The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-01
A VICIOUS PRIZE FIGHT.
Joe Choynski Whips George Godfrey
in Fifteen Very Hard Fought
Rounds.
A Slugging Match in Which thu
Honors Were Almost
Evenly Divided.
The Only Knock Down Of tho Battle
Scored by Godfrey y-Detaiis OF
tho Mill.

New York, Oct. 31.-George Godfrey and
Joe Choynaki, we'll known heavyweiRhts,
m ct in finish fight at the Coney Island
Athletic club house this evening. Choyn-
ski weighed in at 1GS. Godfrey at 175 John
McVey, Jimmie Carroll, Parson Davies and
Dominick McCaffrey seconded Choynski;
Grant Steel, Jim Godfrey, Jack McGee and
Prof Williams looked after Godfrey. Will
lam Riley was timekeeper and John Peck
hart referee. The event of the evening was
preceded by ten-round contest
between Kid Hogan and Dolly
fight, full of science and hard
knocks. The boys fought at catch-weight.
Hogan did most of the work and the referee
decided in his favor though it was about an
even thing. The preliminary contest put
the crowd in good humor. Potter jackson
WAS present and was cheered to the echo as
he entered a private box,
At 10 o'clock Choynski, Godfrey and their
attendants entered the ring and after the
uRusI preliminaries, ut 1910 O'Clock, the
men stepped to the center and began to
spar. Choynski cleverly duoked some
wicked blows. They clinched toward the
end of the round. Choynski landing good
left on Godfrey's jaw, following with a
right ana slipping down at the call of time.
Round second. Cautious sparring /;
Choynski running away; Godfrey led but
fell short, Joe landing good left.
In the third Godfrey rushed. Choy n ski
responding by pumping his left into God
frey's face. and evading Che counters God
frey's eye began to close but the colored
man hit Choynski number of stiff
punches. This was Choynski's round.
The men we-e on the defensive in the
fourth, with honors even.
In the fifth Choynski landed his left
twice, and got away with a light return.
Godfrey was delirious and went at his OPP
ponent like bull, landing on Choynski's
| eye with terrible force, laying the eye open,
| which bled profusely.
Sixth Godfiey landed four stingers on
Choynski's damaged optic, rushing him all
| over the ring.
In the seventh both men did clever work,
Godfrey getting in some telling bio VS.,
Choynski evading punishment by clinching.
The Californian planted heavy blows ON his
mouta and stomach.
Eighth. Choynski landed on the stomach,
Godfrey responding with right swing
which brought the Californian to his
knees. The latter then chased Godfr ey
all over the ring. landing clean left and
right.
The ninth was mostly spar ing for wind.
though Cn0ynBkl maze tne Gol0reQ man
winch with several hard blows on the
stomach.
In the tenth Godfrey again landed heav-
lily on Choynski's suffering eve. following
with hard urpercut, the latter responding
with right hand swing, forcing Godfrey 8
| head back
Rounds eleven and twelve were unevent-
full. just as time was called at the end of
the twelfth, Godfrey sent Choynski to the
| floor with clean knock down.
Thirteenth. Godfrey rushed, the Cali
fornian going down to avoid punishment.
Godfrey sent straight left into Choynski's
mouth, splitting his lower lip. Choynski
countered on the eye which was now closed.
In the fourteenth Choynski landed right
and left on the stomach and head. God
frey's counters falling short. The round
ended with Choynski forcing Godfrey to
the ropes.
Godfrey was totally blind in the left eye
as he came up for the fifteenth He rushed
at Choynski like blind bull, getting a
straight iab on the closed eye, which stag
gersd him. After several Intellectual at
tempts to land ON Choynski's face and
stomach the latter swung his right on the
damaged eve and knocked the colored man
| com npletely out,