Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
Game Californian Was Not Equal
to the Negro,
CONTEST OF SEVEN ROUNDS.
Time and again Cboynski Was Sent
TO the Floor, Receiving Punish-
mcnt that Was simply Awful.

A New York dispatch Of Feb %, says
that Joe Walcott the Barbados negro,
received the decision over Joe Choynskl
Of California in the seventh round Of
what was TO have been a twenty-five
round bout before the Broadway Ath-
letlc club tonight Choynsh was prac-
tically outclassed. and received very
severe punishment. Walcott weighed
IN at li7 pounds, and Choynsh at 1862
The betting made ChoynsN a prohib-
tive favorlte, odds Of 100 10 80 being
freely laid on his chances, but after
the first round, when ChoynskI went to
the floor five times, the odds shifted
and at the beginning Of the second
round Walcott was 4 2 10 / fayorite,
All through the fight Walcott was on
the aggressive. He rushed Choynski
sending his right TO the stomach and
left TO the head al viii, In the first
round Choynsk was hoored five times
The first time he measured his length
on the canvas floor he was bit with a
right under the Jaw. Another hard
right In the vicinity Of the solar pleXus
put him down a second, a right across
on the Jaw was the cause OF his third
fall, aud a left on the jaw put him down
for the fourth time.
Walcott was very nimble on his feet,
and danced around while ChoynsH was
regaining his feet. Choynskl came up
very groggy after his fourth knock
down, only 10 go down again from a
right on the point Of the chin, which
sent him fiat ON his stomach on the
floor OF the ring. II looked as II Choyn-
ski was out for good, but three seconds
after he went down the bell rang, and
he was helped to his corner.
Walcott forced the fighting In the
second. sending his right 10 the body
and landed a hard left on the jaw.
ChoynsN replied with a singing right
on the head. which staggered Walcott
10 the ropes. This round was fairly
evenly fought. but Choynsk, with his
superior reach and height. failed TO
land another good blow, as Walcott was
always able to dodge every lead or re-
turn made by the big Californian.
They rushed 70 a clinoh In the third.
after which WalcOtt jabbed his left 10
the face and swung the same hand hard
10 the body. Choynskl tried left arNl
right for the head, but Walcott got In
side Of them and put both hands to the
body. and In the clinch which followed
sent his right hard over the kidneys.
In the fourth Choynsk managed 10
land couple Of hard right-handers on
the body, but the negro sent back lefts
! and rights on the body and face, doing
particular damage with his left on the
side Of the head. The fifth round was
all in Walcott's favor, and in the sixth
he cut Choynsh's right eye with a
| left-hand swing.
The Californian was groggy when he
came up for the seventh round, and
after he received right on the wind
and two lefts on the face he staggered
In an evidently helpless manner Wal
colt then landed left aud right IN the
Jaw forcing Choynsk to the floor. and
| when the latter regained his feet Wal
colt rushed him, but was stopped by
the referee. Johnny White. who declared
| Walcott the winner Walcott said
afterwards that he felt that another
blow would have put Choynski out.