Rules of sport

THE RULES OF SPORT
result of all his previous contests shall be deleted from the score
-
sheet as if they had never existed. But if, before a competitor
becomes unable to continue, or withdraws from grave reasons
satisfactory to the President of the jury, he has already won the
pool (even if all the subsequent assaults were counted as defeats)
then his previous assaults remain as scored, in order to qualify
him for a first prize.
8. Breaches of these Regulations, and any other acts of dis-
loyalty to the spirit of amateur fencing, will be brought before the
notice of the Committee, who have the power to disqualify the
offending competitor.
9. Any objections or claims must be handed
in writing
to a
member of Committee, if required. The Committee's decisions
are final and without appeal. No such objection or claim shall
be sent in after 7
P.nz.
on July 24, 19o8.
(See also
Rule 44.)
io. All competitors must satisfy the Committee and the
President of their jury that they wear clothing which is either
white or distinctly light in colour, and which thoroughly protects
all vulnerable parts of the body.
I I.
A fencer may keep the ground he gains on his adversary.
Each fencer shall have 15 metres space behind him in which to
retire if necessary. If a fencer reaches the line marked 3 metres
from the limit of the space allowed behind him, he is warned by
the President of the jury with the word " Limit! " If both his
feet pass the limit after this, a hit is scored against him. The
position of each fencer on the ground is decided at the beginning
of each bout by lot, or toss of the coin.
12. No fencer may change his weapon from one hand to the
other during a bout, except in cases where a serious accident to
his sword-arm has been acknowledged by the jury to necessitate
such change.
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3. No competitor shall guard himself, or obstruct his.
adversary, with the arm which he is not using for his weapon.
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4. A
corps d
corps
is
produced when the fencers are in actual
bodily contact.
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5. A bout can only be stopped by the President of the jury.
" Halt! " This he may do
(a)
on perceiving any irregu-
larity in the conduct of either or both of the fencers ; (b) after
the fencers are in actual bodily contact, subject to the provision
that a hit delivered immediately after such contact and before the
word " Halt! " may be good, inasmuch as the
cords
d
corps
is
not, in itself, illegal ; (c) when either of the fencers is disarmed
or loses the free use of his weapon owing to its being caught in
any part of his adversary's clothing, or in his guard, or between
his arm and body, or under his foot, &c., subject to the provision
that a hit which was the immediate cause of a fencer being thus
disarmed or losing the free use of his weapon may be good ; (d)
when either fencer is in any way wounded, or unable or unwilling
to continue
(see
Rule 7)
(e)
when time is up.
(See
Rules 42 and
57•)
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