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safety rules from cheap seats  By Jeff Schultz - The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution  Before there were rules in boxing, a sport
that some still view as barbaric, fights often ended one of two
ways: 1) submission; 2) death.  There were no scorecards or
draws during the Ancient Olympics. If a fight dragged on, there
would be a tiebreaker, in which each man stood to receive his
opponent’s punch in the face until one was knocked out. “A
visitor’s guide to the Ancient Olympics” quotes this description
from Homer: “Then, as Euryalos peered for an opening, god-like
Epeios moved in for the punch and struck him on the cheekbone —
he did not stay on his feet long: his bright body collapsed
under him where he stood … His dear companions surrounded him,
and carried him through the assembly with legs dragging,
spitting out thick blood, and lolling his head to one side.’”
Sound like fun? You must be in the cheap seats.  Sports has
evolved. So has man.  To football