Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-28
TO MAKE CHANGES
IN FIGHTING RULES
Suggestions Are Made to New
York Boxing Commission
for Betterment.

The following changes in boxing
rules have been suggested to the New
York boxing commission:
1. Contestants must indulge in a
fair stand up boxing match in a 24-foot
ring. or as near the size as practicable,
the ring to be postless and to have
a heavily padded canvas floor. each
contestants to nave three seconds and
one watchholder
2 No wrestling or hugging to be
allowed: no holding and hitting. no
kidney or pivot blows to be permitted;
no hitting with the head, tripping. back
heeling or unnecessary roughing; no
choking or heeling with the glove; no
blows to be struck when a contestant
is on the floor or helpless on the ropes,
with his toes off the canvas a con-
testant on one knee or with one hand
on the floor to be considered down; no
seconds or any other persons to be al
lowed inside OF the ring during rounds:
no coaching by seconds except when
contestants are in their corners; no
water to be thrown on contestants dur
ing a round: the penalty for such Of
Tense, II Intentional, being disqualified
ton.
3. The rounds to be of three min
utes each, with a rest Of one minute.
the official timekeeper alone to deter
mine the length Of each round and to
ring the bell in case of a Touchdown.
the referee to count the required sec
Onds In conjunction with a signal from
the timekeeper; II a contestant is TAX
ing a when the ound ends, the
bell to send him back to his corner: If
necessary to fix a contestants gloves
or because Of any other unavoidable de-
lay, the timekceper to take out the nee
essary time, first ringing the bell when
the bout Is stopped and repeating when
boxing IL resumed.
Must ee Evenly Matched.
4. II a contestant falls or is
knocked down. he must get up without
assistance and be allowed 10 seconds
TO regain his feet. II the other ON
festant stands over him and delivers a
blow before his oppOennt has assumed
an erect position. he must be disquali-
Ned. A contestant who fails to respond
at the end Of 10 seconds is considered
knocked out: also. II the referee stops
q bout to prevent the infection Of I'M
necessary punishment; also. II a con-
testar.t. finishing one round, fails to
respond to the bell for a succeeding
one: also. II a fallen man quits Of his
own accord.
s. The gloves must weigh at least
five ounces each. with sufficient pad
ding to protect the hands: the padding
must not be pushed back from the
k%nuckles: plaster OF paris must not be
used in covering the hands with adhe-
SlNe III n glove OuTStS OF
comes of, the bOut must be stopped
until 1t has been replaced: no bandages
above the wrists to be allowed and the
contestants to wear rubber soled shoes:
belts must be worn with runks or
tights n adjusted at the proper
height.
6. Contestants must agree in writ
ing as to weight and conditions: failure
to max a stipulated weight to be pun
ished with a Nne to be imposed by the
referee; contestants must be not less
than Is years Of age: no side bets al
lowed and no fOrfeits to be posted.
Z. Referees must prevent one-
sided contests al far as possible: IL q
knockout 10 imminent. the bout to be
stopped: unfair matchmaking to be
prevented by the ruling out of contest
ants who appear to have no chance: .
referee who permits a deliberate knock
out to lose his license for six months:
eeconda who compel . boxer to SON
finue against his will to be summarily
dealt with. -.
!. Spectators who address insulting
lSemAlks to otelcials Or contestants TO
8 9EoMptly e3ecsed After first receiv-
- ths snoaey peSaF for admission.