The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-13
MCCOY GETS THE DECISION.
TIMEKEEPER AND REFEREE SAVE
HIM THE GAME.
Choynski Puts Him Out In the Sec
ond, But the Time Is Clipped For-
~ Seconds to Close the Round-
Puts Choynski Out After the Bell

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-Kid Mccoy got
the decision over Joe Choynski in bout
which lasted three rounds at the broadway
Athletic Club tonight. ChoynsK would
have had the fight In the second round
were II not for an accident as to time
keeping. He had foored the kid four times.
but the timekeeper pulled the bell as Nc
Coy was counted for the limit Of ten
seconds and this saved the kid from abso-
Lutte defeat. Choynski's seconds protested
vigorously but Referee Johnny White.
while knowing the round was short by
many seconds, stood by the official time
keeper and ordered the men to continue
when the gong rang again for the open
ing of the third round.
Choynskis cleverness outpointed and
overshadowed all Of McCoy'o clever ring
work.
Mccoy having escaped defeat from the
second round was again lucky In the third.
as the blow with which he sent Choynski
down and out was delivered almost two
seconds after the bell had rang for the
completion OF the third round. There was
a great deal of noise in the building at the
time the gong sounded and undoubtedly
neither man heard the clang Of the bell.
In the northeast portion OF the building
there was tumult caused by one OF the
spectators dropping dead. The man was
very much excited during the bout. ana
expressed himself freely as to McCoy's be-
.ipsfout before the bell rang. He slid from
his seat dead as the bell sounded for the
beginning of the third round.
Col. Mike Padden. timekeeper for Mccoy,
said afterward that the round was clipped
by forty seconds That Mccoy was grog-
gy and practically out when the gong
sounded.
Choynski, while feeling rather sore. said
that he had no fault to find with the
referee, and in a conversation with tie lat
ter exonerated White from all blame.
IT had him licked good and sure said
Choynski, land had the timekeeper acted
right had Mccoy out. However, l am
satisfied that nothing was done by either
the referee or official timekeeper with an
intention of doing me a wrong. 1t was an
unfortunate thing that the time should
have been miscalculated as had won. and
won cleverly."
After the bout Choynski and Mccoy sign
ed articles to meet again under the same
conditions, the bout to take place at The
Broadway Athletic Club on February 20.
Round L.
Mccoy was first to land with a left hook
on the jaw. Joe broke away and Nc
Coy forced him to his corner, where
fornian jumped up quickly and placed
left swing on McCoy's jaw, but the Kid
sent back q couple of hard lefts on the
face and a stiff right over the heart.
Mccoy had all the better of the round.
Round 2.
Choynski sent the Kid to the floor with
a right on the jaw. Mccoy took nine
seconds of the count, and when he got
up Choynskt sent him down again with
a left on the neck. Twice more Mccoy
was hoored, and he went to his corner
bleeding badly from the nose and mouth.
Round 3.
Mccoy fought like crazy man when
ski was equally erratic. They set all
ring rules at defiance, but Mccoy got the
better of the Western man at close quar-
tiers. Choynski rushed Mccoy, but the
slipped to the floor in vain attempt to
land a swing. When Joe got UP he ran
into a clinch from which the referee had
to separate them. Then Choynski landed
a left swing on the jaw and Mccoy went
down. taking nearly seven seconds of the
count. When Mccoy got up Choynski
rushed at him. but his legs gave way and
he fell to the floor, but regained his feet
In an instant. Mccoy was queer in his
up. In a hot rally Mccoy hooked his
right to the jaw, Choynski landing his
left at the same moment, and both went
down.. Just as they got up the men
rushed at each other and the bell rang
ly fashion. Neither man evidently heard
the gong, and Mccoy whipped his right
over the, jaw and Choynski fell. There
fornian was unable to respond when the
bell called him for the fourth.
Choynski's seconds threw up the sponge
as Mccoy rushed from his corner for the
opening of the fourth round, and McCoy
was declared the winner
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