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BOXING.
0) The referee shall satisfy himself that a boxer who has
struggled to his feet after being " down " is in his proper
senses and in a fit condition to continue boxing; if he is
not, the referee shall stop the bout and give the verdict
to the other boxer. To allow a helpless man to be floored
is to run a grave risk of causing him serious or even
fatal injury. A referee should be able to discern at
once whether a man is capable of continuing to box or
not, and there should be no interval between the moment I
a man is up " and the referee's order to " box on "
or " that's enough."
SECTION VI.—INSTRUCTIONS TO REFEREES,
JUDGES AND TIMEKEEPERS.
REFEREE.
47. Powers of a Referee.
The Referee shall have the power:—
(a) To give the casting vote.
(b) To stop a contest or bout in a competition at any stage if
he considers it too one-sided.
(c) To disqualify a competitor who continually " covers up "
after having been warned.
(d) To ,stop a contest or a bout in a competition at any stage
if he considers the competitors are not in earnest. In
this case he may disqualify one or both competitors.
(e) To stop the fighting during a bout for any reason in the
interests of fair play.
(f) To decide upon the winner of each bout in a competition,
and not give a draw.
(g) To disqualify a competitor who fails to comply immediately
with his orders
(h) To withhold a prize for want of merit or failure to put up
a genuine contest.
(j) To give a decision against or to disqualify a competitor,
with or without a previous caution, for committing a
foul intentionally or unintentionally.
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48. First Duty of Referee.
The primary duty of the referee is to see that the rules and fair 11c,
play are strictly observed in all Service boxing. Boxing in the thy.
Services almost invariably results in hard, clean fighting, with little esl.
or no clinching and holding. This is due partly to the fact that th;
boxing is maintained entirely as a sport in the Services and partly bc:
to the strict system of refereeing that was introduced by the
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Services about 1912. The result is that the referee should not >T f
usually have to speak at all in a fight, and the contestants can be th,
trusted to produce a clean, hard fight, without word or guidance his
from the referee. But the referees in Service contests are co;
responsible that this high standard is maintained. D�
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