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GV 1116 
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 1919 
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 LAW, 
 nuLcS AND REGULATIONS 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 GOVERNMENT OF BOXING 
 
 N THE 
 
 STATE OF WISCONSIN 
 
 1919 
 
 PUBIilSHED 
 
 by the 
 
 STATE ATHIiETIC 
 
 COMMISSION 
 
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 -'tC 23 1S19 
 
WISCONSIN STATE ATHLETIC 
 COMMISSION LAW 
 
 Chapter 73c of the Statutes 
 
 [Enacted as Ch. 632 L. 1913; Ch. 773 L. 1913 
 
 S. 85 and amended by Chs. 272, 486 
 
 L. 1915 and Ch. 374 1919.] 
 
 Section 1636 — 241. 1. There is hereby created 
 a board which shall be known as the "State 
 Athletic Commission of Wisconsin." Within 
 thirty days after the passage and publication ot 
 this act, the governor shall appoint a member 
 who shall serve for two years, another who 
 shall serve for three years and another who 
 shall serve for four years. Thereafter each 
 member shall be appointed for a term of five 
 years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same 
 manner for unexpired terms. Two members of 
 the commission, with the secretary shall con- 
 stitute a quorum for the exercise of the powers 
 or authority conferred upon it, and in case of 
 a vacancy, the remaining members of the com- 
 mission, unless such vacancy is filled. 
 
 2. The commission shall maintain a general 
 office for the transaction of its business at such 
 place as the commission may designate. The 
 commission may hold meetings at any place 
 other than the place in which the general office 
 is located, when the convenience of the parties 
 so requires. The members of the commission 
 shall elect one of their number chairman of 
 the commission, shall adopt a seal for the com- 
 mission and make such rules and regulations 
 for the administration of their office, not in- 
 
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 consistent herewith, as they may deem expedi- 
 ent, and may from time to time amend or abro- 
 gate the same. 
 
 (a) The commission shall appoint, and 
 * * * may remove, a secretary to the commis- 
 sion, whose duty it shall be to keep a full and 
 true record of all the proceedings, of the com- 
 mission, preserve at its general office all its 
 books, documents and papers, prepare for serv- 
 ice such notices and other papers as may be re- 
 quired of him by the commission, and to per- 
 form such other duties as the commission may 
 prescribe; and he may, under the direction of 
 the commission, issue subpoenas for the at- 
 tendance of witnesses before the commission 
 with the same effect as if they were issued in 
 an action in the circuit court, and may, under 
 the direction of the commission, administer 
 oaths, in all matters appertaining to the duty 
 of his office or connected with the administra- 
 tion of the affairs of the commission. Dis- 
 obedience of such subpoenas and false swear- 
 ing before such secretary, shall be attended by 
 the same consequences, and be subject to the 
 same penalties, as if such disobedience or false 
 swearing occurred in an action in the circuit 
 court. 
 
 (a-1) The secretary shall hold office during 
 the pleasure of the commission and shall give 
 a bond to the state of "Wisconsin in the sum of 
 two thousand dollars, with good and sufficient 
 sureties to be approved by the commission, for 
 the faithful nerformance of his duties as such 
 secretary. iSuch secretary shall receive such 
 salary as the commission shall fix, not exceed- 
 ing fifteen hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 (a-2) The commission shall have, and is 
 hereby vested with the sole direction, manage- 
 ment and control of, and jurisdiction over, all 
 boxing and sparring matches and exhibitions 
 
to be conducted, held or given within the state 
 by any club, corporation or association; and 
 no boxing or sparring matches or exhibitions 
 shall be conducted, held or given within the 
 state except pursuant to authority therefor 
 granted by the commission and in accordance 
 with the provisions of this act and the rules 
 and regulations of the commission. The com- 
 mission may, at its discretion, issue, and for 
 cause revoke a license to conduct, hold or give 
 boxing and sparring matches and exhibitions to 
 any incorporated club or association formed 
 as hereinafter provided. The commission shall 
 have full power and authority to limit the num- 
 ber of sparring or boxing exhibitions to be held 
 or given by any club, organization or corpora- 
 tion in any city in this state, wherein such box- 
 ing contests are conducted in the manner herein 
 provided. No boxing or sparring exhibition 
 shall be conducted by any club, organization or 
 corporation having a, license to coilduct si^ar- 
 ring or boxing exhibitions in this state e^cerit 
 by a sanction or permit from the state athletic 
 commission. Every license shall be subiect to 
 such rules and regulations, and amendments 
 thereof, as the r>ommission may prescribe. 
 From and after January 1. 1916. no license 
 shall be issued bv the commission to anv club, 
 cornoration or association to conduct boxins: or 
 starring exhibitions as herein provided for in 
 anv citv of the second, third or fourth elf ss 
 unless such citv shall have consented by ordin- 
 ance or resolution bv its common council to 
 the conducting- of boxing or sparring exhibi- 
 tions in such city. 
 
 (b) The commission shall make to thp legis- 
 lature a full rer)ort of its proceedins:s for the 
 two years endina: with the nrecedins: first day 
 of December, before the beginning of the reg- 
 ular session of the legislature; said report to 
 
the legislature shall be completed and shall 
 contain a statement of clubs, organizations or 
 corporations, the number of licenses revoked, 
 the gross receipts from each club, organization 
 or corporation, and such other information and 
 comments in relation to the work of the com- 
 mission as the public interest may require. 
 
