The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-28
THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JUNE 2S 1921.
NEW RULES ARE
 TO GOVERN THE
 COMING SMOKER
International Rules Will Be Enforced at American Le-
 gion Events July 4.

The International Rules, the new rules that have been adopted by r 1 states of the Union, and by the army and navy, will govern the Carpenter Dempsey fight next Saturday night and will also be in use at the Ameri can Legion smoker here on the night of July Fourth. It was under these rules that Dempsey knocked out Miske and Bill Brennan and undcl them Carpenter wrested the light heavyweight crown from Battling Le vinsky.
 The International Rules are the first radical change from the Mar quis of Queensberry Rules that were drawn up in 1866 to supersede the old London Prize Ring Rules The Marquis of Queensberry Rules were used in worlds championship bout for the first time in 1892, and have been in use ever since until last fall. when the new rules were compiled by the International Sporting Club Of New York.
 The new rules differ sharply in many ways from the old. Under them towel must not be swung in front of boxer by his seconds, fan must be used. And the seconds are also limited in number They must be only three and all under the | jurisdiction of a chief second who is responsible for his man. All the seconds must remain seated and silent during the fight and must in no way assist the fighter during the rounds. Only the chief second may consult with the referee
 Under the new rules. a boxer after having knocked his opponent down, must retire immediately to the farth- crest corner. The referee will not start counting until the boxer is in his corner. This gives the fallen man more time in which to recover.
 For bandages soft cloth must be used instead of the heavy tape that has been in use by most fighters
 Two judges will assist the referee, who only casts his vote in case of tie The referee must not touch the fighters unless they refuse to break when called upon. The judges take into account points made by clean hits, skilful attack, aggressive ness and good ring generalship. i A new official is the Director of the Bout, who will be responsible for all details and to see that all equipment is in place as well as control of the seconds.
 The timekeeper must strike the gong with a metal hammer He will also blow whistle 10 seconds be- 1 fore the end of a round and 10 sec onds before the start.
 Changes have been made in classi- i fication of boxers and ringsde weighing is done away with, six hours before the contest being made the time for weighing.
 The ring has been reduced in size | from "A feet to not less than IS nor more than 20 feet square.
 1 No gooferish tricks are allowed in the ring under the new regulations Boxers must fight fairly. They will l be disqualified for using foul or abusive language, for deliberately holding in clinch, for the pivot l blow or the kidney punch or slap ping the opponent with the open glove or for any smart tricks.
 Last bub not least boxer may not use the American flag as belt in any of his contests
 The new rules, it is said, have gained many friends and have tend ed to make the sport cleaner and will be enforced to the letter by the officials at the Fourth of July smok- CT in this city.
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