Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-27
1 WRESTLING. BONE BREAK
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Bothner and a Jap Jiu Jit.' su Expert to Meet Under Japanese Rules Which Are Peculiar Ones.

To the lay mind the conditions drawn up to govern the mixed wrestling match between Prof Katsuga Higashi, jiu-jitsu exponent, and George Bothner, the American catch-as-catch-can light weight champion, at Madison Square Garden on April read like the con testants anticipated sure death or hospital cot for life as a result of the bout. Here are the rules of the con- bat.
 1. Each contestant shall wear coat and belt.
 ?. A contestant shall be deemed to have been refeated when his bwo shoulders and hips shall have touched the floor, provided that said contestant shall have reached this position on the floor through having been thrown down.
 3. A contestant shall be deemed to have been defeated when in such posi- tion on the floor if said combatant can not free himself from his opponents arms within twenty seconds time.
 4. A contestant shall have been deemed defeated when from any cause or causes he may become unconscious. 5. A combatant shall be deemed to have been defeated when he has been reduced to submission through the em- ploment by his opponent of any hold or trick. 6. When a defeated combatant finds himself obliged to acknowledge his submission he must pat or hit the floor or his antag agonist's body with his hands or feet. This batting with foot ol hand is to 6e regarded as token Of | surrender.
 z. When a defeated combatant pats or hits the floor anywhere in token o1 submission the victor must at once lei go his hold.
 8. When combatant shall have al lowed his shoulders and hips to have momentarily touched the floor, bu shall have done so with the intention of thereby throwing his opponent. thu combatant who has so allowed hls shoulders and hips to touch the fool shall not be deemed to have been de feated.
 9. When wrestling on mat or mat tress, it is permissible for contestan who is on the defensive to fall i'll an! way that he pleases. =.
 1. When a combatant lying on hi back for defensive purposes shall b' raised and downed again by his oppo pent, and made once more to toucl shoulders and hips to the floor. tn combatant who has been so raised an downed shall be deemed to have bee sE defeated. !" s"''s' F''
 When one not a jiu-jitsu is matche
 against a jiu-jitsu, 1t is necessary tha
 the former. in addition to comprehend
 ing the foregoing rules, should be IT formed of the following rules:
 1. It is understood and agreed tha
 the iiu-jitsu man. whether he fights
 boxer or contests with wrestler, sha
 be allowed to use in his defense any C
 the tricks that belong to the art of Jit
 jitsu.
 2, It is further understood an
 agreed that the jiu-jitsu man assume no responsibility for any injury or il iuries caused by any act or thing don during the contest. and that the ji' iitsu man shall be held free all . blameless for any such i'll effect or Il jury as may be received during tl contest.
 8. Two competent witnesses repr
 senting each side. or four in all, sha , see to it that these articles of agre : ment are properly drawn. signed an witnessed, to the end that neither c0 3 testant or other participant In u 1. match shall have cause for action ( ? an ground or grounds resulting fro , an injury or injuries, or death. cause | during the contest