The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
THE BOXERS.
ChoynskPs Chances Of Whipping
Sharkey.

The next event of Importance in the
way of boxing will be a meeting between
Tom Sharkey, the champion heavy weight
OF the Pacific Coast, and Joe Choynski.
The contest will be held in this City on
the evening of the 10Th of April, and ac-
cording to an agreement signed by Par
SON. Davies in behalf of Choynski and
Sharkey, Choynski, to win the long end
of the purse that will be hung up for COM
petition, must stop Sharkey in eight
rounds
There are many people under the i'm
preston that Choynski can easily accom-
plish the trick OF polishing off his oppo-
nent IN couple of rounds. No later than
yesterday a well-known sage, who is con-
sidered an authority on matters pugilistic,
said that the champion of Uncle Sam s
navy would be treate by Choynsk in the
exact same manner as the elongated New
Zealander. FitZsimmons. treated the once
redoubtable Peter Maher.
tYes, you mark my words" said the
sage, "that Joe will fool around Tom until
he locates the uninclosed spots that are
open for inspection on his handsome face,
and then, as quick as creased Lightning
strikes an oldtime Democratic ward poll
tician, Joseph will send out that big sledge-
hammer fist Of his and poor old Tom will
fall down, down. down on the cold, cold
floor, where he will lie like a good Indian
until the seconds are called and the purse
is won. l say that Sharkey will be de-
feated in quick order, but l would change
my opinion very quickly if l thought
Sharkey was clever enough to guard his
jaw from the heavy shot which Joseph
| carries in his gloves"
| 1t is strange how people will sometimes
| be carried away with Impressions formed
| in years that are past. They seemingly
forget that a fighter, like horse, will
grow stale from too much work, and after
| a certain num- Der of years on the turf he is
| bound to retrograde.
| Choynski is pretty old star now. He
| has been seven or eight years in the ring,
| so to speak, and ten years is about the
| limit of a pugilst's successful career.
Joseph is good man yet. and will remain
a hard puncher after Corbett's brilliant
star of fortune has set forever.
1t must be remembered that Choynski
takes excellent care of himself, and does
not indulge in wild escapades. He is
physically almost as good man to-day as
he was eight years ago. but then he is
growing old, and will not go as good
race now as when he met the now famous
Jimmy Corbett in that memorable prize
fight on q barge in Carquinez Straits.
Choynski has had several hard battles
since that time, and it cannot be said that
those contests have hel ped him in any way
| knowledge and experience, which is very
| material.
Sharkey is young and powerful fellow
and AS game as Japanese fighting bird.
He is aware that he has yet much to learn
about the game of fisticuffs but being a
close student and lover OF hard exercise
he hopes to overcome whatever awkward
ness he may possess, and eventually prove
to the sporting public that he is entitled
to place in the first rank of heavyweight
| pugilists.
Choynski will not have as easy a game
as many people imagine, and it is ex-
tremely doubtful if She can land his big
| right fist on the spot he expects to reach
during the eight rounds of his engagement
with Sharkey.
Certainly if he has not made wonderful
! strides in improvement since he fought
Billy Woods in this City, Sharkey will
stand some kind of a chance of turning the
tables on his opponent.
| Choynsh in hot company, will not prove
a dangerous man after five rounds of sharp
fighting. His underpinning is very light,
and in build he is not to be com pared with
Sharkey in athletic proportions.
| Choynski is said to be in good condition
now and will require only few weeks
| training to fit him for battle royal
The London National Sporting Club,
which is composed of many millionaires
and prominent men in business circles, is
now figuring on match between Corbett
and FitZsimmons.
Considering that the gentlemen of this
| famous athletic association are as intelli-
gent and as humanelv inclined as the good
people of Texas who opposed the Fitzsim-
mons and Maher contest, it must be sur
| prising to those who do not believe in box
| ing that the London club would even toll
crate boxing match for the supposed
championship of the world between such
| prominent individuals. But neither the
members of the club nor the venerable
diplomats and aged statesmen of the
| House of Commons or Parliament can see
any harm in two thoroughly trained and
well conditioned men meeting in the roped
arena to decide questions of physical su-
periority, and it is very safe to say that
they would not neglect National affairs of
importance either to meddle in the local
affairs of others. So much cannot be SAID
OF our silver-tongued orators and states
men who permitted the sacred affairs of a
Nation 10 tremble while they came down
from their "lofty perches". to enact special
laws which brand the patrons OF the
manly art'' as felons.
In case Corbett and Fitzsimmons are