Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-14

b There's Hoyle and Queensbury
and q referee to govern the conduct OF
matmen and pugs in actual perfor-
nance when purse is up and the
gong has struck. Incidentally there's
an athletic commission and some hun
!. dreds Of fans with faces fun OF eyes
and tongues. Even a bonehead and
a roughneck learns few things about
how to demean himself in the ring aft
er he has been panned and ragged
through a few preliminaries.
But in training quarters it's different
and the ethics of the game sometimes
have to be rubbed and pounded into
the Uranium of an otherwise admirable
athlete by rather severe methods. The
we'll known wall card that says III
you spit on the floor at home, do 1t
here" is a mild and ladylike ADMIRATION
compared 20 some that have to be
brought forcibIy to the attention of
some of the gents with cauliflower
ears.
Which reminds US of the rules Man
aver Nick Collins has posted In the
quarters Of the Boise Athletic club:
RULES FOR WREsTLERS AND
BOXERS.
1. When ticket is sent, the agent
will telegraph Immediately. When
ticket is taken UP, wrestler will tele-
graph on what train he is leaving and
also telegraph from Pocatello.
. Wrestlers are forbidden to tell
secret holds of other wrestlers, or
say they can throw each other every
ten minutes
3. When working in between
matches wrestlers will not expect to
take all the receipts. The promoter
has rent to pay, laundry bills to meet,
kilograms to pay for, and fifth-rate
pugs to feed who have appetites that
would make a lumberjack blush.
4. Loud and boisterous talk, day
dreaming, Dragging, jealousy, letter
Z writing, smoking, pests, listeners try
ing to get an ear full, walking on mat,
punching bag when promoter is talking
to a champion, are all strictly forbid
den.
5. Enterprising would be managers
and promoters who want the Boise
club to put on their champions, will
kindly lay down 5000 for the club per-
nit and then put on their own con-
test. Don't ask the promoter TO lose.
He knows what will draw here.
g. Wrestlers who tell how popular
they are. in certain burgs and the big
houses they always draw, and the big
guarantee they get, and how the Com
mercial clubs of those cities are just
aching to have them wrestle there, will
please go tnere at once, 1Or we OOn
know how good they are.
- z. Champions are allowed two tow
els day when training for a
match; when hanging around, one
towel day. Good second raters, one
towel a day when training for a
match; when hanging around they will
be charged for towel service. Third
raters will be charged for towels at
all times, whether they are matched
or not. Fourth and fifth raters will
use champions and second raters
towels, second hand. Broken down
wrestlers and pugs who shoot the place
full of poison gas telling how good
they used to be, will not undress al
all, and keep out of private room, as
they annoy the champion who is train
ing. Referees, timekcepers, judges and
other necessary evils, will be charged
laundry rates for towels at all times
and will please undress in the alley
when the booths are full and cash
customers are working out.
g. When a champion is speaking
third, fourth and fifth-raters will
please remain silent, put on the mus
Gle, hold the tongue and show theii
breeding, for the champion and the
promoter may be talking about the
size of the next house, and champion.
are very fussy. Hangers on will agre.
with all champion has to say. n.
one will be allowed to take a shove,
when champion is stripped. If second
rater happens to be in shower he will
say Please excuse me-" and continue
II there is another shower available
otherwise he will say II am finished
and retire Immediately. Third. fourtl
and fifth raters will not enter Shove
while cr"rlpion is in gym, whether h
be r n.Jsi or in street clothes. The