Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-27

: body, QulCkneSS OF eye, good bal-
ance and control in giving a punch
or thrust, and an aggressive fight
ing spirit that breaks down or
weakens defense, and makes open
ings for an effective finish"
An efficient fighting soldier
must not only be trained in the
technique of offense and defense,
but must be charged" with the
proper fighting spirit. We are
dealing with men who are stran-
gers in the main to personal COM
bats of any nature, and it is to-
ward this class of soldiers that
the major portion of athletic and
boxing activities should be direct
ed Forward action and agrees
siveness in bayonet fighting is eS-
sential. Aggressive action in box
ing tends to the same end and
should be given due credit in the
judging of contests.
The principal features of the
army boxing code are as follows
The ring, which is not to be less
than 16 nor more than 20 feet
square, must be enclosed by at
least three ropes, covered with
cloth wrappings, to be stretched
from four posts properly padded.
The floor of the ring shall extend
beyond the lower ropes Cor a dis
lance of not less than two feet
If the floor is of wood or other
hard substance, it is to be padded
with mating. corrugated paper or
felt, or dampened saw dust cover
ed with tightly stretched canvas.
Gloves in all novice contests
shall not weigh less than 10 ounc-
es, and for trained men" bouts.
eight ounces. Six or eight ounce
gloves may be used for divisional
championship contests.
Trained men matches are for
those who have won elimination
company championships All con-
testants who have not qualified in
elimination matches will be re-
garded as noviCes.
Contests for trained men are
limited to four rounds, of two min
utes' duration with an intermis-
sion of one minute between rounds
for rest If the judges disagree
the referee may at his discretion
call for a fifth round, limited to
two minutes. The novice contests
are subject to the same rulings.
I DE- final bouts in divisional cham
piOnships shall consist of six
rounds of three minutes each and
no extra rounds can be ordered.
The officials shall be a referee,
two judges, two clerks, one time
+ eeper and a medical officer. Tie
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within the ring, his primary duty
being the strict enforcement of the
rules of boxing and of fair play.
He can stop a bout at any stage
and make a decision if he consfd-
ers it too One-sided, or in case he
the competitors are not
in earnest he can stop the bout
and disqualify one or both of the
The judges shall be stationed at
opposite sides of the ring to watch !
every phase of the bout and rem
der a decision Each judge shall
be assisted by clerk. of his own
choice, for the purpose of keeping
an account of the score of both I
contestants as dictated by the
Judge during the progress of the !
bout. At the conclusion of eacn
round the clerk shall submit to |
the judge a point summary auG |
shall notify the judge at any stage |
Of the round if one contestant /
leads an opponent by the maxi
mum of 90 points.
The time-keeper must be seated |
close to and outside of the ring |
and shall indicate the beginning +
and end of each round by b ell |
gong or whistle
The medical officer shall always
De in attendance at these contests.
lie shall supervise the physical |
of contestants and decide
whether hand bandages are neces-
AIRY and to inspect same.
Each contestant shall be assist
ID by two seconds, who must not
peak, signal or in any way coach
heir principals during the pro
,ress of a round nor nav they
lain time or indicate III anyway
decisions for them. They must re-
main seated during the contests
nd shall not enter the ring until
he timer indicates the termination
I a round. They shall leave the
ing promptly when time is called |
{ the beginning of a round. ANY
collation. of these provisions may
ender a principal liable to dis
ratification by the referee. i
In scoring. a maximum of 20
oints shall be allotted to each
ound Of the contest. Fourteen
oints shall be given for attack
nd defense. Attack shall cover
ne following points: Clean hits.
ftensive action and well delivered |
artial hits. Defense shall cover
locking, making opponent miss
nd balance and readiness to coun-
sr-attack. Four points shall be
wen for generalship and two for
sgressiveness. Points or frac-
ons OF points shall be deducted
'r infractions of rules.