Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
AMATEURS MAY De
STAGED At NAUDS
McCarey Arranges Set of Rules
Which Makes Eligibility
Possible for Many

Shades of the A. A. U. and Jimmy
SuIlivanl Uncle Tom McCarey, long
identified with whatever prize fighting
the fans of Los Angeles have wit
messed in many years, has blossomed
out as a promoter of amateur bouts
and has taken out permit to hold a
show December g. Not only that, but
the affair will be staged at Maud
Junction, into whose classic arena
none but the money seeker has hith-
erto gone.
According to his announcement Nc
Carey expects the public to take
kindly" to his idea. He has fixed up
a set Of amateur rules with which to
appease the police commissioning 1t
will fall for them-and has arranged
for four six-round bouts and three Of
the four-act variety. No windup or
star event will be arranged but the
idea is rather to let the whole card
carry itself.
McCarey has established a new set
of rules to govern amateurs, of which
section two is the piece de resistance.
1t says: IAN amateur shall be defined
as a boxer who shall not have taken
part in a professional contest for a
championship at his weight" and some
more. This makes Cyclone Thompson,
Kid Dalton, Rudy Uuholz, Abdul the
Turk, Battling Johnson and Mike
X kuCCnOS-lOI TO HlGlliOl OIll@i S-N-li-
gible, and McCarey should have no
trouble in filing his card. Here are
the amateur rules:
Ten-round amateur rules, under
which the Pacific Athletic club
branch contests will be held at
McCarey's pavilion in Maud juno
tion:
Amateur boxers in good stand
ing may join the amateur branch
of the Pacific Athletic club on
payment of % cents initiation fee,
and thereafter will be eligible to
take part in the amateur boxing
contests given by the club in Los
Angeles at Maud Junction.
An amateur shall be defined as
a boxer who shall not have taken
part in a professional contest for
a. championship at his weight, and
who will accept only a medal tro-
ply in any bout in which he may
participate.
All contests shall be held ac-
cording to the ordinance No. 2llOI,
new series, passed by the city
council of Los Angeles october Is,
1910. governing amateur contests.
The value of the medal or trophy
given the winner of each contest
shall not be over $35.
The contests shall be scheduled
for not less than four rounds nor
for more than ten rounds.
The referee shall be instructed
to stop a bout when a winner is
apparent or when one of the con-
testants is in such weakened con-
dition that a continuance might
result in harm to such contestant.
Physical examinations shall be
made by the club physicians of all
contestants named previous to the
time named for entering the ring,
and only those found fit shall be
allowed to take part in the con-
tests
No contestant shall be allowed to
use what is known as the kidney
punch" on his opponent during
contest.
Seven-ounce gloves properly pad
ded shall be worn by the contest
ants in all of the amateur contests
of the Pacific Athletic club
No contestant shall be allowed to
engage in more than one bout in
one evening.
The Marquis Of ,Quee,nsbury rules
shall govern on all points not COW
cred by these articles.
Decisions, which shall be final,
shall be made in the ring by the
referee at the conclusion of the
contests.
No boxer under II years of age
shall he allowed to take part in the
contests.
The ring in which the contests
shall take place shall have the
floor covered with canvas, under
which there shall be a layer of
sawdust. so that a fall by one of
the contestants may not result in
injury.