The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-04

soef cloth mot mere than six tost Il
length and one and one-half incAeo
IN width, held In place By mot more
than two feet Of Surgeons tape, for
eAdh hand. These bandages shall
b. adjusted IN the dressing room
under the eye Of . club o1lciAl and
n the presence Of both contestants.
Shoes Shall be Of soft material
and shall mot be fitted with spikes,
cleatA hard coles or hard heels.
SRCTION VI
DoWn"-A contestant shall be
regarded - down when:
l. Any part Of his body other than
Ais fest 10 On the ring door.
:. He 10 hanging hslplsssly over
he ropes.
5. Rising from down position. .
A boxer hanging over che ropes
II not oflcially down until 90 pro-
nounced BY the referee. Who can
count the boxer out o1ehav on IT,
ropes or on the floor.
A contestant may 90 down
through accident or weakness, hat
must arise instantly. II he 10 cent
down b. . blow. he may remain
down until tho count Of nine with4
out being disqualified.
Should . contestant give ND the
contest during the intermission be-
tween rounds, or TAIL to respond to
the sound Of the gong, it shall be
decided that he loses the contest BY
. knockout in the previous round.
When . contestants chief sec
ond considers the chances Of win
ming are hopeless, he may eighty
his willingness to have the bout
stopped by tossing . towel into the
ring.
FOULS
I. Hitthg below tho belt
2. Hiding IN opponent who ID
down or who II getting up after
being down. x
8. Holding m opponent with one
hand and hitting With the othor.
4. Headflg IN opponent Or DELHI
eKately maintaining . ollnch.
( Batting with To heaA o. shsul-
der or using the heo.
{. Hltting with inside q butt Of
he haAA, tAe wrist q tho elbeW.
2. Hitting o. fecking with II
spea glove
8. Wrestling Or roughhs 1t TX
ropes. ..e
.. Pnrposely going down witheal
being lit
10. Stirling deliberately on tha1
part Of the body ever the kidneys.
IL The use Of the pivot blow.
! u! Tho use of Ahssive Or prelan<
language.
Is Failare to obey the referee q
any kind Of unsportsRAnlfke con.
duet.
The referee shall Immediately
dfsCualify a contestant who il gull.
y Of a deliberate and wilful foul
and award THE decision to his op.
p06ent. It Is recommended that Z
referee shall not give more than one
warning for an unintentional foul
which is likely to incapacitate az
opponent, and that he may disqual.
/ ify the offender without warning il
case OF actual injury. In cases o.
minor fouls. such as hitting will
the open glove, clinching or pro.
longing the contest after warning
has been given by the referee, h
shall have the power to disqualify
the offender and to award the de
cision to his opponent.
Number and Duration Of Rounds
mo match shall be more than II
three-minute rounds.
Difference in Weight-No contest
shall DO allowed in which the dif
ference in weight OF the respective
contestants shall exceed Is pounds
This provision shall not apply in thu
heavy and light heavyweight con
tests.
Patrons Of the sport are urged b
do their utmost toward maintaining
general good order while boats an
In progress. The fern Of sensf
tive, high-strung boxer might b
seriously impaired by abusive o.
cajoling remarks from the ringsN'
or elsewhere in the clubhouse.