 2a. No boxing or sparring exhibition shall be 
 conducted by any club or organization except by 
 license issued to such club or organization by 
 the state athletic commission of Wisconsin; and 
 no club or organization shall be entitled to re- 
 ceive a' state license unless it has been incor- 
 porated under the laws of the state of Wiscon- 
 sin, and provided, further, that the membership 
 of such club shall be limited to persons who 
 have been- continuous residents in the state at 
 least one year. The apDlication for a license, 
 as herein provided for, shall be in writing, and 
 shall be addressed to the commission, and shall 
 be verified by some officer of the club, organiza- 
 tion or cornoration on whose behalf the aopli ca- 
 tion may be made. iSuch application shall be 
 accompanied by an annual fee. which shall be 
 twenty-five dollars in cities of not more than 
 five thousand inhabitants: fifty dollars in cities 
 of not more than fifty thousand inhabitants; 
 one hundred dollars in cities of not more than 
 seventy-five thousand inhabitants; and three 
 hundred dollars in all cities of the state having 
 a nopulation of over one hundred fifty thousand 
 inhabitants. .Such application must show that 
 the club or organization has a bona fide lease 
 for one year of the building, for athletic pur- 
 poses, wherein such contests are to be held. 
 Before any such permit or license is granted to 
 any club, organization or corporation, which 
 shall have filed its application as herein pro- 
 vided, such applicant must file a bond of two 
 thousand dollars of good and sufficient surety 
 
with the state treasurer, conditioned for the 
 payment of the taxes herein imposed. 
 
 3. Every club, corporation or association 
 which may hold or exercise any of the privileges 
 conferred hy this * * * section shall, within 
 twenty-four hours after the determination of 
 every contest, furnish to the said commission a 
 written report, duly verified by one of its of- 
 ficers, showing the number of tickets soDi for 
 such contest, and the amount of gross proceeds 
 thereof, and such other matters as the commis- 
 sion may prescribe; and shall also within said 
 time, pay to the said * * * commission a tax 
 of five per cent of its total gross receipts from 
 the sale of tickets of admission to such boxing 
 or sparring match or exhibition. 
 
 4. Whenever amateur boxing and sparring 
 matches or exhibitions are held under the aus- 
 pices or sanction of the Amateur Athletic 
 Union, or the Young Men's Christian Associa- 
 tion or any organization of Wisconsin National 
 or State Guard, the license fee necessary under 
 this act shall not be required of said organiza- 
 tion; such matches and exhibitions shall, how- 
 ever, be subject to all the other provisions of 
 this act and the rules and regulations of the 
 commission. 
 
 5. The commission shall appoint official repre- 
 sentatives designated as "inspectors," each of 
 whom shall receive from the commission a card, 
 authorizing him to act as such inspector wher- 
 ever the commission may designate him to act. 
 The commission may, and at least one inspector 
 shall be present at all exhibitions and matches 
 and see that the rules are strictly observed, and 
 an inspector shall also be present at the count- 
 ing up of the gross receipts, and shall imme- 
 diately mail to the commission the official box 
 office statement received by him from the of 
 fleers of the club. 
 
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 6. No boxing or sparring match or exhibition 
 shall be held on Sunday. 
 
 7. No intoxicating liquor shall be given away, 
 sold or offered for sale in any building or part 
 thereof, in which boxing or sparring exhibitions 
 are being conducted. 
 
 8. No boxing or sparring exhibition shall be 
 of more than ten rounds duration, and no one 
 round of such exhibition shall be permitted to 
 extend for a longer period than three minutes. 
 
 (a) There shall be one minute intermission 
 between each round. 
 
 (b) No contestant shall in any such boxing 
 or sparring exhibition wear, or be permitted to 
 wear, gloves weighing less than five ounces for 
 contestants under one hundred and forty 
 pounds, and six ounces for contestants over one 
 hundred and forty pounds. 
 
 (c) No contestant under the age of eighteen 
 years shall be permitted to participate in any 
 such boxing or sparring contest. 
 
 (d) No betting or wagering at any boxing or 
 sparring contests shall be permitted by any 
 club or organization before, after, or during 
 any such contest, in the building where such 
 contest is held. 
 
 (e) Contestants shall break clean, and must 
 not hold and hit. Butting with head or 
 shoulder, wrestling or illegal use of elbows shall 
 not be allowed. There shall be no unsportS' 
 manlike conduct on the part of the contestants. 
 This shall include the use of abusive or insult- 
 ing language. 
 
 (f) No decision shall be rendered in any con- 
 test held under the provisions of this * * * 
 section. 
 
 9. No person under the age of eighteen years 
 shall be admitted to a boxing or sparring exhibi- 
 tion, unless accompanied by his parent. 
 
 10. Each contestant must be examined prior 
 
to entering the ring by a physician who has 
 been licensed to practice in Wisconsin for not 
 less than five years; such physician to be ap- 
 pointed by the commission. The physician 
 shall certify in writing, over his signature, as 
 to the contestants' physical condition to engage 
 in such contest. 
 
 The commission is authorized to grant li- 
 censes upon the application and the payment 
 of a fee of ten dollars per annum to competent 
 referees, who shall be bona fide residents of the 
 state, and may revoke any license 'so granted 
 to any such referee upon such cause as the com- 
 mission shall deem sufficient. The referee must 
 stop the contest or match when either of the 
 contestants shows a marked superiority or is 
 apparently outclassed. 
 
