The Detroit times., 1912-11-20
Shows Difference in Clean
Break and Straight
Code
WINDSOR OFFICIAL
CLEARS UP FOULS
Never Knew Boxer to Strike
Blow Too Low Pur-
posely
sv BILLY ROCKS.

The Af.st aim OF real promoters OF
boxing Is TO keep the game on the
square and clean, for they know that
only when II ls so will they get the
people to patronize their bouts.
What has done more harm to box
ng in this country than anything
lse is the work OF crooked lighters
and crooked promoters. believe
hat frame-up fighters and double
rossing promoters are fast disap-
Dearing and IL is the salvation OF the
game that they are.
In refereeing bouts az Windsor.
hind II necessary at times to explain
o the fans some OF the rules which
Govern the game in Canada. The
hief difference in the rules in the
i,ominion and in the United States
that across the river clean breaks
are insisted upon while here the
boxers fight under straight rules.
Now. the difference between clean
ireak and Stralght rules Is this:
nder the latter the boys are allowed
TO fight Just as long as they have
either hand free and can keep on
hitting until both hands are stopped
,nder the former. or those used In
canada, the boys are not allowed to
Ia that. but must stop fighting when
either hand is held.
Fans who do not understand this
rule thoroughly yell to me to break
he bows sometimes before they are
ictually clinched. When they are
standing head 10 head and fghting
nth neither man holding they must
,ot be- byoken. 1T would be an in
ustice toNboth boys W break them
neither was hanging on.
Many fans think that the boys
must step back couple of feet when
breaking from a clinch but this Is
rot so. Just as soon as the boys are
broken and are not touching each
,ther with their hands either is en-
tiled to hit and each must protect
,imself in breaking away. The men
hre always warned OF this before
,oxing SO II they are hit while get
ing away II Is their own fault.
The boys have right TO cllnch
u any time. Uusally when doing
% they are planning their next move
1r are saving themselves from pun
|Ishment. II they refuse TO breaK
-pon my order. ] break them by
Force.
To strangers at Windsor the man
ner I'm which the gloves arc weighed
may seem queer. Eight-ounce
cloyes are used and they are weighed
by an Official OF the Windsor police
lapartment before every bout,
There must not be more than three
persons I'm the ring while the men
re boxing. the two principals anu
the referee. II any person should
limb into the ring from either cor
ner while the boys are boxing then
NE referee must disqualify the boy
rom whose corner rhe person gets
Through the ropes.
In case of a knockdown the boy
T who gets the credit for the oloW
must go to his corner before the
referee can commence TO count. After
he referee has counted ten SECONDS
md the boy Is unable to get mp, IL
hall count as a knockout. When the
bout is stopped to save BOY, when
|he has no chance to protect himself
|t shall count as a knockout.
/ think that IL is always best 10
ION the bout before anything serious
|happens II either boy appears to be
In. distress. You will hear people
,ritIcize the referee many times for
topping bouts; but don't you think
hat IL is better to stop one bout
|rhen one boy has no chance than 10
| ave the game stopped altogether by
he authorities?
There Is dangerous foul blow
I,hat Is sometimes used, called the
|niyot. A man steps away and swings
al the way around using his heel
"a n pivot and bringing the side OF
the hand to his opponents head with
sweeping blow. Is.
The kidney blow is fast being done
4 way with by the fight clubs OF the
i rountry. 1t is not foul blow ac-
rording to the official rules but II Is
|being made one by special rulings OF
lubs.
Another foul Is to strike a man
With anything but the -knuckled- part
4 the hand. The hand must be
Iosed.
Any blow struck below the belt
: foul. However, there are many
LINES when a boxer will start an