The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
JOE M'AULIFFE BESTED
KNOCKED OUT IN THE FOURTH
ROUND By JOE CHOYNskI.
Sent to the Floor with a RiEht-Hand
Swing on the Jaw-Thc Giant
Weakened i'm Training.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2s.-The Occi-
dental Athletic Club gave a series of fights
tonight in it's new pavilion at Woodward's
Garden. The place was we'll filled with a
crowd of 5000 persons. The chief event
was an eight-round go between Joe
Choynski and Joe McAuliffe, the first man
defeated by Peter Jackson when the latter
came to this country six years ago. Nc
Auliffe has been on the retired list for two
or three years. He began training for the
present contest, weighing 2S6 pounds, and
entered the ring tonight at about 225 to
230 pounds. The men presented a great
contrast as they shook hands for the first
round. McAuiiffe lowered nearly four
inches above his antagonist. with an adj
vantage of three inches in reach. His ap-
p%earance indicated that he had reduced his
weight at the expense of his strength and
endurance. Choynski, on the contrary,
looked the picture of health. He was
trained to the hour, and what he lacked
in height, weight and reach he made up
in wonderful muscular development and
cleverness. He entered the ring at about
lao pounds.
McAuliffe was knocked out in the fourth
round. Choynski assumed the aggressive
from the start and hit McAuliffe when and
where he pleased. The giant was COM
pleteiy out-matched and was a playthinS
in Choynski's hands. Little Joe played on
big Joe's wind and when the giant came up
for the fourth round he was perceptibiy
winded. In this round Choynski went at
his man like a. demon: First a. poke in
the stomach with his left and a jab in the
face with his right soon made McAuliffe
groggy. Finally in the middle of the round
Choynski swung his right with terrific
force. 1t landed on McAuliffe's jaw and the
fight was over. The giants legs weakened
and he fell to the floor with a crash. He
could not get up within the required ten
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Choynski. The latter was unpublished and
was in good condition when the fight
ended. His clumsy antagonist managed to
sent his head back, but that did not keep
the smaller man from going at him re-
lentlessiy. McAulife's efforts to reduce
weight told on his strength and he could
not keep up the fast pace set for him. The
fight by rounds follows:
Round 1-Choynski assumed the ag-
g~ressive and led with his left FOR The Mind,
getting away without a return ilow. He
repeated this blow three times and made
McAuliffe grunt. Choynski reacned the
and countered on the face. ',hoynski
reached the face with a left swing and
McAuliffe returned the compliment with his
left on Choynskfs face three. lines In
quick succession and got the left in the
face in return. The round ended IN Gnoyn-
Round a-Choynski reached the wind
twice with a left swing. McAulife. in
guarding his wind, left an opening for the
face, which ChOynski took advantage of.
leading and landing on the face with left
swings three times in quick succession.
McAuliffe did some leading. but his clever
antagonist got out of reach of the giant's
long arm. McAuiiffe landed on the boiy and
got a hard one on the nose. which brougnt
blood. Choynski went at his man like q
demon and landed with his left on the wind
and his right over the heart. McAuliffe
clinched to avoid the hard body blows.
Choynski rushed his man and landed hard
on the body and face with his left. Nc
Auliffe got in his left on the head, which
put Choynski's head back. The round end
ed in Choynski's favor.
Round 3-McAuiife led with his left and
Choynski ducked. McAuliffe ducked a
wicked left swing. Choynski reached the
face twice with his left and again reached
the wind with the same hand. The re-
mainder of the round was a series OF left
swings on the wind and left jabs in the
face from Choynski, which told perceptibly
on the big man. AT the end of the round
McAuliffe was somewhat winded. He
reached Choynski two or three times. but
his blows lacked steam. The round ended
with a vicious left swing from Choynski
which staggered Auli
Round 3Choynski saw his advantage
and went at his man from the ring of the
bell, smashing him with his left in the
wind and right drives on the jaw. He soon
had his man groggy and one last right on
the chin put the giant against the ropes,
from which he reeled and fell to the floor.
He looked to be able TO get up. but evil
IDENTIFY had enough of Choynski's swings
and punches. so he remained down until
the referee had counted ten.
The fight between Spider Kelly and Gus
Herget, light-weightS. was given 20 Kelly
after a fiercely fought battle.