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The bone of contention was the method of judging. Harvard has for some years adhered to the NCAA Rules, which Yale adopted this year for the first time. These regulations provide for decision by two judges, on a point basis, the referee having the power, by Rule Seven, "to cast...
Malcolm Farmer, Eli Athletic Director, apparently in direct opposition to the 1936 National Collegiate Athletic Association Rules, claims that a boxing decision is decided by adding up the scores given by the two judges and the referee and not on a two to one basis. Thus he maintains that the...
"The Intercollegiate boxing rules, under rule 7, state that the referee shall at the conclusion of a bout abide by the decision of the judges in every case if both agree. If the judges disagree, the referee shall have the power to cast the deciding vote.
"In a case of this kind, the referee, who also scores points, puts his score in as the deciding vote. The total of scoring by points of the two judges and the referee are then added up. For this boxing meet the referee are then added up. For this boxing...
"The intercollegiate boxing rules do not provide any other method of scoring. The referee of the matches has at the request of the Y. A. A. today reviewed the entire situation and has confirmed his decision.