 11. Any club, corporation or organization 
 which shall conduct, hold or give or participate 
 in any sham or fake boxing or sparring match, 
 shall thereby forfeit its license in accordance 
 with the provisions of this section which shall 
 thereupon be by the commission cancelled, and 
 declared void; and it shall not thereafter be en- 
 titled to receive another such, or any license 
 pursuant to the provisions of this * * * sec- 
 tion; nor shall any such license be issued to 
 any club or organization, which has among its 
 members any member who belonged to a club 
 or organization which had its license revoked. 
 
 12. Any contestant who shall participate in' 
 any sham or fake boxing or sparring match or 
 violate any rule or regulation of the commis- 
 sion shall be penalized in the following man- 
 ner: 
 
 For the first offense he shall be restrained by 
 order of the commission for a period of not less 
 than three months nor more than one year 
 in the discretion of the commission, such period 
 to begin immediately after the occurrence of 
 
such offense, from participating in any boxing 
 to be held or given by any club or corporation, 
 duly licensed to give or hold such hoxing or 
 sparring match or exhibition; for a second of- 
 fense, he shall be totally disqualified from fur- 
 ther admission or participation in any boxing 
 contest, held or given by any club, corporation 
 or association, duly licensed for such purpose 
 in this state. 
 
 13. Whenever any club, corporation or asso- 
 ciation shall fail to make a report of any con- 
 test at the fime prescribed by this * * * sec- 
 tion, or whenever such report is unsatisfactory 
 to the commission, the secretary may examine 
 or cause to be examined, the books and records 
 of such club, corporation or association, and 
 subpoena and examine under oath its officers 
 and other person or persons for witnesses fop 
 the purpose of determining the total amount of 
 its gross receipts for any contest and the 
 amount of taxes due pursuant to the provisions 
 of this * * * section, which tax he may, 
 upon and as a result of such examination, fix 
 and determine. In case of a default in the pay- 
 ment of any taxes so adjudged to be due, to- 
 gether with the expenses incurred in making 
 such examination, for a period of twenty days 
 after notice to such delinquent club, corpora- 
 tion or association of the amount, such delin- 
 quent club, corporation or association, shall 
 ipso facto forfeit its license and shall be thereby 
 disqualified from receiving any new license, or 
 any renewal of its license; and it shall in addi- 
 tion forfeit to the people of the state of Wis- 
 consin the sum of one thousand dollars, which 
 may be recovered by the attorney-general in 
 the name of the people of the state of Wiscon- 
 sin, in the same manner as other penalties are 
 by law recovered. 
 
 14. Any person who violates any of the pro- 
 
visions of this section, for which a penalty is 
 not herein expressly prescribed, shall be guilty 
 of a misdemeanor. 
 
 APPROPRIATION. 
 
 20.48 STATE ATHLETIC CO>IMISSIOT*. 
 
 All license fees or taxes received by the state 
 athletic commission shall ibe paid within one 
 week after receipt into the general fund, and 
 five thousand two hundred ten dollars thereof 
 is appropriated, annually, for salaries and ex- 
 penses of said commission. Of this there is 
 allotted : 
 
 (1) To each member of the commission com- 
 pensation of five dollars per diem for each day 
 actually spent in the performance of his ofiicial 
 duties; but not exceeding an aggregate of fif- 
 teen hundred dollars annually for all the mem- 
 bers. 
 
 (2) To the secretary of the commission such 
 salary as shall be fixed by the commission, not 
 exceeding fifteen hundred dollars annually. 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 GOVERNMENT OF BOXING 
 
 IN THE 
 
 STATE OF WISCONSIN 
 
 Adopted by the State Athletic Commission. 
 
 1. The general offices of the Wisconsin State 
 Athletic Commission shall be located at No. 70, 
 Sentinel Building, in the city of Milwaukee. 
 
 2. The offices shall be open between the hours 
 of 9 A. M. and 5 P. M., except upon legal 
 holidays. 
 
 3. Blank application forms for licenses to 
 conduct boxing and sparring matches or ex- 
 hibitions shall be provided by the commission. 
 
 4. Applications for licenses and accompany- 
 ing documents required by the provisions of 
 chapter 272 of the laws of 1915, as amended 
 (sec. 1636—241 Statutes) and rules of the com- 
 mission shall be written plainly, and all ques- 
 tions appearing on the blank forms of appli- 
 cations shall be answered fully. Said applica- 
 tion shall be signed by the president or secre- 
 tary of the club. 
 
 5. All papers filed with the commission shall 
 be the property of the commission. 
 
 _ 6. Before acting upon the application for a 
 license, the commission may, in its discretion, 
 examine, on oath, the applicant and other wit- 
 nesses. 
 
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 7. The form of license shall be as follows: 
 
 STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION OF 
 WISCONSIN 
 
 License No 
 
 To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come: 
 
 We, the iState Athletic Commission, do here* 
 
 by certify, that on the day 
 
 of 191...., there was 
 
 filed with us an application in writing with a 
 view of obtaining a license to promote and con- 
 duct boxing exhibitions in the State of Wiscon- 
 sin, for the Said appli- 
 cation was duly verified by its officers 
 
 and , the 
 
 fee required by law having been paid, receipt 
 whereof is hereby acknowledged and a verified 
 copy of a surety bond and a verified copy of a 
 lease as required by law having been filed: 
 
 NOW, THEREFORE, The State of Wisconsin 
 
 '5oes hereby grant unto the said 
 
 the powers anri. privileges conferred by Section 
 1636—241 of the Wisconsin Statutes, for the 
 purpose of holding boxing contests in the 
 
 in the city of , 
 
 Wisconsin, for a period of twelve months from 
 dst^ hereof. 
 
