St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-01
GODFREY LAID OUT.
The Old Colored Pugilist
Meets His Waterloo at
Coney Island.
Choynski Floors Him With
His Right in the Fiji
teenth Round.
Godfrey Made a Game Strug-
gle, But He Was Out
claSSed.
Difference in Ages Greatly
on the Side Of Choyn-
ski.

on the SlQ0 OIL CnOyH
ski.
NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-Eight thousand
men cheered Joe Choynski to the echo
when he landed a Knockout blow i'll
the fifteenth round at the Coney Island
Athletic club tonight 1t was a hard
fight for George Godfrey to lose,
but he, like the great and only John l..
Sullivan. fought "once too often"
Choynski is young, full of vigor and
activity, and his cleverneSS in avoiding
the vicious blows struck by his oppo-
nent went far toward landing HIM the
victory. Godfrey is an old man in the
ring, and has fought many hard battles
during his career as a pugilist.
. ChoynSki fights very much on the
order of Jim Corbett and independent
of his frisky business. He is free,
hard hitter. and when he landed his
opponent as rule knew that he had
been hit. Choynski is good general,
and he showed it in this fight. He was
perfectly satisfied with his opponents
stomach and the left side of his face.
his eye being his chief lodging point.
Choynski received
Many Aaed Blows,
and at times it looked as though he
would never be able to hold out, so hard
was he being pressed by Godfrey, but
by clever work and thoroughly game
fighting he managed TO hold his own.
1T was really anybody's fight from
start to finish, and when the fifteenth
round was begun no one deemed that it
was going TO be the last, but in just one
minute and eleven seconds it was all
over.
1t is reported that Choynski broke
two knuckles on his right hand in his
Knockout blow, but how true it is re-
porters could not find out, as the
crowd was too great to get near
him. Not a muscle of Godfrey's
body moved while he was Oh
the floor, and, as the referee
raised his arm up and down, counting
each second, pandemonium was let
loose, and the people howed their de-
light. When the gong sounded pro-
claiming Choynski the winner, the
victor rushed forward, put his gloved
hands around his fallen antagonist and
raised him so that his seconds could
carry him to his chair.
The Preliminary Bout.
The crowd was too large for comfort,
and standing room only was to be had
by the time the first bout began. Peter
- I.aF
and his reception was most hearty. He
was cheered to the echo as he took his
seat in his private box. 1t was nearly 9
O'Clock when the contestants, Kid
Hogan, of Brooklyn, and Dolly Lyons,
of this city, climbed over the ropes.
The bows fought at catch weights, owing
to the fact that Lyons could not get
down to weight, 122 pounds. They
put up rafting fight full of science
and hard knocks combined. Lyons
scored two knOck-downs, one in the
third and one in the seventh, but Hogan
displayed more science and landed fire.
quently without any return. The pun
ishment inflicted by both boys was
severe and taken easily. At the end OF
the ninth round the game was about
even. In the tenth round fighting was
fast and furious, each man doing his
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the last round of the bout. Hogan did
most of the work, and the referee de-
cided the fight in his favor. Both men
were OH their feet, and, while they were
pretty tired, they were still good for an
unlimited number Of rounds.
The Big Fellows Appear.
The preliminary fight between the
youngsters put the crowd in good
bn 70
prior 10 the big fellows coming on the
stage they chatted merrily about the
merits of Godfrey and ChOynski. When
Fred Burns went upon the stage to
make the announcement for the big
fight of the evening the spectators
scampered for their seats and the best
of order prevailed.
Joe Choynski was the first of the two
pugilists To enter the ring. He was &C
Fompanied by his seconds, John Nc
Vey, of Philadelphia, and Jimmy Car
roll, of Brooklyn; ParSon Davis, of Chi
cagO, and Domlnick Mccartney, of New
Orleans. George Godfrey was not far
behind his opponent in entering the
ring. He was looked alter by Grant
Steele, jim Godfrey. Jack McGee and
Prof. Williams. William Riley held
the time for him. ChoynSkI fought at
I68 pounds and Godfrey at rs pounds.
John p. Eckhardt acted as referee in
the place of Al Smith, who was III the
house but was too i'll to act.
1t was 1910 O'Clock when the men
stepped to tie center OF the ring and
began to spar. They spared for an
opening, during which
ChOynski CIeVerIy Ducked
some very wicked blows. They clinched
toward the close of the round, and
Choynski got i'll a good left on God
frey's jaw. He also landed good right
Just before the call of time. Choynski
slipped down.
Round Two Cautious sparring, with
Choynski running away, but ducking
some ugly leads, Godfrey led, but fell
short. Joe landed good left, which
did no damage. Godfrey landed light
lett on the face and was countered on
the chest. Each man was acting eau
tiously when the bell rang.
Round Three-Godfrey went into the
man from California quickly, but he got
away by clever ducking. Chovnski be-
gan pumping his left into GOdfrey's
face at intervals and getting away from
counters. He landed so many times on
Godfrey'S eye that it soon began to
bulge. The colored man hit Chovnski
anumber Of good stiff punches, but he
missed SO many others that the Western
man had decidedly the better Of the
round.
Round Four-Choynski led and was
short. After cautious sparring Joe led
with his left and landed lightly. God
frey led with left and right. but fell
short, when they clinched. Godfrey
showed
A swollen Left Eye,
which was rapidly closing. The men
were apparently fighting on the defens-