Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-11-03

New York, oct. 3l.-George Godfrey,
the coIoreu pugiISt, and joe Cnoyusu,
OF California, UOtn WeA-knoNn heavy
weights, met III Il hnISh hight Ut the
Couey Island Athletic clubhouse this
evening.
C4oynski weighed III los pounds, God
frey 10 pounds. John McVey, jimmy
Carroll, ParsOn Davies and Dolniuick
Mccartney seconded CLoynske, While
Grant Steele, jim Godfrey, JACK Nc
Gee and Prof. Williams looked after
Godfrey. William Riley was time
keeper and John PeClnart referee.
Tie event OF The evening was pre-
coded by Il ten-rouud contest between
Kid Hogan and Dolly Lyons, Vino put
up Il rafting fight, Iuu OF science and
hard knocks. Lue boys fought at catch
weights.
Hogan did most OF the work and the
reteree decided III lIS favor, though IL
was about an even thing.
Tie preliminary contest pat the large
crowd III good hunor, Peter jackson
was present and was Cneered 10 Tie
echo us he entered Il private box.
At 10 O'clock CnOynsEi, Godfrey and
their attendants entered the ring and
after the usual preHmindriesat 1U:iU
o'clock The men stepped to the centre
aud began to spar.
Choynski cleYerly ducked some wick
ed blows; they clincheQ near the close
OF the round, CAOyHSLI landing Il good
left on Godfrey's jaw, following with
Il right and slipping down ii tie call
of time.
Hound SecOnd-CautiouS spurlng
Ch0ynisbi running away. Godfrey led,
but Tell short Joe landing good left
InlId-Godtrey rushed, ChoynsI re-
spending, pumping his left INTO God
frey face and result was even counters.
Godfrey's eye began to close, but Tie
colored man hit ChoynsiI Il number OF
stiff punches. 1t walls Cnoynsiis round.
Fourth-Ihe men were on the uefen-
V e, honors even.
ruu-ChOyslH landed let's twice,
and got away with light returns. God
frey WAS ueuriOuS and went at Ills OPP
ponent like Il bull, landing u left on
Cnoynshs eye, the terrific force lay
ing the eye open, which bled profusely.
SAth-GOduGy landed four singers
on Choynslu's damaged optic rushing
him ali over the ring.
Styenth-BUt1 men did clever work,
iodtrey getting i'll some telling blows,
AoynSl1 avoiding punishment by
.acIlncuIns. The Californian planted
4elI naAucr Oh the Mouth and stomach.
LISAul-CnOynSM landed It SnaSu
and Godfrey responded with u night
swing which brought The Californian 10
his knees. The latLCr then chased COZ
Trey All over The rIng, lanumg u clean
lett aud right.
Nntn-AIOsuy spal1inS for wind,
though CuOynski made the colorcu man
Vince with several Adru blows on me
stomach.
Tentn-Godfrey again landed heavily
on ChoynSn'S suffering eye, following
with u hard uppercut, The latJer re
spending with Il rlsht-hand swing, fore
ing Godneys head back.
Rounds eleven anu Twelve were IN
eyentiul
godfrey rushed the Cal
fornian down to avoid punishment.
Godfrey sent a straight left on Choyn-
skis mouth, splitting the lower lip,
.ChoynsM countering on the eye, which
was now closed.
Fourtecnth-Choyn landed Il right,
and a left on the stomach and head.
Godfrey's counters We're falling short.
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Godfrey to the ropes.
Fffteenth-Godfrey, totally blind in
the left eye, rushed at ChoynsH like
a blind bull getting a straight jab on
the closed eye and staggering.
After several Intellectual attempts to
land OF ChoynsllIS face, and stomach
the latter swung his right on the dam
aged eye and Knocked the colored man
completely out.