The record-union., 1896-11-17
Both Fight Cautiously During First Five
Rounds Of the Contest,
With Honors About Evenly Divided
Between the Two,
When the Irishman Struck His Gait,
Raining a Perfect Hailstorm of
Right and Left Swings on the Cali
fOrnian's Face, Sending Him to
Grass and Clean Out With a Right
Across the Jaw.

Across the Jaw.
BROADWAY CLUB, NEW YORK,
Nov. 16.-Peter Maher knocked out Joe
Choynski of California with right hand
swing on the jaw after 2 minutes and %
seconds of the sixth round in their twen-
ty-round contest before the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight. The men fought
cautiously for five rounds, and Maher
did not strike his gait until the sixth
round opened. Then he rushed at his
man, and Choynski quickly Went down
before the hailstorm of right and left
swings that Peter landed. Joe got up
staggering, after having stayed down
nine seconds. He made an effort to
steady himself, but it was of no avail.
Maher went right at him, and with a
clean right-hand swing on the jaw sent
him to the grass again. This time he
hay fiat ON his back with arms and legs
extended, and the referee slowly counted
him out. The police clambered into the
ring under the charge of Acting Captain
Groom, but no arrests were made, as
both men were uninjured
This was the first heavyweight box
ing contest of Importance held in this
city under the new Horten bill, the
terms being a twenty-round encounter
at catch weights.
Half an hour before the time set for
starting There was a ten-round set to
between Patsy Haley of Buffalo and
Young Sislo of Providence.
W.
people, was crowded from floor to cell
ing. A large delegation from PittSburg
Boston and Philadelphia had seats by
the ringSide. There was an immense
amount of interest taken in the Maher-
Choynski contest, though but little
money was wagered. The concensus of
opinion was that the Irishman would
win, but Peter has had such an un-
pleasant way of giving his hackers the
wrong end Of the money that they were
rather chary of CHANGING any reverses.
Choynskis reputation for gameness
and ability to take punishment, as we'll
as his proven stiffness and cleverness,
won him many friends. Maher has
shown an immense improvement in his
! late encounters, has acquired confidence
and is also quick and shifty. The easy
manner in which the Irishman polished
off O'Donnell and Slavfn was fresh in
the memory of local followers of the
| sport.
| Maher stated to the representative Of
the United Associated Presses before
the opening bout that he never felt fit
| ter for a contest, while Choynski also
n ,.rNI ~, T. q fot+
THE OPENING BOUT.
! The opening bout was put on at $50.
Sam c. Austin was referee. Haley and
| Sislo weighed in at 116 pounds 1t was
a slugging match from the sound of the
/ bell. Sislo rushed at his man and pushed
| him to his knees. When Haley got up
| they went at it hammer and tongs, both
landing sledge-hammer blows.
| In the second round both were wild,
| but willing
In the third the Buffalo boy pasted his
man hard with straight lefts ON the face.
| Sislo's nose bled freely, and he was very
weary when the bell rang.
! Slslo came up gamely for the fourth,
/ but Patsy easily avoided attack, and
| punched his man all over the ring
| Sislo put good left in the face in
| the next, but Haley made a regular
chcpping block of the Italian, who was
covered with blood at the end, though
| still in the ring.
Haley played with his man in the
sixth, While Sislo failed in heroic efforts
| to get within striking distance
Haley hit his man when and where he
pleased in the seventh and the referee
| put a stop to the battle and gave Haley
| the decision
CHOYNSKI KNOCKED OUT.
! There was scarcely a vacant seat in
the building when everything was in
| readiness for the appearance of the
stars The crowd had been amused by
buriesque boxing bout while Maher
and Choynski We're putting on the fin
lshing touches in the dressing rooms.
Maher was the first to appear at
9:4i, Choynsk following a moment
later. Both men came in for a gener-
/ Gus share of hand -clapping. Maher
/ was seconded by Pete Burns, Peter
/ Lowry and Jack Quinn In Choynski's s
corner were Tommy West. Paddy For
man and Bob Armstrong. Maher
scaled lI3 pounds and Choynski 16S.
Little money changed hands, but Ma
her was slight favorite
! Round 1.-The men shook hands at
9:4S. They spared for an opening.
| Maher led with a light left on the
| ehest- More sparring. Choynski feint-
/ ed. and shot a left that just reached
/ the wind Maher put q hard left on
the body, and they clinched. After a
| lot of clever feinting ON both sides,
| Maher reached the neck, and turned
Joe around. The remainder of the
round was mainly devoted to sparring
at long range
Round 2-Maher missed a vicious
right swing and Joe put two lefts on
/ the jaw. Maher sent in a left to the
neck In trying to get away Joe slip
! ped, and Peter shot the right on the
body. Feter put a hard left on the
neck. and Joe got ratified Joe then put
/ three straight lefts on the face, and
/ staggered Peter with a left jab on the
| jaw. Joe landed his left on the face.
but was countered with a right on the
chin. 1t was Choynskis round
| Round Joe opened with a light left
on the body, and repeated a moment
later Choynsk then sent the right to
the face, and Peter came back with the
] left twice. Joe sent hard left on the