Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-05
BY LOUIS II. JArFE

BY LOUIS
>, fourt,en rules which compose the
| A ,.,;rs code under the supervision
,SO philadelphia Police Department
y, !. ,he @ promotion of boxing here are TO
y" ~, intact and a number of new
,,,;o,s will be added within the
rtsl'n.oL THE present rules have been
nehl since December 23. l9ll, but
10 en' nnmber of years they have been
LOT sainJ broken and slaughtered.
"Tn,Uoycr "s,,or with the new administra
How'd nd Director Of Public Safety
on Cortelyou seriously bound on
lamss rho regulations hoDored, IF it
hs,ns s,ho entire police force to do IT.
sMS ehonld take on new aspect in
5nostnUUss0inhia. All of which means that
a,hIir will be protected. the sport
tns np no nlaccd on a higher scale and bet
,,r bouts will result.
Old Rules Enforced
M tbe present rules. which have been
-;.iatsd at almost every club in the city,
WV which will be strictly adhered TO IN
the future, are:
R,,, No. a--The referee in whose
,.nS. the safety and protection OF the
contestant, is placed must must, a'wsSs nar,.,ys
:mn,Wso be be struck when in 2 helpless
'ssOSrditon or in the act Of fsll,ng as the
result o. ..e.r,iy blow reoeIl eeutslass,d the bout
sont sont he stamped, no matter whether u
X. The Arst or the last round. ~
koe,o kole N, % professional or an anna
,.Ir ,, boxer who is under eighteen years
d dRn,. az M. s-No boxer TO be allowed 70
,ont@st against. an opPon.nt Ten poInSss
heavier than himself In the hshtwe'Sp'
" .sls No. ;.only soft rsndases to be
'STi XII. 20. Is@The. iou! blow known
The hssona..tsst. %siS.ss pu"ss srs partly efiushsS
shIrh has been proved to be danEerens.
must not 10 permitted. Il is ts.,dIt. the dnts
S,tors L%' a bout begins. and u the rule
Ss Violated the bout is to he stopped
sitter due caution has been given.
As result Of the conference held in
,ts office Of Director Cortelyou on Sat
| nrdsy afternoon number Of regulations
arc to be drawn up by a rules commit {,
Tee. consisting Of seven promoters and
smany newspa permeD. when they meet
At the Hotel Walton Wednesday after
noon at 80. These regulations are TO
4, turned over to Mr.. Cortelyou. and
upcn his APPROVAL they will be added to
tie present code.
no Smoking" Certain
One of the new rules which is certain
10 be passed Isl
No smoking shall be permitted at any
how. whether professional or amateur
ksus.
This regulation IL to b. strictly ad q.
hsred to. and Chief Fire Marshal George
Elliott. who IL to be responsible for the
recognition of the rule. believes he will
have no trouble in this duty. The
feht fan is real sport" said Mr..
Elliott today. "and. although some Of
the boys will miss their puff or two |
an sure they will not be hard to handle
| Y one happens TO forget himself and
strikes up match a tap on the shout
der. think. will be necessary only to
| make him put his smoke away. | do
| rot expect to have to go so far as have
any one arrested or elected from any
club
Other regulations suggested at Sat
urday's conference to be drawn up. and
which will likely meet with the approval
Of Director Cortelyou are:
First ut.ot-town boxers shall Sc
port TO the management OF the club
where they are 10 appear twenty-tour
hours prior 10 the time set for their
contests,
mNSrT sS0Ma' nay myery a eoses whethe bsi he sY.n
. contract by the matchmaker, Rules
,oy.rnins boxing here shall he EN-
o'II Third. Al ner aontsstsnt. shall v,,rb In
At rinEsids and have their WEIGHTS an
Gsoness. \ boxer who refuses 70 wsisih,
" barred from ccmpetttion'
Fourth. Promoters can refuse admls.
n
Fifth. ANY spectator who continues to
nnrl insutin. remarks at a boxer during
R the no,ice ~ oors rs,rs.sn, uIs %, ths
'ph, shall be elected.
smhm, ,,h,dnfs u + boxer , % Is unable to appear.
termed through the press and by the
%.nt nee frc OF tss club: and By snn.cuns.- .c
sinninr of tn" show. h'' ''''' 70 '"' ~
,,Ssrh ,SssEenth Managers Of boxers guilty Of
ot.town pspers ,bsIi he srrsS oou hsr. no o" IN.
n, future,
mst.ra n,a nsc,err s who dlssppolnt pro
sppssrancs shaiI he bsrr.d from ttis
oty Tor six months.
all OF the above suggestions were
brought out on Saturday and afte,
being drafted on Wednesdsv tbey ars
to b. approved bv Dirs,tor Gortairsov
The rumDus Licted nD hv NJ %cr-
,eEou, inspired by the onesided bout
St week between Lew Tender and
sanley Hinckle. no doubt will result
~ the development Of strict boIing
.oos here. When the new regulations
are drafted boxcrs MANAGERS second,
with nus morO wiz nave 10 consider them
TbSps Tbsps Ed OF naper.I
more clean TN'"s wsv S w.s 10 oe orS promoted IN
day night wbon~ was FL proved on saImr !
took time by rho foroIoor ""a :" ia n N,u'
thing like that made hoI.ro ond oc sno
onds adhere TO seyerai old la "u and . aI.,
made effective a rean,at;nn H ,u,es nnt an" nt a,s'
proved. ~ "'' 'e' "P'
Annour, n,