 This license is subject, however, to such rules 
 pnd regulations as the commission may from 
 time to time prescribe. 
 
 IN WITNESS W^HEiREO.F, the ^State Ath- 
 letic Commission has hereunto set its hand 
 
 and seal this day of . . , 
 
 191 
 
 STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION, 
 
 By 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 Chairman. 
 
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 8. The license certificate issued by the com- 
 mission shall be inclosed in a suitable wood or 
 metal frame, in order that the whole of said 
 certificate may be seen therein, and shall be 
 posted up and at all times displayed in a con 
 spicuous place in the box office of the club so 
 licensed. 
 
 9. It shall ibe unlawful for any club, corpora- 
 tion, or association holding a license certificate 
 to post such certificate or to permit such cer- 
 tificate to be posted upon premises other than 
 those for which such certificate was issued. 
 
 • 10. All clubs holding licenses shall be held 
 absolutely responsible to the commission for 
 all matches or exhibitions held by said club. 
 
 11. All clubs must notify the State Athletic 
 Commission in writing of the date of each and 
 every match or exhibition held by said club, 
 at least eight days prior to the holding of such 
 exhibition or match. 
 
 12. All clubs, organizations or corporations 
 holding a state license, must obtain a separate 
 permit or sanction from the State Athletic 
 Commission before holding any boxing show. 
 
 13. The financial report required by Section 
 1636—241 of the Statutes shall be transmitted 
 to the Commission with the statutory tax. 
 Blank forms of reports shall be provided by 
 the commission. 
 
 14. No person shall be admitted to a boxing 
 or sparring match or exhibition, under the age 
 of eighteen, unless accompanied by his parent. 
 
 15. No person shall be admitted to a boxing 
 or sparring match or exhibition without a 
 ticket, including boxers and seconds. 
 
 16. All complimentary tickets issued to the 
 press shall be marked "Press" and shall not 
 exceed five to one paper. No more than two 
 of said tickets shall be given to any newspa- 
 per for seats in the press roto, to be used for 
 it§ acting news reporters only, whose names and 
 
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 the name of the paper shall be written on stub 
 of ticket. No other tickets for seats in the 
 press row shall be issued, except to the com- 
 mission, its representatives, timekeeper, and 
 ofRcers of the club holding the contest. 
 
 17. All complimentary tickets shall be 
 marked "complimentary" in large letters and 
 both ends of the tickets shall be clipped. 
 
 18. All tickets not marked "complimentary" 
 and clipped at both ends will ibe considered as 
 a regular 'admission ticket, and the state tax 
 collected thereon for the maximum price 
 charged for admission for the contest or ex- 
 hibition. 
 
 19. The total number of complimentary tick- 
 ets, exclusive of press tickets, shall be limited 
 to two percentum of the seating capacity of 
 tjie hall or auditorium wherein the exhibition 
 or match is held, and the state tax will be col- 
 lected for the maximum price charged for ad- 
 mission for the contest for all complimentary 
 tickets in excess. 
 
 20. The price of the tickets shall be printed 
 in large type and displayed above all ticket 
 sellers' windows, and shall not ibe varied. 
 
 21. Every admission ticket, pass or compli- 
 mentary must be deposited immediately by the 
 ticket taker in a, securely locked box to be pro- 
 vided for by the club, which box shall be 
 opened only in the presence of a state inspec- 
 tor, and such inspector shall see that all the 
 tickets, passes or complimentaries are carefully 
 counted, and report to the commission, the 
 price of admission charged in each class of 
 tickets and exchanges with the gross receipts 
 of all the tickets and exchanges. 
 
 22. The commission shall appoint official 
 representatives designated as "inspectors," each 
 of whom shall receive from the commission a 
 card, authorizing him to act as such inspector 
 wherever the commission may designate him 
 
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 to act. The commission may, and at least one 
 inspector shall be present at all exhibitions, 
 and matches and see that the rules are strictly 
 observed, and an inspector shall also be pres- 
 ent at the counting up of the gross receipts, 
 and shall immediately mail to the commission 
 the official box office statement received by him 
 from the officers of the club. 
 
 23. It shall be obligatory for an officer of the 
 club, corporation or association to give to a 
 member of the commission or the state inspec- 
 tor, immediately after the determination of a 
 boxing contest or exhibition, the gross receipts 
 thereof, and any other information requested 
 pertaining to the contest or exhibition.. 
 
 24. In all boxing or sparring matches or ex- 
 hibitions, contestants, referee, timekeepers, 
 seconds and examining physician shall at all 
 times be under the control and direction of 
 the commission. 
 
 25. No boxing or sparring matches or exhibi- 
 tions shall be held on Sunday. 
 
 26. There shall ibe prominently displayed in 
 at least four (4) places in every hall or audi- 
 torium, licensed under the provisions of this 
 act, the following notices: 
 
 "NO BETTING ALLOWED" 
 "NO SMOKING ALLOWED" 
 
 27. No person shall compete in a boxing or 
 sparring match or exhibition in any club, cor- 
 poration, association, or any other organization 
 not licensed in accordance with the provisions 
 of section 1636—241 of the Statutes. 
 
