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Brain scans should be made mandatory for every fighter imâ€" mediately after a fight and within 48 hours of his next fight. If a fighter is knocked out, he can‘t fight for the next 30â€"toâ€"60 days, depending on the locale, and is required to have a electroencephalogram. But there is no specified time. Now, you have the blind leading the blind. â€" Very few qualified people run boxing. The appointed commissions have been around for years and > they‘re still making the same stupid mistakes. All it takes is a little common sense. The boxer can‘t fight but he can still spar perhaps 30 times in the gym where he can take a beating every day, get knocked If you took some former boxâ€" ers, guys who‘ve been in the game most of their lives, and locked them away in a hotel room for a weekend, they‘d arâ€" rive at answers. Because they knowâ€"â€"they‘ve been there. They talk about headgear and bigger gloves and shorter bouts when they really don‘t have a clue. Why don‘t they ask the people who knowâ€"â€" boxers? There has been almost 400 professional boxetrs, including the likes of Jimmy Doyle, Davey _ Moore, Benny (Kid)Paret, Cleveland Denny, Johnny Owens and Deukâ€"Koo Kim,â€" who have lost their lives in the ring. Political appointees, doctors who state the obvious fact that boxing is dangerous and TV commentors such as Howard Cosell are asked their opinions. Yet, there are so many igâ€" norant people trying to cure boxing who just make it worse. GET READY FOR SUMMER sauna and steamfp _ ... _ . _ _â€" An adult membership will give you access on a daily charge. Youth and children use facilities and programs at designated times. _ ;. _‘ Tours are available daily, Menday to.Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Swim lengths. Jog in a beautiful air conditioned track. Play squash or raquetball Attend fltnessancffi*zeanauafitness classes. Relax in the whiripool. Enjoy _ _ eA FREE OFFER FROM THE WEST END Y» FREE Y SPORTS BAG OR BASEBALL STYE CAP New adult members joining up to April 15 will receive a FREE YÂ¥ SPORTS BAG and students, youths and children a Simply present this Ad ugon Jeiging for you free gift. WEST END YMCA 931 College Street (at Dovercourt) 536â€"1166 Commissions should underâ€" write the cost of mandatory medical tests. A kid making $200 in a fight may be reluctant to pay for a medical exam. Boxing commissions, which generally represent some form of government who get a piece of the gate, surely can use some of the money to subsidizâ€" ed medical costs. More attention shoud be paid to a fatigued fighter during Damaged retinas often go undetected. Sugar Ray Seales may not be blind today if he had more thorough preâ€"fight physicals. Yours truly fought with a punctured eardrum. Forâ€" tunately, I knocked out Yvon Durelle, but I should have had an ear test before the fight. The doctors didn‘t even look into my ears, and today there are many boxers fighting with perâ€" forated eardrums. The preâ€"fight medical exâ€" amination should also be more thorough. Too many commisâ€" sions are sloppy, giving cursory exams which could fail to detect damaging injuries. A fighter‘s reflexesâ€"needed to defend himselfâ€"â€" are the first thing to go when he has taken a beating. _A boxer can be knocked out 20 times and still retain his punching power. At fight time the commission checks the results of his brain scanâ€"â€"taken a month beforeâ€"â€" and he gets cleared when in fact he‘s a damaged fighter. This has happened many times before. Boxers should also be given mandatory reaction time tests before every fight. down several times and suffer concussions. By George Chuvalo SPORTS BEAT There should be a national commissioner and one set of uniform rules. Now there are commissions, each with difâ€" ferent rules, in every city and town across North America. And the rules should be enâ€" forced to the limit. Fighters with phony records, or one who lies about being knocked out, should be barred from the sport for life. You don‘t fool with people‘s lives, which is what a lot of commissions are doing by allowing people to get away with murder. Referees, often former boxâ€" ers, should be fully trained. 1 don‘t think there are schools for referees in the pro ranks, yet he is dealing with peoples‘s lives. Proper mouthpieces, which can absorb some of the shock to the brain, should be manâ€" datory. Boxers now often enter the ring _ wearing _ $2 mouthpieces. And â€" finally, _ every boxer should be subjected to periodic medical reviews. If a medical problem is discovered, the fighter should be permanently banned from boxing. Two physiciansâ€"â€"one for each fighterâ€"â€" should be present at ringside. Both fighters could be tired or hurt, yet there is only one doctor present, and he has only one minute between rounds to observe both boxers. The physicians should also have the power to stop fights without waiting for the referee. Doctors can spot quickly telltale signs of damage. a bout. That‘s when he gets hurt, when he takes punches flush. In most cases a fighter is severly damaged in a fight after fatigue sets in. . t K â€"xt 4A en } Come in and meet Lily or Sylvia (Across From Shopper‘s Drug Mart) TO BE LILY‘S HOUSE OF BEAUTY " 1 Whe [ T. *Â¥ 0 t e s 0 Regular : sree $ 6.00 1. l=fl=li=ll=fl'=fl=ll=l&| We employ only Qualified Expert People. 1980 Weston Road THAT IS THE QUESTION ! In the mean time and until Easter Saturday, April 6 our whole store, including our new spring and summer stock will be on sale at . _ 20% off. KEN JOHNS MEN‘S WEAR So, we‘ll let our good customers and friends make the decision. Just phone us at 247â€"0056 or drop in with your "Aye" or "Nay" and we‘ll abide by your decision. O.K.? Recently the Weston Red Cross moved out of our basement taking their ojections to our bench with them. Now our quandary is whether to put it back or leave it at home. Mr. Jim Lake, our resident professional window dresser, claims his work is now recognized and appreciated without the bench barrier. On the other hand, Peter the Barber and assorted weary shoppers have complained for the past year about losing their resting place. No comment has been received from the occasional drunk that used to sleep on it while sobering up. 4 John Street â€" Weston 247â€"0056 Agent for Freeman Formals 245â€"2768 The Link March 1985 Page 15