The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-24
WALCOTT STOPS CHOYNSKI.
THE COLORED WELIERW WEIGHT PUIS
W 4 WONDERFUL EIGHT.

tho broadway &C last night. Joe Walcott OF
Boston, known to the ring rs the Black
Demon" and among tho top notchers
In the welterweight class. administered
a terrific beating 70 Joe Choynski. the
well-known California heavyweight In a glove
nght that was mercitully stopped by Reierce
johnny White In the seventh round. Walcott
10 8 feet rs inches tall. and last night no
weighed exactly l40 pounds. Choynski Is 3
feet 1Oh inches tall. and scaled at about
1853 pounds. he said. although he looked
heavier.
When the match was made some time ago
there was much adverse common because Of
the great difference between the pugillsts
Us to built and weight, and only yesterday
one OF the yellow journals set up a cry
that II was an Outrage TO put Il little
fellow like Walcott against a big.
heavy hitting slugger like Choynski"
But as a matter Of fact the shoe was on the
other foot. for Walcott turned out to lie the
heavy slugger. while Choynski was forced to
take a smashing that was Of sufficient power to
lay him up for repairs for some time to come.
Ever since Walcott knocked out the Austria
liam middleweights Mick" Dunn and Dan
Creedon. his manager. Tom O'Rourke.
has maintained that the colored wonder
could beat some OF tho heavyweights
who are constantly talking and chal-
longing each other, Unable to make n
match with Kid Mccoy, O'Rourke turned his
attention to Choynski. and as soon as the latter
agreed to fight. Walcott's manager pre-
dictsd a victory for his man. Last
night men who have followed the hght-
ing game for years could not see how
Walcott had q chance against a man who had
within six weeks come within an ace OF knock
ing out Mccoy. and who only the other night
neatly trimmed Peter Maher In a six-round
bout at Chicago. So Choynski was made a big
~favorito. the odds finally being quoted at 5 to |
that he would win and 4 to > that Walcott
would be knocked out before the limit.
But the wise men who had seen Walcott Ia
most OF his important battles in the past and
knew what he could DO with men bigger than
himself. quietly took the short end OF this
tenn ptlng price and then sat back waiting to
cash their bets. Their argument was
10 the effect that Cho ynski would be unable.
because OF his superior height, to reach Wal.
colts stomach. which has been regarded as his
weakest spot. while all the head blows that
could be showered upon the colorei pugilist
would have no effect. On the other hand they
said that Walcott could got either to Choyn.
skis stomach or Jaw. which ever he might
select. and that his punching power was
great enough to beat any fighter down. pro-
vidlng he reached the proper mark.
The contest showed that the Walcott men
had figured things correctly. Choynski from
the start did not know how tn fight the little
fellow. Although the Californian Is one OF
the cleverest pugilists in the ring. he was
completely mystifed. He expected Walcott
TO go after his stomach and consequently used
a low guard In the first round. That was where
walcott fooled him. for with running jumps
the colored man swung to the jaw with
the result that he scored five success,
close shave OF uutting his big. antagonist
TO sleep before the gong sounded. The first
punch on the chr nat put ohoyhskI dow ho pot
ratified his brain so much that he was be-
continued, and at no time did Choynski, display
any Of his accustomed cleyerness His LETT
In%s were res. slow 5 70, the +, reason 2.s that h I1 had to
frss Found " %qI I : i SHIFTED F'h his attack N,ssf from !@s
the s,s heal H. * b. lso cs Ssng end his then me, sS5tisd 81 IL
rapidly that Chonyski was too busy warding
of or, attempting to ward on the
stSrS Fl iln s@q to pa ihf1 Ssm ,sa n' cy rHy; TO w SsSGsq
SeIved, such a thEashIns as walcott
s sSo1ssk, 9 wn. an and ob, wa'G Q. f pIiy. END %als ss~s [.
wonderful strength. terrific hitting and
Choynskps inability to get TO him because, OF
his peculiar build won the day for the Barda-
III Choynski was walcott,'s size. . said some
ofthe knowing ones who had seer, the %latter's
a aSd To Matn IWSy est' he % xsaid SSse Won Raa5y s smsiS
because he is more clever, But he couldn't get
70 Waicott.w while the cyclone got to him. That's
A few sceptics were inclined TO believe that
there was something wrong with the mill be-
cause OF its unexpected result. but the beating
s sSss .ach O so G"Ssnt'' TIE HSs iaD esf' bet 70 male
was 81, 900 to 5000. Al Smith backed Choyn-
ski and ORourke took the other end.
ter OF PHILADELPHIA and Danny Duane Of this
p"and ~ John White was ]referee. They
s sssssee to In is9 9Se A' sTth 'Fg Found ih' Dq ha"@,
Ief eye was. split open for, first bIood'
with left handers In the. face. III
tho seventh Duane rallied and bad
Jester % Sas the stronger and was not iacapac.
tated for a moment. Lester resumed his at
tack in tho eighth and pounded his opponent's
they came together. In the ninth the
race was 50 slow that tho crowd
began To yawn. Lester suffered a half knock
down In the tenth from a hot eft on the Jaw.
eySr. Lester wns slightly staggered in
the eleventh from q Jolt on the neck
aud the crowd. awakening. urged Duane
to follow. But the after was not equal to the
emergency. IN the last rOund Duane. met
Testers PUSHES with enough warm let's IL
draw the blood from the Quaker's nose, Les
ter got the decision on points, and he was
Justly entitled TO il,
While this bout was going on Choynski had
a wrangls with the managementt As he had
no forfeit money up he was able 70 dictate
terms, He refused to -lght unless he re-
ceiyed a guarantee Of 20 per cent; OF the
fighters share Of the gate. win. lose
Inc club officials surrendered 1t was said thai
Choynski was not in the best Of shape and that
Walcott was also in poor trim The betting
was ) 10 l that .Choynski would win
and . TO / that WalcOtt would not. 20
the limit. Walcott's handlers were Tom
strong and I'D ,nLoal. chGy9skt IVA;
l9aEsa after ANDY PPnlHqE p1 BSTnctt. re Tas
conditions were Twenty-Five rounds at, catch
Weights. Wa.cott weighed 40 pounds and
ChOynski scaled at about lG3. There were
two Judges. and Johnny White was the referee
Straight Marquis Of Queensberry rules pre-
vailed. 49,
First Round-As they shook hands. Walcot,
was 80 small In comparison to his antagonist
that the crowd burst out laughing. The col
ored pugilist had been instructed by Rourke
TO hurry matters and he opened with q
great rush. His lcit glanced over the Jaw
drove Choynski 10 a corner where they
clinched. Choynski. puzzled rs to tho hes,