Word: competitor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Each competitor will have three trials from each of the 25, 35, and 45 yard lines, these to be drop kicks; and three trials at place kicks from each of the 30, 40, and 50 yard lines. Successful kicks from the 25 and 30 yard lines will count two points each, those from the 35 and 40 yard lines three points, and those from the 45 and 50 yard lines five points...
Rule 8. The manner of judging shall be as follows: The two judges and referee shall be stationed apart. At the end of each bout each judge shall verbally give to the announcer (or master of ceremonies) the name of the competitor who in his opinion has won. In case the judges agree, the master of ceremonies shall announce the name of the winner; but in cases where the judges disagree, the master of ceremonies shall inform the referee, who shall thereupon himself decide. There must be a decision in all cases in favor of one or the other...
Rule 9. The referee shall have power to give his casting vote when the judges disagree; to caution or disqualify a competitor for infringing rules, or to stop a round or bout in the event of either man being knocked down; to decide the competition in the event of either man showing so marked a superiority over the other that a continuation of the contest would serve only to show the loser's ability to take punishment...
Rule 11. In all competitions the decision shall be given in favor of the competitor who displays the best style and obtains the greatest number of points. The points shall be: For attack, direct clean hits with the knuckles of either hand on any part of the front or sides of the head, or body above the belt; defence, guarding, slipping, ducking, counter-hitting, or getting away. Where points are otherwise equal, consideration to be given the man who does most of the leading...
Rule 12. The referee may disqualify a competitor who is boxing unfairly, by flicking or hitting with the open glove, by hitting with the inside or butt of the hand, the wrists, or elbow, hitting or catching hold below the waist, or hitting when down (one knee and one hand or both knees on the floor), butting with head or shoulder, wrestling or roughing at the ropes, using offensive or scurrilous language, or not obeying the orders of the referee...