Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-11-20
Pugilistic Encounter Between ChOynski
and Maher in New York
City.
The FRESHMAN WAS WINNER
At the End of the Sixth Round His
Antagonist Was Completely
Done Up.

Athletic club played another trump care
tonight when it's manager announced a
20-round go at catch weights between
Peter Maher, the Irish heavyweight
boxer, and Joe Choynski, the Califor-
MAN. There were only two bouts on the
program, but, although the prices of adj
mission were So and s., the ticket Office
Was besieged with q continuous string of
boxing enthusiasts, and when the fights
began every seat had been sold, In the
first bout Patsy Haley of Buffalo, n. u,
and young Sisro of Providence, r. l.,
were antagonists at lis pounds. The
police stopped the fight in the seventh
round and Haley was awarded the fight.
He had made it one-sided almost from
the start and had severely punished
Sisro.
After o burleEque boxing bout between
Paddy Michigan of Newark and Johnny
Banks lcolored) of this city, which lasted
four rounds, the event Of the evening
was announced.
Peter Maher was the first to make his
appearance in the ring and Choynski
was only half a minute behind him.
Maher looked in excellent shape, Choyn-
ski looked trained thoroughly and
weighed in at lG1 pounds. Maher was
six pounds heavier, as he turned the
scales at 1T3.
Maher vas a seven to five ~favorite
when the men shook hands.
Round Both spared carefully for
I'D opening. Maher led a light left on
the body. Choynski tented twice with
the right and landed his left twice on
the body. Maher sent a left hard on the
body. Choynski landed two lefts light
on the body, and in getting away Maher
landed a left on the face.
Round 2-Maher landed a left on the
body, Choynski a left on the face. Maher
and Joe exchanged lefts on face. Maher
swung a left on the back of the neck
and brought his left around on the face.
Joe punched his left twice On the body
and both jabbed lefts on the face.
Choynski slapped Maher with his left on
the right cheek and q right on the face.
Again Joe cent left on face and Maher
replied with left on face and right on
body.
Round 3-Maher was careful when he
came up again. but he let Choynski's left
reach his wind three times without send
tn~ urpthirr hoaD -. ro{,r- MaE.-l
landed two lefts on the face and Choyn.
ski hit a left on body and Maher led a
left on body. Joe swung a left on the
face. Joe then landed a left hook on the
neck, Maher forced Joe to the ropes,
hitting right and left on the body and
face. Maher missed u vicious right
swing and fell to his knees. Joe sent a
straight left on the nose and Maher
landed two lefts on the face.
Round 4--Joe opened with a good left
on the body. After tiddling for half a
minute, Choynski put his left on the
wind and repeated the dose two seconds
later. Maher rushed Joe to the ropes
and smashed his left on the face.
Choynski tented with his left and CROSS
ed his right on the face. Maher jabbed
right and left on the face, at the eound
of the gong landing a light left on the
top of Joe's head.
Round 5-Choynski led p left on the
face and body. Maher planted his left
twice on the face. Joe landed a left on
the face, but Maher sent back three
good lefts On Joe's proboscis. Maher
sent a left on the body and tried to cross
a right on the jaw, but failed. Joe
landed a left on the face. Maher rush.
ed Joe to the ropes and got in a hard
body blow with the left. Maher sent
his left twice on the face and Choynski
did likewise. Honors we're even when
the bell rang.
Round G-Choynski rushed at Maher
and got in a good left on the face. Both
began smuggling with let's and rights on
body and face. Choynski staggered
Maher to the ropes with a left on the
chin. Then they slugged right and left,
but the lrishman's weight told and
Choynski went to the floor. lie came
up again, but went down inside of three
seconds from another right swing on the
head. This time Choynski stayed down
for nine seconds and, as eoon as he stag
gered to his feet, Maher rushed at him
with a we'll delivered right hand swing
or the Jaw and knocked Choynski down
and out, Time OF sixth and last round,
two minutes and % seconds.
Choyuski, who has frequently devel-
oped wonderful recuperative powers, sur.
prised everybody by regaining conscious
neHs in less than a minute and needed no
assistance from his second in making his
way to the dressing room.
The referee declared Maher the win
ner. Captain Groo, who is in charge Of