The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-02-06
FRAME UP BOXING RULES
CONFAB OF EXPERTS
NOW IN PARIS
United States Alone Is Not
REPRESENTED In This Big
Gathering h.
UNITED Press Dispatch

rea~ UNITED Press Dispatch.l -
Paris, February 4.-Boxing author
tiles of two continents are expected
here tomorrow to attend two days
congress of the International Boxing
union. -...-- ....... ......-t
America alone, of the leading ma.
tons, will not be formally represent
ed. Delegates from England, Aus
tralia, Belgium, France, Greece
Holland, Italy, Norway, Switzerland
and Argentine republic have been
certified.
New boxing rules, new regulations
for the conduct of worlds champion
ship fights and the official appoint
ment of the professional champions
of the world figure prominently on
the program of business outlined.
The union, which has for its am
bition, the supervision and direction
~of all International boxing. will rec
ognize champions in the following
classes: Flyweight, up to 112 pounds;
bantamweight up to 126 pounds;
lightweight, up to 1876 pounds; well
terweight, up to lat pounds; middle
weight, up to 160 pounds; light
heavy weight, up to IT'S pounds
heavyweight, everything above lie
pounds. "
Winner Must Accept Challenge.
After championship has been
won, according to the new rules, the
winner cannot refuse a lawfully sub
mitted challenge, which the union
constructs as one filed with its officer
The champion cannot ignore a chal-
lenge because the stakes are too low
and must answer within three
months. The rules also provide that
the championship cannot change
hands unless it has been understood
in advance that the champion is al
stake.
Championship fights are establish
ed with a minimum of ten rounds and
maximum of twenty rounds. In a
case of disagreement the champion
is allowed the choice Of the same
number of rounds in which he WOE
his title or successfully defended it.
Decisions are placed in the hands
of referee and three judges or a
referee and one judge. In granting
decision the following considera-
tons are outlined in the new rules:
One. Efficient attacks with both
hands. Two. Defense. Three. Gen
eral science, Four. Efficiency of the
blows. Five. Endurance.
Limited to One Second.
Another clause of the rules limits
the fighter to one second in his cor
ner and curbs the activity of that
second by prohibiting him from talk
ing or. giving any advice by word OF
sign to the fighter in the ring. Such
an act as dashing water on pros
trate boxer as means of reyivine
him makes him disqualified imme-
diately.
AS composed at the present time
the union consists Of French, English
Swiss and Belgian boxing organiza-
tions or individuals, who under the
initiative of the French, have been
working or an International associa :
tion plan since 1910 when the French
boxing federation attempted to con-
yene an International conference,
Neither the English nor American
authorities showed any enthusiasm
at that tine and even now they are
not greatly interested
In 1918 another meeting was held
and in 1914 the boxing union was
organized. Activities were then in
terrupred by The war and this year
session again has tire task OF blazing
the trail toward the elysium OF box
ing.