Hat in the ring?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: “<span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="champs">champs</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>.” “<span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="champs">champs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="champs">champs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> “<span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>”, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="What">What</span> “<span word="hat">hat</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="ring">ring</span>”?</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, “<span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="terminology">terminology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outpunch">outpunch</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fanfare">fanfare</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span> (<span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span>).</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="wherein">wherein</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="while">while</span>.</p>
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