Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
A Great Heavyweight Battle
at Coney Island.
Godfrey Got Knocked Out in
the Fifteenth Round.
Terrific Slugging characterized the
Mill Throughout.
The California Boy Was Too Much for
the Dusky Boston Bruiser-COr-
bett VIII Not Fight for
One Year.
BY the Associated Press.


portant prize fight yet fought in the
amphitheater of the Coney Island Ath-
letic club, was the battle tonight be-
tween Joe Choynski of California and
George Godfrey of Boston. Both men
were in the pink of condition, and go
evenly matched that there was no odds
to speak of in the betting. Tickets had
been in such demand that every seat in
the house was sold and standing room
was at premium. The largest crowd
Of sporting people that ever attended a
fight in this vicinity witnessed the bat
tie. Choynski weighed 16s, Godfrey
175. John McVeay, Jimmy Carroll,
Parson Davies and Dominick McCaffrey
seconded Choynski; Grant Steele, Jim
Godfrey, Jack MCGEE and Professor
Williams looked after Godfrey. William
Riley was time keeper; John P. Eek
hart referee.
PRELIMINARY BOUT.
The event of the evening was preceded
by ten-round contest between Kid
Hogan and Daily Lyons, who put up a
rafting fight, full OF. science and hard
knocks. The boys fought at catch
weights. 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 large
crowd in good humor. Peter Jackson
was present, and was cheered to the
echo as he entered a private box.
THE BIG FELLOWS ON DECK.
At 10 O'Clock Choynski, Godfrey and
their attendants entered the ring, and
after the usual preliminaries, at 10 10
O'Clock the men stepped to the center
and began to spar. Choynski cleverly
ducked some wicked blows. They
clinched near the close of the round,
Choynski landing good left on God
frey's jaw, following with his right and
slipping down at the call of time.
Second round-After cautious spar.
ring and Choynski running away, God
frey, led and fell short, Joe landing a
good left.
Third-Godfrey rushed, Choynski re.
spending, pumping his left into God
frey's face and evading counters. God
frey's eye began to close, but the col
ored man hit Choynski number OF
stiff punches. 1t was Choynski's round
Fourth-The men were on the defen-
sive, with honors even.
GODFREY GETS MAD.
Fifth-Choynski landed his left twice
and got away with light return. God
frey was delirious and went at his op-
ponent like bull, landing on Choyneki's
eye with terrible force, laying his eye
open, which bled profusely.
Sixth-Godfref landed four stingers
on Choynski's damaged optic, rushing
him all over the ring.
Seventh-Both men did clever work,
Godfrey getting in some telling blows,
Choynski evading punishment by
clinching. The Californian planted
heavy blows on the mouth and stomach.
Eighth-Choynski landed on the
stomach, Godfrey responding with a
| right swing which brought the Cali.
fornian to his knees. The latter then
chased Godfrey all over the ring, land
ing clean left and right.
| Ninth-Mostly sparring for wind
though Choynski made the colored man
vince with several hard blows on the
stomach.
Tenth Godfrey again landed heavily
on Choynsk's suffering eye, following
with hard upper cut, the latter re
spending with a right swing, forcini
Godfrey's bead back.
| A CLEAN KNOCK DOWN.
Rounds eleven and twelve were un
eventful, but just as time was called q
the end OF the twelfth Godfrey sen
Cho7nski to the floor with clean knocl
down.
Thirteenth-Godfre rushed the Cali
fornian, who went down to avoid pun
isment. Godfrey sent straight left OF
Choynski's mouth, splitting his lowe
lip, Choynski countering on Godfrey
eye, which was now closed.
Fourteenth = Choynski landed hi'
right and left on the stomach hard, God
frey's counters falling short. The rounG
ended with Choynski forcing Godfrey tt
| the ropes.
| GODFREY KNOCKED OUT.
ifteenth-Godfrey now totally blint
in the left eye, rushed at Choynski lik'
a mad bull, getting straight jab on hi
closed eye, staggering him. After sew
eral Intellectual attempts to land OF
| Choynski's face and stomach, the latte
swung his right again on Godfrey's dam
aged eye, and knocked the colored mar
completely out.
THE RECORDS OF THE CoMBATANTs.
Choynski has been defeated thre
times by Jim Corbett and twice by Jo
Goddard, but all we're hard-fought bat
ties. Both Corbett and Goddard speal
of Choynski in the highest terms. The
say he is not only good stiff puncher
but one of the gamest men that eve
entered the ring. Godfrey, on the othe
hand, though the oldest man in tn
prize ring today, is clever fighter. an
q very free, hard hitter. He had onl
met with two defeats in his long pugi
istic career, previous to tonight-one q
the hands OF Peter Jackson the 'othe
when Jake Kilrain knocked him out j
the forty-fourth round. Both battle
were most desperately fought, and Goo
srey made his opponents realize the fat
that they had no easy task to perform