Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-11-01
A N-ROUNOER
Godfrey Knocked Out by
Joe ChoynSki.
"OLD MAHOGANY" OlDWELL
And Gave His Youthful Adversary q
Hard Battle.

NEW loI r Nov |. The Coucy Island
Athletic club .al another biz crowd at
Its clubhou>' by the sea last uigAt The
club gave an unusually good program.
| The first 90 Was between "A couple OF
young chaps, both from this vicinity,
| Dolly Lyons Of New York and "kid"
| Horgan of 81 Iooklyu. Hogan had once
fought Bill Blimmcr, the English boy,
who has the reputation of being the
best man that England has sent To this
| country, excepting Charley Mitchell. The
| other scrap was between George Godfrey,
/ the coored man of Boston, and Joe
| Choynski, the san Franciscan, who has
fought Corbett aud Joo Goddard, the
| Australian.
Godfrey has the reputation OF having
| been beaten only twice, by Peter Jackson
! aud Jake kilrlin. He is an old man. be-
Ing about 10 years, while Choynski is
about 25 The betting on the big fight
was IN favor of the younger man, who IS
held TO be "A terrible hitter with his right.
! The odds We're 100 To 80. Both trained
carefully for the event, and they showed
up in as god condition as possible.
Hogan and Lyons made "A hard fight.
a
| ings. Hogan earned three knockdowns
aud Lyons one. All were clean aud square.
| Hu-an had the better left in meeting, how
ever, and he did the best leading, SO he
got the decision.
There was much confusion between the
first and second fights. Everybody wanted
10 put up bet, but no one wanted to lay
money unless he got the price he wanted.
! ! ue Choyn~kl people wanted even money,
the Godfrey party demanded To 3; some
compromises were made, and rs the rule
went,
IL Was Cboynskt, o To 4.
Announce Fred Burns said that Dom
inicA r. Maley of New Orleans would
ho.d the watch for Choynsli, and john
McNay, Buffalo Costello Of Brooklyn,
Jimmy Carroll aud Parsun Dawes would
look after tue young Californian. in his
corner.
Billy Haley OF Lewiston, Me, did the
| time work Tor Godfrey, and Jack Steele,
jim Goddard. Jack Nctsur aud Professor
Williams of Brooklyn attended to the col
orcd puglisJ ia his corner. The official
referee was John Il. E.hurat The weight
Of the men was given out a, l6S for
| Choyuski and 40 for Godfrey
Godfrey did not show his age. He
| looked like . mn OF -, in weight, he
| recmed to be lSD or l9D-pound man.
Choynski WAS by IA appearances as re-
| CARDS weight and years
The Battle.
In the first round both men held Off for
while and "a one rally Choyuski got in
good LETT OF the colored mans cheek.
In the second Godfrey planted left and
right on Choyusid's shoulder and ear and
Choynski Went To his knees. Godfrey was
just about 10 hit the Californian while
lie was down, bu, the referee stopped him.
Godfrey tuuched his man hard with a
lett In the third round and Choyuski went
bang against the ropes Then Choynski
got in rapprr on Godfrey's left eye, aud
half closed it Godfrey went on leading
and Choynski held his guard open God
fly came Oh and hit ChoynskI twice on
the breast with his left, but never hard.
The fourth round was uHimportant. Up
to this ChOyuski had not used his right
haHl.
In the ffth round Choynski brought
out applause by slapping Godfrey in the
face, but the crack had no effect.
In the sixth round Godfrey went in to
do n little lighting, but Choyuski showed
additional clcyernes- IN ducking. Choyn-
ski now showed hs right twice, but fell
short bUCh Jimes.
In the seventh round Godfrey went in
with rush, but did not harm him. Twice,
when Godfrey ran at him, the Californian
held him off u, n,cely with Ieft-hand punches
OH the neck.
The eighth round was marked by slip
OF Choynski's left foot, which sent him
to his knees
In the ninth round ChoynsN landed
three let's on Godfrey's stomach that told.
Godfrey missed "a vicious right-hand
upper-cut. Choyuski missed two left
hand swings for the head
Round eleven was marked chiefly by
IN sses, each man trying TO land "A crack,
but neither succeeding, as both were wary
and bright Godfrey
Won n Complete Touchdown
in the twelfth round by calling on Chovn
SIX head, behind the left ear, and another
wIln right on the brHstDone. Mean
time Choynski got in two lefts on God
fl Us face Choynski came out looking
well for the thirteenth, but so did God
frey. Godfrey swung both hands with fe-
rocity, but Choynski was not there either
time. The Californian got in good left
hand on Georges left eve.
The fourteeuth round was uneventiul
Godfrey went in like bull Ia the ff-
teenth round. by doing 80 be acte only
~ ChUynsh wanted him To do. Choynski
had been " aiting for this chance all the
evening. The colored man was furious.
H. rushed In, -lashing wildly Choynski
jumped away laughing; then Godfrey
plunged aga n. 1t was his last effort.
Chpyuski met him with the right hand
that hal been in retirement 50 lonX. and
there was no more Godfrey. The fst was
planted full on the Boston mans lefJ jtv,