The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18
cHoYNsKI AND Mccoy.
The Crack Heavy Weights Now in
Proper Condition to Enter
the Ring

The admirers of high-class fisticuffs
will have an opportunity on Friday even
ing next of witnessing one of the most
scientific contests between great ring gen
erals that has ever been afforded In TINS
city
Joe Choynski, the favorite athlete OF
the Golden West. will meet the remark
ably clever kid Mccoy in Mechanics
Pavilion in a contest booked for twenty
rounds. 1t goes without saying that when
two men of their fame step between the
ropes of an eighteen or twenty-four Ioot
ring something away above the Ordinary
boxing entertainment may be eXpected.
Among the fighters of the present day
kid" Mccoy has without question the
enviable record. He is now the star OF
the pugilistic horizon. and consequently
must be a great attraction Wherever he
is scheduled to spar or fight.
On Friday evening Mccoy will have
To accomplish something more brilliant
than lightning taps and HashAght moves
Choynski is too old ringster 10 an al!oM Nv "a q
clever boxer to tap MIN on the c4Sii AZ P!T PiP
and get away without return Mccoy
will doubtless land on the race OF uhds-
suming Joseph many times curing the
mill g" but he must needs be mlsnty cdIe-
ful of a right or left hook, Whfch mas
sent many a good man to cold spot on
the hard floor. Certainly MCCOY J callhol
afford TO indulge in gayety While the con- con-
from either of Choynski's man-stoppers
may bring the battle to a very abrupt
conclusion. , "a
some authorities on boxing, :, c9nteha On tha
that Choynski has grown too olo IN @ lne
game TO make a successful stand 4galnsl
his young and clever opponent. Doupt-
less they failed to take into conSlderatIoinl II
that Choynski is several years the junior i!
of Bob FitzSimmons and as Il nghler ms
record is better than that of the champion
who won his spurs by defeating TWO past
masters of the game, namely JACK Temp
sey and Jim Corbett. Five years ago ne
met FitZsimmons in Boston, ana accord
ing to the best authorities F1tZ was IN a
very tight box at one stage of the game
after Choynski landed hard left on ms
Jaw The contest was stopped by ponce
interference in the fifth round and at
time when both men were well pumped
Chovnski feels and certainly looks in
condition to-day to go twenty ROUNDS with
FitZsimmonS or any. other heaVy-WelSht
who carries a chip on his snou!der, ana.
as previously stated, he will give big
SURPRISE to his prospective opponent II
the least opening is offered to land right
or left reminder that he is still in the
business.
that modest Joseph is decidedly danger
Gus piece of fighting material, and with
the object in view of being in prime con-
dition to travel a long DISTANCE II neces-
sary he has trained faithfully at the
fayOrite rDor+ Sman'S resort, the Casino
Golden Gate Park.
A large num- Der of sport lovers VIII visit
Mccoy to-day. and If the visitors are so
fortunate as to be on the grounds when
the Kid is punching the bag, they will GER
tainly see a feat in leather smashing
which will not soon be forgotten. Choyn-
the Ingleside House, where he is at pres
ent hard at work. The referee for the
contest will be selected twenty-four
hours before the day of the meeting.