 28. All tickets exclusive of press tickets shall 
 have the price and date of show printed plainly 
 thereon, and shall have a coupon attached, 
 which may be held by the purchaser thereof. 
 
 " 29. All clubs must purchase a separate set of 
 tickets for each show, and file with the com- 
 
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 mission, when requested, a verified duplicate 
 of the order to the printer for said tickets. 
 The printer must file with the commission a 
 duplicate manifest of each delivery. 
 
 30. No licensed referee shall be allowed to 
 make arrangements for boxing matches for any 
 club or act as manager for a boxer. 
 
 '31. No introductions or announcements, ex- 
 cept those pertaining to the contest or exhibi- 
 tion, shall be made from the ring, unless au- 
 thorized by a member of the commission or in- 
 spector. 
 
 32. Preliminary boxers must be gloved and 
 ready to enter the ring immediately after the 
 finish of the preceding bout. Any boxer caus- 
 ing a delay in not being ready to immediately 
 proceed with his bout when called will be sub- 
 ject to a suspension for a period from two to 
 six months. Contestants in the main match or 
 "wind up" must be in the building wherein the 
 contest is to be held and ready to respond for 
 their bout by nine P. M. 
 
 33. No more than one club shall ibe granted 
 a license to conduct professional boxing con- 
 tests or exhibitions in cities of the second, third 
 or fourth class, nor shall there be more than 
 two boxing shows in any calendar month in 
 cities of the second, third or fourth class. 
 
 34. No more than three clubs shall be given 
 a license to conduct professional boxing con- 
 tests or exhibitions in cities of the first class. 
 
 35. Each cluib shall be limited to one show 
 each month in cities of first class excepting 
 that the commission may at its discretion 
 grant a special sanction to hold one extra show 
 to one of the three clut^s in any calendar month, 
 such privilege to be awarded alternately be- 
 tween the three clubs. 
 
 36. Clubs are prohibited from issuing pass 
 out checks or tickets except in cases of abso- 
 lute necessity, and such cases shall be reported 
 
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 to the commission or the inspector for ap- 
 proval. 
 
 '37. Tickets of .different prices must be 
 printed on cardboard of different and distinc- 
 tive colors. 
 
 38. Clubs are prohibited from accepting cash 
 at door for admission to boxing shows and each 
 person passing into a boxing show must be 
 provided with a ticket or pass. 
 
 39. Clubs are prohibited to sell any ticket for 
 any price other than the price printed there- 
 on or to change the prices of tickets at any 
 time after tickets for the exhibition have been 
 placed on sale, or to sell any tickets at any 
 "time during the exhibition at less price than 
 tickets for the same seats were sold or offered 
 for the exhibition. 
 
 40. In order to prevent delays and annoyance 
 to spectators resulting from disputes arising 
 between contestants and between contestants 
 and clubs after boxing contests or exhibitions 
 have begun, it is required that all contracts 
 between the club and boxers agreeing to be 
 contestants shall be in writing, signed by the 
 parties thereto or of their authorized agents, 
 and filed with the commission at least five days 
 before the contest before any sanction for such 
 contest or exhibition will be issued by the com- 
 mission. In case any such contract shall pro- 
 vide for the payment by the club to any con- 
 testant of any stipulated or guaranteed amount, 
 exceeding $150 — a certified check, certificate of 
 deposit or accepted draft for said amount, pay- 
 able to bearer, shall be deposited with the com- 
 mission not less than five (5) days before the 
 date set for said contest. In case of the per- 
 formance of such contract by and on behalf of 
 such contestant such check, certificate : of de- 
 posit or draft will be delivered by the commis- 
 sion personally or by registered mail to such 
 contestant, or to the person signing such con- 
 
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 tract as his agent, promptly after the contest, 
 unless written protest or objection by the club 
 against the delivery thereof is first served on 
 the commission, in which event, the same will 
 be held by the commission until the parties 
 can be heard and their rights in the matter 
 determined by the commission, unless the par- 
 ties or either of them shall appeal to a court 
 of law, in which case the commission will de- 
 liver such check, certificate of deposit or draft 
 in court in such action to be awarded by the 
 court ' to the party found entitled thereto. 
 
 In case any such contract shall provide for 
 any such guarantee to aiiy contestant, such 
 contestant or some person authorized on his 
 behalf shall deposit with the commission, not 
 less than five days before the date set for such 
 contest, a certified check, certificate of deposit 
 or accepted draft, payable to bearer, for the 
 amount of any forfeit agreed in said contract 
 to be posted by such contestant to secure his 
 appearance, his making the agreed weight, if 
 any, and the good faith performance by him 
 of said contract on his part, the amount of said 
 forfeit to be in no case less than twenty-five 
 per cent of the amount of such guarantee. In 
 case any contract for contest, or exhibition, 
 shall provide for comDensation to the contest- 
 ant on a percentage of the receipts only, such 
 forfeit shall nevertheless be so deposited by 
 the contestant in each instance and the amount 
 thereof shall be as fixed by the commission and 
 named in the sanction issued by the commis- 
 sion for such contest or exhibition. If the con- 
 testant bv or on whose behalf such check, cer- 
 tiflcate of deposit or draft is deposited with thp 
 commission shall duly appear and in good 
 faith perform all the terms and conditions of 
 said contract. RxceDt as he may be prevpnted 
 from so doing by default, of the club or of his 
 agreed opponent, then said check, certificate of 
 
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 deposit or draft, will be delivered by the com- 
 mission personally or by registered mail to 
 the person by whom the same was deposited 
 with the commission promptly after the close 
 of the exhibition, unless the club by written 
 notice first served on the commission shall 
 claim said deposit as forfeited by such con- 
 testant, in which event such deposit will be 
 held by the commission until the parties can 
 be heard or given opportunity to be heard and 
 their rights in the matter determined by the 
 commission, unless the parties or either of 
 them shall appeal to a court of law, in which 
 case the commission will deliver such check, 
 certificate of deposit or draft in court in such 
 action to be awarded iby the court to the party 
 found entitled thereto. 
 
