Wrestlers could "take hold how and where they please[d]" except that "hair, flesh, ears, private parts, or clothes may not be seized"; striking, scratching, twisting fingers, butting, and kicking were prohibited.
Wrestlers could "take hold how and where they pleased[d]" except that "hair, skin, ears, private areas, or clothing may not be seized"; hitting, scraping, bending fingers, butting, and kicking were forbidden.