The times., 1897-12-01
FIGHT DECLARED 4 DRAW
Hot Contest Between Jim JEFF
fries and Joe ChOynski.
TWENTY ROUNDS FOUGHT
From the Beginning to the Finish
the Bottle Was an Even One-If
Better Choynki Retaliated in the
Next.

San Francisco, Nov. 80 The fight to-
night between Jim eff ries and Joe
ChoynsEl was declared adraw after twenty
not very exciting rounds.
ChOynski weighed in at 1877 and JeffTies
at ZI9. The betting was even money.
Behind Choynsk We're Eddie Creamy, his
backert anu george Greent while JeIlrles
had In t!is corner Billy Deiany and Jack
Stelzner. jim Mcdonald, the baseball
umpire, fefereed the contest.
Inc Iaen we're cautious and did nothing
to SPEAK OF until the third round. In thaU
round Jeffries slipped a left hook over
Joes guard ana dropped him. Joe sta yed
down five seconds, but Jeffries did not
follow up bissadyanta ge.
Round four was tame. Each scored light
leits on the head ana JeIfries got in
Round 5-ine men woke up and did
some vicious fighting. ChoynsKi played
his left several times ON JetfrIes head
and ducked away from Jeffries left-hand
punches. II could not avoid JeffTies
| right, however, ana caught three hard body
| punches and "a left jolt in the face. The
| men were hard at it with honors even
| as the gong sounded.
Round Some terrific fighting was
| done ID this round, Jeffries having decidedly
| the best of il. He landed often on Joe's
! body and punished Choynski severely in
| the clinches.@
Round Z -This-beIonged to Choynski, but
Round 8-Jeffries Scored time and again
| with his left on Choynskis face. They
/ Were hard jolts, and Joe sent nothing
| back, the round being AL in Jeftries favor.
Round 9-Choynsk was receiver again
! in this round, taking numerous hard lefts
| on the 5aw and face. The blows distressed
! him very little, but he could not land on
| Jefiries.
Round 1o-Jeffries played both hands
| heavily on Joe's head, while the latter
| could not land. Jeffries let Choynski out
| Round 1i-Chovnsld drew first blood
| with stiff left lab or the nose. which
he feneatedi twice JeffIie5 l, fiogged Sc n, MS
| hands and landed stiff right on the
Ro 12-choynsh used his left on his
| 0ppO = face with great effect, drawing
! consl blood and stopping Jeffries'
| rushd round was easily ChOyns ki's.
aud aioI III several Wicked lefts' most
| Of whchVweTe blocked by Joe, who did
/ some very clever dV"ktng, but no leading.
Round 14-With the exception OF a
| single left swing, which he landed with
| considerable force on Jeffries Jaw, Choyn-
| ski took al tie punishment in this round
| He was chased around the ring continual
| ", and confined all his efforts to keep
ing out OF Jeffries' way.
Round -Jeffries rushed Joe, cornered
| him, and floorpd him neatly with left
! swing He followed Joe up and staggered
! him with hard leftS. which left their mark
| en- Choynski's face ana body.
Round 16-ChoynSH battered Jeffries'
| face unWercifuily with his left. The round
was the hottest of the fight, with a slight
| advantage for Choynski.
| Round I1-Jeffries tired iadly ard Joe
! kept up a tattoo with his left on his oppon-
| ept's face. Jeffr'es' leads Ia cked steam.
| Round 1S-Jeffries took the offensive
| and kept Joe moving quickly. joe put in
! few left iabs ON Jeffries' damaged eye
| and took four or five stiff body punches
| in return.
| Round 19-Jeffries still took the aggres-
| sive, following and landing stiff iabs on
Joe's body. The latter visited JeffrieS' eye
| with a connie of hard left iahs.
| Round 20-Roth men went at it ham
| mer and tongS. and SlUgged the fun round
| either side.
| Referee McnonaId'S decision was well
| received thcurh man Wy ollg mt tina Jeffries
| had the best OF the fight.