 Every such check, certificate of deposit or 
 draft so deposited with the commission either 
 by any club as a guarantee or by or on behalf 
 of any contestant as a forfeit, the delivery of 
 which shall be contested before the commis- 
 sion, will be held by the commission a reason- 
 aible time, not less than three days nor more 
 than ten days after service on the parties in- 
 terested of notice of the commission's ruling 
 or order for delivery of such deposit to enable 
 any party dissatisfied with such ruling or or- 
 der to institute such legal proceedings as he 
 or it may be advised for the possession of such 
 deposit. Unless notice of such legal proceed- 
 ings is served on the commission within the 
 time named in the order, such deposit will be 
 delivered by the commission as provided in 
 its said ruling or order. 
 
 Every sanction for any contest or exhibition 
 issued by the commission shall be revocable 
 by the commission at any time and every such 
 sanction shall be revoked and shall stand ipso 
 fact absolutely revoked, without notice or any 
 action by the commission, unless ever^ ^U£^r- 
 
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 antee or forfeit provided for by any contract 
 for any contest or exhibition, or by these rules, 
 shall be deposited with the commission in the 
 manner and within the time prescribed by 
 these rules. 
 
 41. Any boxer making a contract with a club 
 and failing to deposit his forfeit money at least 
 five days prior to date of contest will be liable 
 to suspension for such time as the commis- 
 sion may determine. 
 
 42. The boxing ring shall not be less than 16 
 feet nor more than 24 feet square, and shall be 
 formed of posts and ropes, the latter extend- 
 ing in triple lines 2, 3 and 4 feet from the 
 floor of the ring. The floor of the ring shall 
 extend beyond the lower ropes for a distance 
 of not less than two feet. Posts must be prop- 
 erly padded and the ring floor padded at least 
 two feet outside the ropes, and extend over the 
 edge of the platform with a felt or soft mate- 
 rial to be approved iby the commission, not less 
 than one and one-half inches in thickness, un- 
 der a canvas covering. 
 
 (When the floor of the boxing ring is not 
 elevated at least 3 V2 feet above the floor of the 
 building there shall be a clear space of 3 feet 
 on all sides of the ring from the posts.) 
 
 A gong, not less than 8 inches in diameter 
 shall be fastened to one of the posts of the ring 
 for the timekeeper, such bell must not be on a 
 post in the corner occupied by a contestant 
 and his seconds. Contestants are prohibited 
 from changing the location of corners during 
 any of the contests. 
 
 43. Scale of weights shall be: 
 
 Paper 108 pounds 
 
 Bantamweight 115 pounds 
 
 Featherweight 125 pounds 
 
 Lightweight 135 pounds 
 
 Welterweight 145 pounds 
 
 Middleweight .,..,.,, 158 pounds 
 
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 Commission 175 pounds 
 
 Heavy, all over 175 pounds 
 
 44. The chief official of the boxing match or 
 exhibition shall be the referee. 
 
 45. The referee shall be appointed by the 
 commission and shall receive from the com- 
 mission a card authorizing him to act as such 
 referee, and no club shall employ or permit 
 any one to act as referee excepting those hold- 
 ing such card of authorization from the com- 
 mission. 
 
 46. No decision shall be rendered by the ref- 
 eree. A decision may be given in amateur 
 tournaments pursuant to the authority and 
 jurisdiction of the Amateur Athletic Union of 
 the United States. 
 
 47. The referee shall before starting the 
 match or exhibition ascertain from each con- 
 testant the name of his chief second, and shall 
 hold such chief second responsible for the con- 
 duct of the seconds during the progress of the 
 contest, and shall, prior to the contest, instruct 
 the contestants concerning the commission 
 rules. 
 
 48. Contestants must box in proper athletic 
 costume, including protection cup, approved by 
 commission. 
 
 49. Clubs must notify the secretary of the 
 commission of the name of the referee at least 
 48 hours prior to the day on which any boxing 
 contest or exhibition is held. 
 
 50. Contestants may learn the name of the 
 official referee of the club before whom they 
 are to compete by application to the secretary 
 of the commission. If said contestants are not 
 satisfied with the official referee they must 
 notifv the secretary of the commission in writ- 
 ing 24 hours prior to the match or exhibition, 
 and in case of failure to do so they must sub- 
 mit to the jurisdiction of the club. 
 
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 51. Unless the commission shall have been 
 informed of the name of the club's referee 
 forty-eight hours prior to an exhibition or in 
 case there shall be any dispute as to who shall 
 be the referee and not definitely settled twelve 
 hours prior to the contest, the commission will 
 appoint a referee for said exhibition. 
 
