El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-25
Fight At San Francisco Last
Night Before A Large
Audience.
Mccoy GETS DECISION
The Full Twenty Rounds
Fought. M'Coy Showed
CIeverest Work All
Through.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.-At th'
3 end of twenty round contest, befor'
the national athletic club at Mocha
: MICS pavilion last night, Kid Mccoy
was pronounced victor over Joe
Choynski.
Mccoy had the advantage almost
: from the beginning, and could have put
Joe out q dozen times after the first
few rounds, but failed to take advan-
tage of bis opportunities.
Blow after blow was landed on
lChoynski's stomach, and he suffered
terribly. The worst he could do to
retaliate was to injure his bands by
landing frequently on McCoy's small
hard head which was not hurt.
BY ROUNDS.
The men were called to the center of
the ring at 10 P. M. and given instruc-
| tions by the referee. An agreemen Mt
| was made to break away clean.
Round one Mccoy led with left for
Joe's body but missed. Choynski acted
on the aggressive-McCoy landed ligh ht
left on the neck when Choynski lead.
Mccoy swung his left for the head and
Joe ducked. Joe landed lightly on
top of McCoy's head. Mccoy jabbe d
left to the body and followed with q
swing for the head but Choynski duck
ed and escaped punish meDG.
Choynski tried q straight left but
missed. Mccoy swung with left for
Joe's head but was stopped. After
more sparring, Mccoy jabbed Joe in
the wind with his left. Joe missed q
left swing. Both men fought cautious
/ ly doing little good work.
Round three-McCoy jsbbed his left
on the face and got away from a return.
Choynski reached left for the head but
got a right on the body. Joe landed
hard on the wind without return. He
blocked left swing for the wind. Mo-
Coy landed lightly on the head and Joe
swung his left for the body, but was
blocked.
Round four-McCoy led for the body
but missed and clinched. Joe followed
him to his corner, but the Kid clinch-
ed. Joe landed twice on the body and
got three left jsbs on the face. Joe
missed right for the body but landed
on the neck. Mccoy rushed Choynski
landing his left and right just at the
: end of the round.
. Round fve.-McCoy swung left for
the head and got left on the body
Joe forced him about the ring ani
tried with his left for the head ant
landed it and got left swing in tn,
jaw twice. Mccoy landed his left OF
the head three times in succession, bu
Joe continued to force him. McCo,
swung two lefts on the body and Joe
was groggy. Mccoy swung left an(
, land counter. He resorted to block
3 ing left leads and tried to land his
, right, but failed. This was Mccoy
round all through. Joe came back TO
more, but was tired and groggy at th'
finish. He took great chances In al
attempt to land q right.
Round siX-JOe came up strong and
forced Kid about the ring. McCo!
landed left and jabbed Joe's face
Joe tried with his right for the jaw bu
went wild. Joe landed right on th'
head twice, but not solidly. Joe jabbet
, his left to the face and got away. Jo'
8 forced matters and tried with right fOl
the heart, but failed. Mccoy landed &
stiff left on the face, ducking under {
vicious left for the Jaw; ne tnen Jaobec
3 Joe in the face twice: getting one o
: the same kind in return. Mccoy land
ed stiff blow on the neck and th'
round closed with the men fighting
furiOusly.
Round Joe forced the Kid bacl
and tried with right for the body, land
ing lightly. Choynski jsbbed left Il
the face and got a left on the body
!. Mccoy swung left on the body ant
r right on the head: Joe sent straigh
o left to the neck and swung right an,
left to the head, glareingly Joe jabbe'
Y the Kid with left in the face but got
straight one in return.
Round eight.-Joe did the forcing
landing auleft on the head lightly. Nc
Coy swung left to the body and jabbe'
with right on the face. Joe missed
r couple of left leads for the face but sen
in right on the body, taking lef
facer. Kid crouched very low an
] swung for the body, following it with
right for the jaw, but Joe got inside