Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-11-21
PETER MAHER VICTOR
KNOCKED OUI JOE CHOYINSI1I IN
THE SMITH ROUND.
Hard Fighting From Start to Finish
-ChOyinsl<i Rapidly Recovered,
and Was Not Hurt.

New York, Nov. 16.-The Broadwa!
Athletic Club played it's trump card to
night, when its managers announced q
20-round go at catch weights between
Peter Maher, the Irish heavyweight box
er, and Joe Choyinski, the Californian.
There were only two bouts on the pro-
gram, but although the price of admission
was SO and s., the ticket office was be-
sieged with a continuous string of en-
thusiasts on boxing, and when the fights
began, it was said that every seat had
been sold
In the first bout. Patsy Bailey of Buff
falo, N Y, and Young Sizero of ProVi-
dence, r. l., were antagonists at l16
pounds. The police stopped the fight in
1.-THE seventh round and Bailey was award
ed the fight. He had made 1t one-sided
almost from the start and had severely
punished Sizero.
Peter Maher was the first to make his
appearance in the ring, and ChoyinslIi
was only half a minute behind him.
ChoyinsK weighed in at 167 pounds.
| Maher was six pounds heavier, as he
| turned the scales at 173
AS the men agreed on catch weights,
|
them but Maher was a favorite among
the betting fraternity at to 5, when
! the men shook hands.
Round both spared carefully for an
opening Maher led a light left on the
| body. Choyinski tented twice with the
right and landed the left twice on The
body. Maher sent his left hard on the
body. Choyinsk landed two lefts light
on the body and in getting away Maher
| landed left on the face.
Round 2-Maher landed left on the
body Choyinski a left on the face
Maher swung the left on the back of the
neck and brought his left around on the
| face. Peter landed a good left on the
face and right on the body. Joe punched
his left twice on the body and jabbed
| lefts on the face.
Round 3-Maher let Choyinslds left
reach his wind three times without send
ing anything back. Maher landed two
Iefts on the face, and Choyinski left
on the body Maher led a left on the
body and Joe swung his left on the face.
Joe landed a left hook on the neck. Maher
| forced Joe to the ropes, hitting right
and left on the body and face. Maher
missed q 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. Choyinsh put his left on
the wind and repeated the dose two Sec
| onds later. Maher rushed Joe to the
ropes and smashed his left on the face.
Choyinski tented with his left and cross
ed his right on the face. Maher jabbed
right and left on the face, and at The
sound of the gong landed light left on
the top Of Joe's head.
Round 5-Choyinski led with a left on
the face. Maher planted a left on the
face Joe landed left on the face, but
Maher sent back three good lefts on Joe's
proboscis. Maher sent left on the body
and tried to cross his right on the jaw,
blu! failed. Joe landed a left on the face.
Maher rushed Joe to the ropes and got in
a hard body blow with the left. Maher
sent his left twice on the face, and Joe
did likewise. Honors were even when the
bell rang.
Round 6-Joe rushed at Maher and got
in a good left on the face. Both began
smuggling with lefts and rights on the
body and face. ChoyinslIi staggered Ma
her to the ropes with a left on the chin.
Then they slugged right and left but
the Irishmans weight told, and Choyin-
ski went to the floor. He came up again.
but he went down in three seconds from
another swing on the head. This time
Choyinski stayed down for nine seconds,
and as soon as Choyinski staggered to
his feet Maher rushed at him with a well
delivered right hand swing on the jaw and
knocked him down and out.
Choyinski, who has frequently devel-
oped wonderful recuperative powers, sur
prised everybody by regaining conscious
ness in less than a minute, and needed no
assistance from his seconds in making
his way to the dressing room. The referee
declared Maher the winner.