 52. All matches or exhibitions in which more 
 than two principals appear in the ring at the 
 same time, commonly called a "battle royal" 
 exhibition, are forbidden. 
 
 53. No contestant shall box or spar more 
 than ten rounds in the same ring on the same 
 day. 
 
 54. All clubs and contestants must enter into 
 written contracts, which contracts shall be exe- 
 cuted in triplicate, one of which shall be filed 
 with the commission. Contract blanks will be 
 furnished by the commission, which must be 
 used for all contests or exhibitions. 
 
 55. Clubs must not wilfully violate or break 
 contracts consummated between club or boxer. 
 
 56. Boxers or contestants must not wilfully 
 violate or break contracts properly consum- 
 mated between boxer and club. 
 
 57. In all matches or exhibitions not more 
 than three seconds shall attend or assist a con- 
 testant, and the official referee shall enforce 
 said rule. 
 
 58. There shall be no coaching by the seconds 
 or any other person, and the seconds must re- 
 main seated and silent during the round and 
 must not rise from their seats until the bell 
 announces the termination of the round. The 
 seconds are forbidden to throw or splash any 
 water on the boxer during the contest or be- 
 tween the rounds, nor throw or cast a towel 
 in the ring as a signal of defeat. 
 
 59. The contestants in all contests and ex- 
 hibitions shall weigh in stripped not later than 
 3 o'clock of the day of the match in the pres- 
 
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 ence of an inspector, club representative and 
 commission physician who will make physical 
 examination of contestants at that time, in case 
 the contest is held in the afternoon the con- 
 testants shall weigh in at 10:00 a. m., and 
 the weights of the contesting boxers will be 
 announced at the ringside. This rule must be 
 observed regardless of private agreement con- 
 cerning the match. 
 
 60. Chief or main match or exhibition shall 
 commence not later than 10 p. m. The club 
 must select from the various contests the chief 
 or main match exhibition. 
 
 61. The kidney punch, back hand blow, or 
 striking with open glove, shall be forbidden 
 in all contests. 
 
 62. Contestants shall break clean; and must 
 not strike a blow while breaking from the 
 clinches. Contestants must not hold and hit. 
 Butting with head or shoulder, wrestling or 
 clinching, or illegal use of elbows, shall not be 
 allowed. There shall be no unsportsmanlike 
 conduct on the part of the contestants. This 
 shall include the use of abusive or insulting 
 language. 
 
 63. The referee must stop the contest when 
 either contestant shows marked superiority, or 
 is apparently outclassed. If contestant fails 
 through weakness, or is knocked down, he must 
 get up unassisted, ten seconds being allowed 
 him to do so; the other man ip. the meantime 
 must return to his corner, and remain there 
 until his opponent can get up. The referee 
 may stop counting at any time if this is not 
 complied with. 
 
 64. Each glove shair 'weigh at least five 
 ounces for contestants under 140 pounds and 
 six ounces for contestants over 140 pounds and 
 shall be new for the "chief or main match. 
 The gloves must not be twisted or in any way 
 manipulated. In case a glove shall break or 
 
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 come off during the contest, the referee shall 
 order time taken out while a new glove is be- 
 ing adjusted. 
 
 65. Only soft cotton or linen bandages shall 
 be used and shall be confined to three thick- 
 nesses for protection of the hands. One thick- 
 ness of adhesive tape may be used to hold soft 
 bandage in place and all bandages shall be 
 subject to the approval of the commission or 
 referee. 
 
 66. The length of a match or exhibition shall 
 not exceed ten rounds. Each round shall be 
 limited to a three-minute period or less. There 
 shall be one-minute intermission between each 
 round. 
 
 ,67. No person under eighteen years of age 
 shall be permitted to participate in any contest 
 or exhibition. 
 
 68. Each contestant must be examined prior 
 to entering the ring by a commission physi- 
 cian, who has been licensed to practice in the 
 state of Wisconsin for not less than five years. 
 The physician shall certify in writing over his 
 signature as to contestant's physical condition 
 to engage in such contest. And said physician 
 shall be in attendance during contest, prepared 
 to deal with any emergency which may arise.. 
 Said physician shall file said report of ex- 
 amination with the commission within twenty- 
 four hours after the contest. Blank forms of 
 physician's reports may be had at the com- 
 mission's office and all questions must \>e 
 answered in full. 
 
 69. No person other than the contestants and 
 the referee shall, during the progress of the 
 contest, enter the ring. 
 
 70. If a main match or exhibition is stopped 
 by the referee, or, by a member of the State 
 Athletic Commission, or inspector, for an in- 
 fraction of the rules of the commission or for 
 a violation of the provisions of Section 1636 — 
 
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 241, the club shall hold all box office receipts 
 of said match or exhibition for a period of 
 forty-eight hours, pending the decision of the 
 commission. 
 
 71. No boxer shall.be permitted to contest 
 against an opponent ten pounds heavier than 
 himself, in the lightweight class or under said 
 class. 
 
 72. As to questions arising, not provided for 
 in these rules, the commission shall have power 
 to decide such questions or interpretation of 
 rules. All persons attending a sparring match 
 or exhibition shall behave in a gentlemanly 
 and sportsmanlike manner, and shall not coach 
 the contestants or make anyj:emarks or noise 
 while the bouts are going on. : 
 
 73. No officer, matchmaker or stockholder ot 
 any club, corporation or association shall offici- 
 ate in any capacity at any boxing or sparring 
 match or exhibition or interfere in any way 
 with the contestants. 
 
