Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-01
RIGHT on THE JAW
Choynski Puts Godfrey Out i'm
Fifteen Rounds
AND GEORGE MAS NEVER MT
The Coney Island Athieile Club Witness
sMateh Filled wnh SuEprsss-Jos
HAS Lefs Also

CoSfY ISLAND, Oct Sl.-Ths Coney
Island Athletic club has another bsg
crowd ia It's club house by the sea TO
night The easy prices Of IS and %
for the general public has caught the
people and al each show the crowd has
been larger than at tue previous one.
Tonight the club gave M unusually
good entertainment
The first ~ wac between couple Of
youDg chaps. both from this vicinity,
Dolly Lyons of New York and kid
Hogan oi Brooklyn, 10 fight ten rounds
for purse at ll5 pounds. Hogan Was
the biggest ia every way and col the
decision after some hard hitting.
The other scrap Was between George
Godfrey, the colored man ot boston,
and Joe Choynski, the san Franciscan
who has fought Corbett aud Joe God
dsrd, the Australian. Godfrey has the
reputation OF having been beaten only
twice. scoring now sbont 80 years.
while Chuyiiskl is about - years Old.
/ The betting on the Dg hgh. was n
/ favor ot the younger man. WHO ls held
! 10 he A teTTil'ic inter Nltn lls right.
/ The odds were lu0 10 20. Both ualurd
! carefully loT the egeH., AID iaey
showed up Il As good condition. a. pos
sibie.
: DominlcS X. Malley, of New Orleans,
/ held the watch Tor Nhoynski. John
| McNay OF Buffalo, ban Costello OF
| Brooklyn, Jimmy Carroll aud farrCn
| DAVIS looked after the young Cai.for-
man. Bllley Sesiey OF Lewlstan, Me-,
q Il the same work for ,fodirey. and
! Jack steele, Jim Goddard aud Prot.
Williams, Of Brooklyn, attended 10 the
colored pugillst ia his corner.
Play. with Godfrey.
Ii was lively crowd that waited sor
/ the bout 30 begin, but everything was
/ OF the hest-nstured sort. Al Smith.
/ the official referee OF the cinb, WAS
/ has substitute. The weights OF the men
were gwen out as l6s for Choynski aud
| l70 for Godfrey. Godfrey did not
| show his age. lie looked a. usual and
| like n mAn o. 30, III weight he seemed
TO be $50 or lS5 pound man. Ih0ylpkkl
was boy IN appearance.
| In the first round both men held OF
/ for while and IN one rally Choynski
got in "A good lett on the colored mans
cheek. la another, Godfrey planted
4 left and right on Choynskis ear.
In the second round Choynski went
10 his knees. Godfrey Was lust about
TO hit the Californian while he wss
| down, but the referee stopped H. God
| frey was smiling and Choynskl
thoughtful as they went 10 their
corners.
Godfrey touched bis man hard with
a left IN the third round and Choynskl
went bang against the ropes. Then
| Choynski lsbbed Godfrey's left eve and
half closed IL Godfrey went on land
aud Choynski held hls guard open. as
| though trying 20 draw tie colored man
on. Godfrey came on and hat Choyn-
ski twice on the breast with has left,
but not hard.
Joe surprises the Talent
The fourth round was unimportxnt,
! Godfrey seeming TO be OF the opinion
that he should be more cautious IN
10 tins time Chovnskl bad not ueed las
/ right hand he had shown good shift
ness and clever ducking, and hs
friends said he was only waiting TO
land that terrible right OF his
la the fifth round Choynsk brought
out applause 10y slapplng Godfrey ia
the face and making loud NOISE by
the conclusion. Ia the sixth round
Godfrey went in TO d. littie heht.ng.
but Choyuski showed additional cley-
erness 10 ducklng. Choynskl bow
showed ne nght twice, bat fcli short
both umes-
Ia tie seventh round Godfrey went
IN with a rush. tat Id no harm. -
Choyusk STAYED away with consufamai e
case. Twice when G0dire@ ran ~ g.
the Californian held him OF uicfa
with left hand punches on thc neck
The spectators were surprised up 10
TINS time at Chovnsk p clevcTncss. tie
had always been known before a =
man with one hard hitting hand here
be showed good judgment and quick
feet a. vel 40 fast arms.
The eighth rouad was marked by a
slip of Choyusk ieit foot which cent
hlm 10 hIs knees. aud he showed senfe
enough 20 remain dcwn unfi tie ten
seconds were well n.gn ~.
s."dfres Pot out
Ia the ninth rouud Choynski landed
three lefts on Godfrey stomach that
told. Godfrey missed vclous riebt
hand upper cut. Choynski missed Two
left hand swings fof the bead
Round eleven Was marked chIsiir hy
misses. each man trying 60 iand =
blow, but neither succeeded 90 xnY 60
tent worth mentioning, ss both were
wary and bright. fodfrey wou = cissn
( knock down ~ tie twelfth round ~
land iug on Choynsk head behind he
left ear and another with = rlght 0n
the breast bone. Meantime Cheyesti
GOT 80 two lefts on tfDdfreF's fsce.
Chovnskl came out look ng sell fOr the
thirteenth and 20 did Godfrey
Godfrey swung both hEnds with
feroCty, but Chovnski We there each
tine. TIE Californian was guud
QUICKER beyond d0ult. He also Got N
good left handlers on Georges left ere.
The fourteenth round vas unsTeutfui
Dodfrey vent in Ike bui - tbs If.
teefltb round. By dong 80 30 acted
only se 1boYnsk wanted him 20 DO, u
p|sy t8s QUICKER. tbovnski had
i,esn waiting for tnls chance All tAs
evening. TIE coiored man wa ferrous
lie rushed 90 siasbinE wildly. tnoyn
- Jumped axhg laughing Then Sod.
frey plunged sgsir. u whs hls lasi
effort lhnynskl net BIN siit tns
, right anud ihaf hsc bEer n ret;remeni
, - long and there was ~ more God
frss- The frsi vsF Uisnter fuii ~ 10