Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-19
CYCLONE FIGIERS.
The FitzsimmonS-ChOyn-
ski Battle a Draw.
THE POLICE INTERFERED.
Australian Would Have Defeated the
Californian if Allowed to Continue.

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night missed the greatest chance of his
life TO secure reputation which would
bring him In thousands OF dollarA He
tame within an aoe Of whipping Bob
Fitssimmons In the third rouRd Of their
glove contest In a ring pitched on the
sage OF the Boston thsAter. He lacked
head and condition at the critical moment
and allowed the famous Australian to re-
cover and eventually get away with him.
Choynski was the FIRST to appear, and
in his wake came q rstiAus of handlers
and seconds The Californian was at
tired In a red breech siout and locked fit
TO battle for his life. His general bearing
was one of q college athlete rather than
prize fighter.
HtEsimmons followed shortly after.
The Australian was also In fine fsttle,
but he looked a trifie heavier than his op-
ponent After a formal introduction to
the audience by Referee DAILY. Tmekssper
Murphy sounded the gong for the first
round.
Neck and Neoh. -
Round both men sprang nimbly to
the center, and siroling one another,
seemed bent on allowing bis opponent to
this. missing left-hand swing and going
over Choynski's back when the latter
ducked out Of reach. The Australian
again led. landing his left lightly on
Choynskis chin and receiving an easy
tap on the stomach In return. Honors
were even when the round closed.
Round 2-Fitz had evidently sised his
man, for no sooner had he reached the
center than he tapped him twice In the
face with his left. This seemed to waksn
the Californian. for. with . smile. he let
| go his right and left, the latter landing
with good effect on Fitxsimmons' body.
| Twice did Fitz miss lsft-hand swings, bat
toward the finish he got Choynski In a
corner. and In an upper cut Rraxed Joe's
jaw. A clinch followed. and the pair
walked to the center only to be sent to
their corners by the gong.
Choynski on the Aggressive.
Round S-Fitzsimmons was first to
reach the center Of the ring, and az
Choynski nesred him he measured the
distance. He feinted and Fitssimmone
let 40 the left in return. Joe stopped him
and quick as fash he shot his left 1t
landed full on the point Of the foreigners
| Jaw, and Fitzsimmons measured his
length upon the floor. The audience
sprang to their feet as one man, but
| amid the din Fitzsimmons heard DAILY
| count of nine seconds when he staggered
| to his feet Eitzsimmons was dazed. Joe
was after him red hot and time and again
| did he land his left and right He
| always landed on the red-head's topknot,
however. as Bob never missed an oppor-
| tunity to clinch Joe's neck. DAILY broke
them apart time and again. Ohoynski
was rapidly firing himself out by his
| efforts, while the man from Australia
was just as rapidly recovering his bear
ing The round came to Q close with
both men just staggering around, each
| trying hard to get In q final blow, which
| seemed about all that was needed to
| finish either one.
Round 4-Here was where Fitz's won
derful recuperative power asserted itself
Choynski was leg weary and slow In
| answering the summons, while FitE
| looked and acted as fresh as when the
contest began. He made for Choynski at
| once, and while Joe was endeavoring TO
place left that would amount to some
thing, Fitz hit him two on the face and
| jaw. Down went Joe. but he was up
within the allotted 10 seconds, only to 20
to the floor again. Twice more did Fitz-
simmons floor him, but each time the
Californian staggered to his feet 1t was
CORY battle, and finally Police Captain
Warren, followed by a squad of officers,
entered the ring and told DAILY that the
mill would stop II the spectators did not
| cease their yelling. This ended the round,
which was about 30 seconds short.
Police Took . Hand
Round 5-Fitz was bent on finishing his
man, and As they came together in the
| center he made a terrific swing for Choyn-
skis jaw with his left. II was triis
| high, but struck the Californian on the
ear and again he measured his length
upon the floor. Gamely did he struggle
TO his feet He staggered half way across
the ropes and push from Fitz sent him
sprawling In the corner. Clinging to the
ropes he regained his equilibrium once
more and clinched Fitzsimmons by the
| body. DAILY broke them and Fitzsim-
mons again put that faithful left on Joe's
jaw. He sank to the floor, and while re-
gaining his feet Captain Warren again
made his appearance and this timo said
THAT under no conditions would he allow
the battle to continue.
According to the articles, which read
| that IL both men were on their feet and
willing TO go on at the finish Of the stipu.
lated eight rounds IL should be declared
| a draw, there was but one decision for
DAILY to make, and that a draw. which he
| did.
The spectators cheered Fitz and Choyn-
| ski, and cheered and bissed DAILY and
Captain Warren, satisfied beyond all
| doubt that Fitz was the greatest ring
general ever seen In Boston, and that
Choynski was as game a man as ever