The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-17
ZOE CHOYNSkI FAILS.
~ CONTEST VERY UNEQUAL.
veuvv Fails to Hurt His Opponent
- = Severely Beaten, but Takes
Punishment Well.

- Francisco, April ls.-Joe Chovnsxt
<'st.d 10 stop Tom shzrkey. the marine. In
-, rounds tonight al the Peoples PAL
- shea,er. The match was under the
ss~ssseS Of the National Athletic Club.
@~<s,y-siye hundred people witnessed the
eedtest.
e.rss the start. contrary TO expectations.
- ebaxkey has always been the aSxressor
q n previous fights cboynski reached
0arkeys face with his left and followed
- with hot left in the neck. which
- ehaskey staggering agalns. the ropes.
ccynskl landed MS left onehe Jazz, and in
: II Knocked saarkey clear through the
-. and the latter fell on his head on the
r1adde. Csoynski reached the Jaw ard
- IN quick succession with the left.
- af the close of the round Sharkey led
& ~ With vicious right for the wind.
= fell low and struck Joe In the groga.
1ashnag him I'D. The police jumped into
- ring amid great excitement and stopped
- light. announcing that II could rot go
= Choynsh refused 10 claim foul. as
= could have done. and after about twenty
adnH:ee delay the police allowed the aght
go On.
Ieund 2-Affer sparrine for a minute
markey reached Joe's head with a Light
"A. ICE responded with hot left which
- the marine against the ropes, and fol-
lWxG up with left IN Sharkey's wind.
~ rsached sharksy's Jaw with the left.
nound s--Joe reached sharkey's law
III the left. and then put a hot right on
~ wind sbarkey 6ucked a wicked rich,
- fhs neck. Sharksy reached Jcs's wind
30 light right and the latter respond-
- With hot left In the Jaw twice, ard
~ the same fist on Sharkeys neck
~ responded wi.d a terrific right on
narkeys ribs Sharkey csinche6 10
essst punishment.
Round 4-Joe pushed sharkey against
a. ropes. and Their put his left on the
sech, following Il Up with both right and
~ on the Ieck. Joe reached the face with
~ ,sft. and followed u with a right swins
- the ribs. Joe staggered Sharkey with
! 10. left on the neck twice ia quick sue
erssson. Joe knocked Sharkey down with
s left on the neck
Roand s-Choynski had not up 10 this
surnd used his right. apparently waiting
h. ~ opportunity 10 put In right-hand
Knockout In this round Sharkey repeated
b cIinched TO avoid punishment. He sue
tssced In landing two or three light body
~ faee with his left
Round s-sharksy led several times In
fhis round. and appeared 10 be very fresh.
sith all his punishment. Choynski landed
q his face with his left as often as he
wished. but could not get In the right-hand
Knockout for which he was playing.
Round s-This round opened with Shar-
ksy running away and clinchinx. He led
several times but was unable to do any
damage TO hts clever antagonist. Choyn-
ali repeatedly landed both right and left
On the face and neck. but could not get in
G Knockout. The round closed with mix
In which Sharkey landed hot right over
the kidneys. Gharkey appeared groegy.
Round NChcynski chased Sharkey
around the rirG. landing right and left on
the face and jaw. Sharked clinched and
fell half dosen times 10 avoid punish
ment. staying down until the referee
counted aims. The fight ended In a mix
W In which Joe landed as often as he liked
AID al but had Sharkey out.