Annual report of the Department of Health, Ontario, Canada.

  • Ontario. Department of Health.
Date:
[1940]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report of the Department of Health, Ontario, Canada. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) The Commission’s percentage of the gross receipts of any contest or ex¬ hibition held by him; (b) The license fee of any boxer, wrestler, referee or second taking part in such contest or exhibition, which has not already been paid; and (c) Any forfeiture impounded or fine levied at any such contest or exhibition. (2) He shall cause a return in the prescribed form, duly completed, and ac¬ companied by the amount of the Commission’s percentage, license fees, forfeitures and fines, to be sent to the Commission at its office at Toronto, by registered mail, not later than the day following the contest or exhibition. (3) He shall be responsible for: (a) The payment of all boxers, wrestlers, officials and help taking part or assist¬ ing in any contest held by him, whether or not such officials are appointed by the Commission; (b) The payment of the rent of any hall or other building engaged for the hold¬ ing of any such contest or exhibition; (c) The payment or discharge of all financial and other obligations incurred in connection with or arising out of an}/ such contest or exhibition; (d) Furnishing gloves, buckets, stools and all equipment necessary for the proper conduct of every such contest or exhibition; (e) Providing proper facilities for making announcements, so that they will be audible or visible to all persons in attendance at the contest or exhibition; (f) Providing a separate room at the place where any such contest or exhibition is held, to which only referees, judges and members or representatives of the Commission shall have access; (g) Causing every such contest or exhibition to be commenced at the time advertised, and to be proceeded with without unnecessary delays; (h) Causing every such contest or exhibition to be properly conducted in an orderly manner, and causing any such contest to be discontinued, either temporarily or entirely as the occasion demands, if the spectators or other persons present conduct themselves in a rowdy or disorderly manner; (i) Doing all such things as are necessary to furnish such contests or exhibitions with a clean and healthy environment; and (j) Conducting every such contest or exhibition in compliance with the require¬ ments of these regulations. (4) A holder of a boxing license or permit shall not enter into a contract with any boxer to act as his manager. OFFICIALS 59. — (1) At every contest or exhibition there shall be a referee, master of ceremonies, chief timer, and there may be two judges. (2) The Commission may appoint any or all of the officials at a contest or ex¬ hibition, and may determine whether the winner of a contest or exhibition shall be determined by the referee alone, or by the referee and judges. (3) The Commission may fix the fees or other remuneration of any official, and the holder of the boxing or wrestling license or permit who is holding the contest or ex¬ hibition shall be responsible for the payment thereof. CHIEF TIMEKEEPER 60. —(1) The chief timekeeper shall be seated outside the ring at a point close to the gong. (2) He shall be equipped with a stop-watch, a whistle and a metal hammer or other device suitable for striking the gong. (3) Ten seconds before a round is scheduled to commence, he shall blow his whistle, which shall be a signal to the advisers and seconds to leave the ring, and to clear the corner of all buckets, stools and other objects, and at the expiration of ten seconds, pro¬ viding the advisers and seconds have left the ring, and it is clear of buckets, stools and other objects, he shall indicate the commencement of the round by striking the gong. (4) He shall indicate the completion of each round by striking the gong. (5) If one of the boxers is knocked down, the chief timer shall rise, and upon the referee giving the count of one the chief timer shall indicate audibly and by waving one arm, the seconds as they elapse according to his stop-watch.