'd he
such u howl from the patrons who had paid 50
each for seats that the club would he boy
cotted after that. People want TO see fair
fights, but they do not care TO have principals
disqualified FOR trivial offences. such IA using
the elbow and roughing on the ropes. We
must give n run for the money every time"
While there IL considerable truth in the above
argument. the fact remains that many patrons
or local boxing clubs are complaining because
the Queensherry rules nrc not strictly enforced.
They also charge many referees with being
ignorant OF the points contained in the code.
and thereby being incompetent TO handle or
judge u glove contest between p~ugilists who
cannot control their tempers.
Charles White. official referee of the Lcnox
A.. C., who Is probably the most comnrtcnt Of
fetal In this part OF the country. has made q
careful study OF the Queensbcrry. London Prize
Ring, and other codes. and has also drawn up n
set Of rules himself which he believes viii ultt-
mately give complrte satisfaction. White,
however, docs not believe In instant disuualill-
cation when Il rmgtlist commits n foul. He
thinks It IL better policy to constantly warn the
principals. In the battle between Mysterious
Billy" Smith and George Green. at the LcnoX
A. G., Referee White had his hands full. as both
men We're prone, to commit fouls, Il the rule
had been absolutely enforced Smith would
hnrn, bern ruled out early in the battle by tho
application Of this rule:
London Prize Ring Rulo lA-Rutting with the head
shall he deemed fnnl, aud the atv rCsorttng to this
Smith and Green fought under Quccnsberry
rules, number II Of which reads:
The centest in all other respccts 10 he governed by
the revised rules OF the London prize ring.
While smith was All offender against tho
rules. Green was also guilty Of "A foul when he
repeatedly grabbed his Antagonist around the
legs 9nd n,sG hnrged hin to avoid nmnishment'
,QucGnsberry Code. Rule mo wrestling or hug.
waistland should he deemed FOUL. and in a close
81 n,iIGio "a. 'G,1HE an ant arsI z :, blow n" waist, by
When the above rules wore violated. Referee
White. merely told tho pugilists that IL they re-
reated the fouls they would be disqualified.
did their hest toward III" end TO refrain from
anythtng that approached uniatrness. The
was one of the fastest that has occurred here IN
some time. This was due TO the fact that tho
mcn, SPARED, with one hand free in the clinches
until ordered To break away. This was strictly
T. Acceptance With the requirements ~ the
QuernshcrrE code. which also permits hitting
on the subject is rule =. quoted above. The
patrons of boxing in this vicinity have hitherto
brcakaway and with n free hand in clinches
was absolutely unfair. and whenever pugilists
lmNsrEIS SS2rtS SdcS to r 5%sn Of legal F t"StiS' t aT.Sn have
however, the, local, clubs. particularly. the
IrnGx. hive educated the public so that free
during the Smith-Clecn contest. hut hitting on
th.G hrcaknTny has not yet been sanctioned.
although lighters are cautioned by the referee
to = protect themselves when breaking from
Il clinch.
Here is n rule, No; 4 Of the ouccnsberry code.
IF either man fall. through weakness or otherwise,
he must get NJ unaasistrd. ten seconds to be allowed
his corner.
There isn't n single instance this season
where a knockdown has been scored ut any of
blow has retired TO his corner until the fallen
pugllist has rcgaincd his feet. II is u custom
a few fnpt of a fallen antagonist and rush IN the
moment the latter has gotten up. TO %disqualify
eren;r u panic in Il big crowd. so unused are
boxing patrons to ii strict enforcement OF the
rpguIrcnInnts of tn" code.
Seconds of Gghtcra infringe upon the rules al
most as much as the prlncipals. their offences
being covered 10y rule IL. London Code. which
The seconds shall not interfere. advise or direct
the adXnrsary OF their PRINCIPAL and shall refrain
RESPECTS conducting themselves with order and
dtr3rnln, and conhne themselves to the diliRent and
careful discharge of their duties to their principals.
At Coney Island Solly Smiths seconds broke
Steady yyS SIrs"ff 'soo 1iII', clingh him! Don't
lot him corner you!" And also by throwing lee
water on him whenever h. came near thcircCr-
nGrii Whites seconds. particularly Jack Nc
all sorts Of timely advice. This battle was not
an exception, FOR, Ia nearly every contest the
generally ordered TO Keep quiet. but their man
Is never DISQUALIFIED for persistent misbehavior
During, the fight between the. Wallets of jock
eys Taral aud Sims at Copcy., Island. the lat
ter's representative. Dick Reyes. broke the
warned by the referee. who could have put him
on the platform with either Of these instru-
ments:
fight. and if either man shall wilfllly throw himself
down without r]sceiying a blow. whether blows shall
deemed to have Lost the battle.
quitting TIL the ring Previous to nt The d PHifibIesra SG=1 n%nmaaEt
nfths referee being obtained. shall be deemed to have
kcyes dropped without receiving a blow at
least a dozen times in, the twelve rounds. and
on ont cider to f f2his W sSmeb be was snf iSrf Sim G 3 SEin X
o. amm no by mistake. and he became SO In
e FrpseS s shnt h n o tbS Q Iost was n;u Knocked 1tb Into T
49, -" hN- hAHN fNAhAH ~
Reyes should have been disqualified for vio-
lntIpg the rules. he received the decision.
There appears to be no definite rule In any OF
the professional codes to govern the use ofthe
elbow, which has come to be q bit OF science
with many lighters, Rule II. London Code.
comes near 1t, but does not cover the offence. 1t
reads:
All attempts to inaict injury by gouginR or tearing
the flesh with the fingers or nails and biting shall be
deemed foul.
The elbow is used effectively. and sometimes
with sleep-producinR results. by bringing 1t
nHnK nHHInEI nhV mari al mn nnnnnnnfin Innn
glow has passed by, a rivals head; Few
jure an opponent have received more than a
warning, Another piece of foul tactics is the
70 choke the windplpe. II, IL a common prac-
tice that IL seldom checked by disqualification.
Another violation Of the rules that frequently
occurs and Is passed over on the ground that Il
L. an accident 4" comes under the head OF rule
IL, London Code, as follows:
A blow struck when a man ia thrown or down shall
be deemed a fonl. A man with one knee and one hand
on The ground or with both knees on the ground
shall hC deemed down, and u blow given in either OF
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