 74. No sanction will be granted to any club 
 for any boxing contest or exhibition in which 
 any boxer is to take part for whom such club 
 or any officer, member, stockholder or employe 
 of such club, is manager, advisor or match- 
 maker. 
 
 75. All boxers to appear in the main contest 
 or exhibition, must train in tne city wherein 
 said contest Is to be held, or some other suit- 
 able place designated by the commission, at 
 least three days prior to the date of their en- 
 gagement. 
 
 76. No boxer will .be allowed to take part in 
 any boxing contest or exhibition who, within 
 six days prior to the date of such contest or 
 exhibition, shall have taken part, in any other 
 boxing contest or exhibition. 
 
 77. A boxer, or his manager, after closing a 
 contract with a club, shall deposit the forfeit 
 money agreed upon with the State Athletic 
 
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 Commission, at least five days before the con- 
 test. Anyone violating this rule will be sus- 
 pended by the commission from participating 
 in any boxing contest or exhibition held in the 
 state for a period of not less than two months 
 or more than one year. 
 
 78. Not more than twenty rounds of boxing 
 prior to the chief or main match will be per- 
 mitted at any show, except, by special permis- 
 sion from the commission. 
 
 79. Any club that does not announce in the 
 Dress a substitution for any contestant that 
 has been advertised at any boxing show, as 
 soon as it is known, may be penalized by the 
 commission, by suspension for a period of not 
 less than thirty days nor more than three 
 months. 
 
 80. Any boxer, or manager for boxer, who 
 has entered into a contract with any club to 
 participate in a boxing or sparring match, who 
 shall find that for any reason or cause that 
 he will not be able to fully carry out his con- 
 tract, and does not notify the club and the 
 commission of his incapability to do so, and 
 the reason or cause therefor, may be penalized 
 by the commission by suspension for a neriod 
 of not less than thirty days nor more than 8 
 months. Telegrams or letters showing accept- 
 ance of terms pending to the signing of con- 
 tract will be considered as an agreement be- 
 tween a boxer, his manager, and the club. 
 
 81. It shall be within the province of the 
 commission to suspend any boxer, his man- 
 ager, or seconds from boxing in the iState of 
 Wisconsin, or acting in capacity in connection 
 with any boxing contest or exhibition, who is 
 eruilty of unfair dealings, ungentlemanlv con- 
 duct, or for violating any of the rules pnd reg- 
 ulations of the commission for a period of not 
 less than one month or more than eight 
 months. 
 
82. In order to have a sufficient number of 
 inspectors at the entrance doors at a boxing 
 show, the club must notify the commission 24 
 hours before a show is held as to how many 
 doors will be used. In any case where more 
 than three doors are to be opened for admis- 
 sion, the commission reserves the right to limit 
 the number of doors to be used. 
 
 83. Contests or exhibitions between negroes 
 and white persons, otherwise known as mixed 
 bouts, are strictly prohibited. 
 
 84. In case of a substitution, the substituting' 
 boxer must satisfy the commission and exam- 
 ining physician that he qualified under these 
 rules to engage in such contest or he will not 
 be allowed to box. 
 
 85. Any boxer who participates in any un- 
 licensed or unsanctioned boxing bout or exhibi- 
 tion in the State of Wisconsin will be barred 
 for a period of from two to eight months from 
 boxing in the state. 
 
 86. The examination given boxers must be 
 as follows: Temperature, pulse, (sitting and 
 standing), lungs, heart, blood pressure, urine 
 analysis (when deemed necessary.) 
 
 87. Inspectors must file within twenty-four 
 hours after a bout has been held a report of 
 the weights of the boxers at the hour of their 
 physical examination. Boxers failing to ap- 
 pear for weighing and examination at 3 o'clock 
 must be reported to the commission and may 
 be suspended from three to six months for 
 nonappearance. 
 
 88. If any case occurs which is not, or which 
 is alleged not to be provided for by these rules, 
 it shall be determined by the members of the 
 Wisconsin State Athletic Commission in such 
 manner as they think just and conformable to 
 the usages and best interest of boxing. 
 
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 89. All appointments for inspectors, doctors 
 and referees shall expire iSeptember 2d next 
 following the date of their appointment. 
 
 90. No club or association and no officer, 
 matchmaker or stockholder of any club or asso- 
 ciation shall advance or loan money to aid a 
 boxer in any capacity in posting his forfeit 
 money Avith the commission for any boxing 
 contest or exhibition held in connection with 
 the club. 
 
 91. No boxing contest or exhibition can be 
 held in connection with any homecoming cele- 
 bration, unless given or held under the auspices 
 of a regular licensed club. 
 
 92. All boxing contests or exhibitions 
 (whether admission is charged or not) held or 
 given in connection with any theatrical per- 
 formance, circus, picnic, side shows at Fairs, 
 club smokers, lodges, stag parties, benefits or 
 any other amusements are strictly prohibited, 
 except when held at military camps or canton- 
 ments by order of the War Department. 
 
 Adopted by the iState Athletic Commission of 
 Wisconsin. 
 
 WALTER H. LIGINGER, 
 
 Chairman. 
 DR. C. W. MORTER, 
 WILLIAM P. HART, 
 
 Commissioners. 
 MANNING VAUGHAN, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
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