The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-17
PETE MAHER ON TOP
he Puts 0hOynski Out Of HumOr
in Six Rounds.
SOME REAL HOT SLUGGlNG
The Irish Boy Was Favorite and
He Performed Better han He
Did With hitzsimmons-I he
Room Was Crowded.

New YORK, NOV. lb.-lne blpduNey
Athletic club played its trump card
tonight when its managers announced
a a0-round go at catch weights be-
tween Peter Maher, the Irish heavy
weight boxer, and Joe Choynski, the
Californian. There We're only two
bouts on the programme. but although
the price of admission was SO and s.,
the ticket office was besieged with a
continuous string OF boxing enthusi-
asts. and when the fights began II Was
said that every seat had been sold. In
the first bout Patsey Haley OF Bunalo,
". y, and Young Sizro OF PROVIDENCE,
X. l.. We're antagonists at lls pounds.
The police stopped the light In the
seventh round and Haley was award
ed the fight. lie had made II one-sided
almost from the start and had severe
ly punished Sizro.
Peter Maher was the first to make
his appearance In the ring and Choyn-
ski was only half a minute behind
him. Choynski weighed in a. l67
pounds. Maher was six pounds heav-
Ter. as he turned the scales at 173. As
the men agreed on catchweights, there
was very little 10 choose between them,
but Maher was favorite among the
betting fraternity at to when the
men shook hands.
Round both spared carefully for
an opening. Maher led a light left on
the body. Choynski feinted twice with
his right and landed his left twice on
the body. Maher sent his left hard
on the body. Choynskl landed two
lefts light on the body and In getting
away Maher landed his left on the
face.
Round 2-Maher landed his left on
the body, Choynski his left on the
face. Maher swung his left on the
back OF the neck and brought his left
around on the face. Peter landed
good left on the face and his right ON
the body. Joe punched his left twice
on the body and jabbed lefts on the
face.
Round 3-Maher let Choynski reach
his wind three times without sending
anything back In return. Maher land
ed two iefts on the face and Choynski
his left on the body. and Maher led
his left on the Jody and Joe swung his
left on the face. Joe then landed a
left hook on the body and face. Ma
her missed vicious right swing and
fell 10 his knees. Joe sent a straight
left on tho nose and Maher landed two
lefts on the face.
Round 4-Joe opened with good left
on the body. Choynski put his left on
the wind and repeated the dose two
second later. Maher rushed Joe to the
ropes and smashed his left on the face,
Choynski feinted with his left and
crossed his right on the face. Maher
jabbed his right and left on the face
and at the sound Of the gong landed a
light left on top OF Joe's head.
Round 5-Joe led his left on the face.
Maher planted his left twice on the
face. Joe landed left on the face, but
Maher sent back three good lefts on
Joe's proboscis. Maher sent his left
on the body and tried to cross his right
on the jaw, but failed Joe landed his
left on the face. Maher rushed Joe To
the ropes and got In hard blow with
the left. Maher senth Is left twice on
the face and Croynski did likewise.
Honors wer even when the bell rang.
Round 6-Choynski rushed at Maher
and got In good left on the face. Both
hogan slugging with lefts and rights
on the body and face. Choynski stag
gered Maher to the ropes with left
on the chin. Then they slugged right
and left. but the Irishman's weight
told and Choynskl went to the iioor. lie
came up again but he went down in
side Of three seconds from another
right swing on the head. This time
Choynski stayed down for nine sec
onds and as soon as Choynski staggcr-
ed TO his feet Maher rushed at him
with well-delivered right hand swing
on the Jaw and knocked him down and
out.
Choynski. who has frequently devel-
ored wonderful recuDerative powers.
surprised everybody by regalning con