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Show illisl CODEROPOSED Veight Limits Raised; Six-Ounce Six-Ounce Gloves Specified; Tape Restricted. NFW TORK. Po. .-W.lo-ins fee .,.ltl.,-.le.-ktt contest In I Pinion to--:f, for t:, European twavywefcht i.-rrioiMp. t'i.-re was a meeting 1 t.; o.p.u.'.. accord' :s to rr'valc dice's di-ce's received her, of the leilJt:S ropre-mamos ropre-mamos of A :vr.c.-, ai.J l.uropoan ,xi-.s K'.il.'S to collider a 1U' M't ot Ocon.Porry rule, "hi;;!, .or decade v, governed bouts l:i all parts of t.ic Tife mecltns aS .tiend! tar raut ueau. P-idfit of t!io 1-rench I edition ed-ition of PoMW; A. K. FrtU. of J National tfportlr.e etub; e r.ou referee: Victor Urcyer. llu e.icii promoter, and ot.:er prominent xmsr authoritif s. t "lie n-eetins a representative of t.ic n v Navy and Civilian board of box-r box-r control of America and tne Intenia-nai Intenia-nai Sroninp club of New York, sub-tted sub-tted t'.ie draft of the new set to be own as the international boxlnK rules. Private advices indicated that the new ru'ations found favor and prcabl nt.l adjpted after some minor alterations t''e ru.es of t'-.e internationai boxing leration for the control of the rms atests tl-.roughout the world. -oposed Regulations. r ;ie pis: o: the rules as submitted at London conference is as follows: Irhe proposed weig'U classes will ln-'vweight. ln-'vweight. l2 pounds: bantamweight, ; "rounds ; featherweight, lis pounds: Mweieht. 13i pounds: welterweight. 14T 'inds- middleweisht. 160 pounds; iieavy. i"ht'lTo pounds and over. Under the w rules, al: w eights w ill be made eight u-s before the men enter the ring, it'-fhe rir.g will measure twenty feet in-";e in-";e the ropes with at least one inch of . padding upon the floor. The gong, lfjr.din? tlie beginning and end of tee !ind. must be at least ten inches in dl-leter. dl-leter. Gloves worn by the boxers 6. '.all fl. Igh not less than six ounces each, and boxe- shall be permitted to use hand . -maces more than six fec-t long or re than one and ono-half inches -wide. ' I the material must be of soft sub- nee No shoes shail be worn which -e hard so'.es or heels, cleats or spikes. ; louts will be judged by two judges and eferee who shad cast a vote, but must " ee with one or the other judge or ca.l ', bout a draw. The referee shall also '.' nt out a boxer who drops to the floor ""hout being hit. and In case such boxer " ? down under such conditions after . ir.g trom a legitimate knockdown, the r: nt shall begin from the point where he e from such legitimate knockdown, judges' decisions snail be based upon ctiveness or damaee accomplished and .". re effectiveness is equal, then agfes-. agfes-. ness shall count. :T boxer shall be considered "down" '":::n any part of his body, other than his U; is on the floor, or when hanging help-on help-on the rooes. but the referee shall T he judge of such a condition on the and the boxer shall not be considered 1.7 vn" on the ropes until referee so cutis. ; il Further Defined. v.nong the fouls covered in the new s is one that a boxer arising from m floor following a knockdown is fouled : ?:ruck before he is in defensive posi- c: As a further protection, the scorer . knockdown must retire to the far ' . er of the ring after such knockdown r.-V if he does not. the count over his Mr 'n opponent shall cease until he takes ! j oroper position in such corner, a ainong a long series of recommenda-.:i recommenda-.:i suggested for the combined cooper-i-f: l of the boxing organizations of the " ' d is one providing that the winner :n international championship must nd his title within one year after win-same, win-same, and every six months there- asalnst the best available opponent, jrfeii all right to such championship m m emblematic trophy. |