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<p>thanks to Hap &amp; Chuck (from CBZ forum topic)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Old-time slang term for a [[draw]] verdict. (See, e.g., newspaper reports published during California&#039;s [[Four-Round Era]].) This probably referred to when, at the end of the bout, with no judges to consult, the referee in charge would throw his hands up in the air, both simultaneously, and flick his fingers skyward, indicating that it was all even.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Glossary|upsticks]]</div>

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