The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-25

Sam sometimes fights in hobbies, ;be
idea Is entertained that he is going
down hill. But, even II this opinion
is merely the optgrowth OF his i'm
and performances and Sam has
II in him to convipce us ne is az
Sood as ever. it must be said that
the rules under which glove contests
are conducted in Australia at present
are in a measure handicap to a man
Of Laneford style of fighting Lang
ford is an infighter, while McVey
likes to stand Of and prod away with
a long straight left. The reports Of
tho December contest show that Nc
Vey worked the left 10 good purpose.
hut for fear that anyone at this end
should think he baftled all LsngfoId's
attempts at inighting. 1t should be
explained that the new police rules
under which Lensford and McVey
fought forbid men battling In the
style that Lansford excels in.
10 early December the opponents OF
boxing In Australia, who are general
ly called 'Wowsers." agltated strong
~ In favor Of a stop being put to The
favorite indoor sport. The police au-
thorities. when appealed to. declared
that there was nothing Objectionable
in QueensberrY pastime as long as
the law was lived up TO- About a
week or so before the date OF the last
Langford -McVey match the inspec-
tor general of police caused to be
printed in the leading papers OF Au-
stralia his ideas as TO how boxing
should be conducted so es TO conform
with the law.
TfIE article bore the headline. I'm
struotions to Police" and ran as
follows:
Special instructions have been is
sued by the governor general for
strict observance by the police
throughout the state OF New South
Wales regarding boxing contests.
These instructions have followed up
on much controversy regarding such
contests. and upon allegations OF bru
,ality in connection herewith, and
Ial tt- Ia hl 10 1,1
Lans ford -McSey night. Here arc the
instructions:
III must he distinctly understood
that the police must interfere when
either OF the contestants appears to
be suffering from injury or Is ex-
hausted. or otherwise appears un
able to continue. OF if no Is obviously
ovcrmatched. The police have ample
power 10 stop any fight where any
OF the contestants AFRO hurt. A re-
sponslblo officer of police must always
be present. and must be careful that
tho contest is strictly boxlng match,
and does not develop into a prize fight
or brutality. TIc should also watch
the contest carefully and act with
promptitude. Before the fight the re-
sponsible officer should inspect the
gloves and see that they ars not less
than six pounds in weight each,
There must not in any circumstances
be any inliGhting allowed and clean
break must be insisted on. Contests
must be for limited number OF
rounds, not exceeding twenty The
police must also see that posts and
flooring within the rins are suitably
padd cd, so that tall will not be at
tended with any Injury to the con-
testants, The contestants must ba
examined and certified as NJ for the
contest by medical man befors en-
tering the ring and. unless these con-
ditlons are observed contest must
not be allowed to proceed"
These are the rules OF boxing we'll
worth copying, hut If they are rigidly
adhered to fighter like Sam Lang
ord would need to forget what he
snew and learn a new system of box.