The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-04

possible to furnish him with a bell he
shall call time instead. The referee
will have full power to award the deci-
sion to the boxer who in his opinion is
entitled to same, or to call the contest
a draw in case he deems such a verdict
right and Just, and his decision must
be accepted as final by all parties con-
cerned. 1t shall also be in the referee s
power to stop the contest at any time
it becomes unnecessarily brutal and to
render whatever decision he deems
proper.
| Kind of Gloves to Be Used.
5. The gloves to be used shall be
not less than a regulation fve-ounce
or more than a regulation eight-ounce
They must be in good condition and
the referee shall see that they are not
tempered with in any manner. Break
ing the gloves or displacing the pad
ding at the knuckles is strictly for
hidden. (Any standard make accept
able.)
6. The contestants shall be allowed
to wear bandages on their hands under
the gloves provided they are made of
gauZe or thin adhesive tape of not
more than six layers in thickness and
do not run above the wrists or below
the knuckles. The bandages shall be
inspected by the referee before the
gloves are put on. Covering the ban
dages with shellac or "doctoring''
them in any manner is positively pro
hibited
T. Each boxer shall be allowed four
seconds, for whose conduct he will be
held strictly accountable. 1t shall be
foul for second to assist or attempt
to assist his man, by word or action,
while round is in progress.
s. The contestants shall be allowed
to hit each other with the knuckles of
their gloved hands above the belt while
they are both on their feet inside the
ropes during the progress of round
only. 1t shall be foul to butt with the
head. hit with the elbow, knee, Shout
der, palm of the hand or the forearm.
treading on an opponent s toes, spit
ting in his face, throwing him to the
floor or out of the ring.
Q. Hitting shall be allowed in the
clinches and breakaways. The men
are to protect themselves at all times,
but they must break at the referee S
command. Wrestling and hanging on
is forbidden. and if boxer persists
in doing so he shall be disqualified on
q foul IF. however, the boxers mu-
tually agree to box "clean breaks.
hitting in the clinches or breakaways
shall be considered foul
10 If contestant falls, either from
the effects of blow or from weak
ness. he shall be allowed ten seconds
to get mp. unassisted; the referee shall
count off the ten seconds in a loud
voice. and in the mean time the other
boxer must step at least ten feet away
and remain at that distance until the
fallen man has regained his feet. In
ease a contestant is unable to get up
in the allotted ten seconds, he shall be
declared "out'' and the decision
awarded to his opponent. Should time
be called before the referee has finish
ed counting ten over fallen boxer,
he must stop the count and the fallen
man be allowed to continue the con
test at the beginning of the next
round. Should d boxer be knocked
over or through the ropes and out of
the ring. he shall be allowed fifteen
seconds instead of ten in which to re-
sumo the contest In such cases the
referee shall wait FIVE seconds before
beginning the count.
II. 1t should be foul to Intentional
ly hit an opponent after time has been
called at the end of round.
Foul Below the Belt.
u. 1t shall be foul to hit an oppo-
nent below the belt, which is to be
L
IS. 1t shall be foul to hit an oppo-
nent when he is down. A man with
one hand or one knee on the floor shall
be considered down. A man hanging
on the ropes. in a helpless state. shall
be considered down. 4 man outside the