The sun., 1916-12-24
ROUGH N TUMBLE
BOXING RAMPANT
Rules Of Commission Are Be-
ing Ignored All Over
This State.
~ CROSS COUNTER.

How much longer. Messrs. Boxing
Commissioners. are the patrons Of tho So
called manly art to he afflicted with the
rough n tumble fights that mar every
boxing programme presented in the En-
pire Slater
Not only are the original rules Of the
commission fiagran,ly violated. but even
the oueensberry regulations are not OBJ
served or enforced.
Wrestling. mugging with the heel Of
the glove. buttlng with the head. holding
with one hand and hitting with the other,
back heeling and hitting below the belt.
all Of which are specifically prohibited
by all rules of pugilism, from the London
code TO those Of the present day. are
openly done In all clubs and not a word
Of protest from any one in authority. In
Guiding the referees.
Occasionally when fair minded specta-
tors voice their d~isapproval OF the dis
gustingly foul tactics of the contestants.
the referee has been known TO cast a re-
proachful look at the offenders. Even
when n boxer has heer disabled by q foul
''ow, the referee has shirked the respon-
sibillity of disqualification and the club
physician has been called upon to decide.
Aht ~ hAtS 80 spsy ~
understand. They receive their compen-
sat!on from the club managers. and these
gentlemen strongly object TO the stoppage
Of a bout for any other reason than a
knockout or the conclusion OF tho last
round of the limit.
Inemcient Inspection.
It Is true that the members OF the Box
Ing Commission cannot be present
at every bout. but they are represented
by inspectors who attend the bouts TO
"see that the rules Of the commission are
strictly Observed according to aus IA
Of the commission regulations.
But with the exception OF occasional
bursts Of activity. the inspectors do not
inspect. They watch the bouts with the
greatest interest and then help count
the tickets. These inspectors should he
al once instructed to order referees and
club gers to enforce the rules against
foul fighting. 1t should be done !mmedi-
/ ately on the commission OF the offence,
and the violators OF the rules punished
at once by disqualification. II this were
! done. the boxers who are guilty OF ha-
bltual use Of foul tactics would quickly
learn to box clearly. with the result that
the standard Of the sport would be
quickly raised.
Rule 10 of the commission regulations
says there shall be M coaching by sec
| onds or any other persons" yet four
leather lunged seconds in each corner.
an octette In all. howl like a drove of
coyotes from tho first gong to the last.
Why do not the inspectors put a stop
to this intolerable nuisance?
1t Is high time that the Boxing Com
! mission made at least one New Years
resolution, and that Is TO terminate foul
| nghting and noisy coaching In the clubs
operating under the Frawley law.
Hugging and Clinchins.
The crying evil Of bouts as conducted
AZ present IL the tendency Of nearly all
boxers to clinch and hug. tho contest
hegenerating into Il wrestling match
The Cueensberry rules specifically pro-
| hlblt hugr!ng and wrestling. and II Is
the plain duty ot a referee 10 first warn
and then d~,squailfy an offender. This Is
| the only effective remedy that can be
employed. the suggestion that taking out
time for every clinch being unfeasible.
Therefore. the only way In which
these evils can be abated Is for the Box
ing Commission to instruct club owners
TO notify club referees to strictly enforce
the rules. even II a few choice bouts are
interrupted in the early stages.
1t In 4 gratifying fact that a majority
Of boxers do not resort TO foul tao
l ties. Men like Miske. Dillon. Levtnsky,