The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-20
DRIPPING WITH GORE.
The Horrible Fight Between
Goddard and Choynski.
MORE LIKE DOGS THAN MEN,
the Australians Superior weight Gave
Him the Battle--ChoynskPs
Legs Failed Him.

Auu oetaliS OF the great international glove
contest between Joe Choynski. of San
Francisco. and Joe Goddard, of Australia,
which took place at the Sydney Gymnastic
Ciub on the evening Of February 10. The
night was one Of the most desperate ever
seen in the ring.
Goddard's weight was announced at BOG
pounds, but this was said to be bluff, his
actual weight in his ring rig being 1856
pounds. Choynski was said to weigh 1888
pounds, but he really weighed but 1866
pounds. AS the men faced each other for
tne nrst round, more superb looking
athlete than Goddard it would be hard to
Ind In the world. Choynski's condition
was credit to Sam Fitzpatrick. and he
looked TT to fight for his life.
No sooner we're they together than God
dard let go his left and rushed in with q
right. but Choynski ran like deer, and
turning sharply, slipped away again as
GODDARD tried at him, and tripped down.
Up at once he lodged cleverly from a
vicious right, and as Goddard rushed in he
ran and fell again.
1t was very suspicious go-down to
avoid punishment, but Goddard made no
claim, and getting him within reach shot
very heavy left on the chest, and rush
ing in drove Choynski to the ropes, which
he fell through. No sooner was he up
than he clinched to avoid punishment,
and Goddard showed him down. He got
up, and as Goddard missed Choynski
shot his left heavily on the nose. and
meeting rush. timed his man to an inch,
shooting his right from the hip upwards
and across, and landed with terrihc force
under the chin, cutting to the bone and
dropping Goddard heavily on the boards.
He got up before ten seconds were half
counted and faced his man half stunned,
with the carmine trickling over his chest.
They exchanged hard lefts on the mouth
until the round closed.
Goddard flew at his man in the second
round. The American lodged, and
quickly Strengthening up shot left on the
mouth and ran, falling down in a far
corner. He was up again, and slashing
rally ensued. Three times their lefts met
on the mouth simultaneously, then God
dard, whose furious rushes at spots where
the slippery American had been, tried him.
He showed want of wind, and Choyn.
ski brought the right heavily on the jaw,
turning Goddard around and staggering
him hearty off his feet. Starting in
again Goddard's left chrashed on Choyn-
skis mouth, and, closing in, they gripped,
and Goddard threw Chovnski.
They were both staggering with weak
ness, so terrible had been the pace, and
after an exchange of ineffective lefts, the
bell brought welcome rest.
Goddard was covered with blood as he
went to his chair, and Choynski bled at
the mouth and had lump over the left
eye.
The third round opened with whirl-
wind rush. Goddard sprang at his man,
sending both hands and all his weight.
but the stranger ducked superbly and
clinched. Then both stood together, and
no scribe could count or describe the
blows. All that could be noted was that
Choynski would not give ground, and that
his blows were timed and effective, While
Goddard's were the most frequent
At the end of the rally Goddard went
down to one heavy right cross by Choyn-
ski. The Barrier man retaliated on the
Americans eye, cutting it slightly, and
both men looked more like red Indians
than white men.
Dashing in they clinched, and Goddard's
weight forced Choynski to the boards.
Goddard threw Choynski over the top
rope, where he lay with grunt on top of
him, unable from sheer weakness to get
off. When he did, Choynski slid with
thump to the floor. and lay there five Sec
onds, looking as if it was all over To
every ones surprise, however. he suddenly
sprang up, and going in, dealt out fast
and good lefts on the body and face.
The Barrier man was nearly helpless,
and Choynski tried frantically to pull
himself together for one good knockout
blow. He got one heavy right on the
chin, which turned the Australian around
and staggered him half across the ring.
Then they stood. utterly powerless, look
ing at each other till the close of the
round.
In the fourth Goddard uppercut with
the right, aud brought Choynski to the
floor He was up in four seconds, and
Goddard went at him again. He pegged
away, driving Choynski around the ring,
leaning on the ropes all che way. and at
last Choynski. utterly worn out. reeled out
towards his foe and fell heavily to the
floor.
Goddard stood glaring at him painting
painfully, his knees rocking under him,
yet, like game lighting dog, awaiting a
chance to stagger in and worry his foe
again. Five seconds licked away and to
the surprise of everyone Choynski turned
over and got up, but as they staggered
toward each other the bell rang and amid
frantic cheers the men were almost carried
to their corners.
Goddard vas bleeding from eyebrows,
chin and mouth, covered from brow to
knees with blood. Choynski was limp and
helpless, with his mouth and nose swollen
and bleeding, but not marked at all when
compared with Goddard. whose face was
almost unacceptable. About half the
minute had licked away when Sam Fitz-
patrick. one of Choynskis seconds, walked
10 the middle of the ring and threw up the
sponge. Goddard sprang 10 his feet amid
wild cheering. Choynski sat linn and
respondent, and Goddard strobe over and
shook his ha nd heartily.
Sam Fitzpatrick was among the passen-
GERS who arrived here on the steamer
Mariposa today. Speaking of the light, he
said: 1T was short fight but the hard
est and fastest | ever saw. Choynski's
legs gave out or he would have won. As
il was he was not knocked out, but
threw up the sponge when time was called
for the fifth round. | saw that Goddard
was coming around, while my man was
not. and did not want to break Choynski's
heart by working him 70 death. Itwould
only have been question of few more
rounds before Goddard would have
whipped him. Goddard had thirty pounds
the better Of weights, and when the night
was over made little speech in which he
attributed his victory 10 the fact that he