The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Code Of the A. A. u. Now Close.
ly Conforms to the Olympic
Regulations.

Frederick w. Ruben, president of the
Metropolitan Association Of the A. A
u. announced yesterday that the anna
teur boxing rules had been altered ir
many important particulars. The rules
now harmonize with the internationa,
olympic code.
The new rules follow:
Section /. In all boxing competitions
the ring shall not be less than sixteen
feet nor more than twenty feet square
and shall be formed Of posts and ropes
the latter extending In triple lines two
three and four feet from the floor of the
ring. The floor Of the ring shall extend
beyond the lower rope for a distance OF
not less than two feet. Posts must be
properly padded and padding on floor
shall be not less than one inch In thick
ness. extending one foot beyond the ring
ropes.
Sec. 2. Competitors must box in light
shoes without spikes and wear athletic
trunks. Swimming costume Is prohib-
tied. A competitor will be excluded from
competing unless properly attired and
wearing protection cup. The boxing
glove to be not less than six ounces in
weight In all classes under 175 pounds
and not less than eight ounces in weight
In all classes OF 175 pounds and over.
No competitor will be permitted to box
under the age of II and no competitor
will be permitted to take part in a box
ing tournament unless examined by a
physician Immediately before the con-
test. A physician must be In attendance
during the entire tournament.
Ser 2 Cha pypfnp shin veiphta IN he .
Fly. 112 pounds and urder; bantam,
118 pounds and under: feather, 126
pounds and under: light, 135 pounds and
under; weller. l47 pounds and under ;
middle. 100 pounds and under; light
heavy. 175 pounds and under; heavy. any
weight
Weighing Rules.
Sec. 4. An athlete who falls to compete
after entering an event shall be required
to furnish q satisfactory excuse for such
failure or render himself liable to CEN
sure or suspension by the local regis
tration committee. Any athlete who
weighs in and then fails TO compete
without an excuse satisfactory to the
registration committee shall be sus-
pended for o period of six months. Com
petitors shall weigh In within three
hours of a contest. Weighing shall cease
In each class when the drawing for
bouts In that class commences Com
petitors shall sign their names to q
weighing list upon Weighing IN and
whenever demanded by the referee.
Sec. 3. The boxing committee OF each
association OF the Amateur Athletic
Union shall prepare an official list OF
competent boxing officials to serve as
referees. judges, weAhers, timers. an
nouncers and clerks of boxing. All tour
naments must be conducted by officials
selected from this official list.
Sec. 9. In oil competition the number
of rounds to be contested shall be three.
The duration OF the first two rounds
shall be three minutes each and OF the
third round four minutes The Interval
between each round shall be one min
ute. The referee may order an eddi-
tional round of two minutes, as pro-
vided in Section 10.
Sec 7. A competitor failing to immedf-
ately respond to the call of "time" at
the beginning OF any round shall be dis
qualified by the referee and the bout
awarded to his opponent.
Method Of Drawing.
Sec. s. Immediately before the con-
test competitors who have weighed In
shall draw numbers to determine the
bouts they take part In. the drawing
to be as follows: Have the first pre-
imnary round to reduce the number of
competitors to 2. 4. s. 16. and so on.
tThus. IL there are three competitors,
have one preliminary bout, TO reduce to
two: X five, hsve one bouts 70 reduce to