The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-02
LATEST RING SCANDAL
JOE CHOYNSKI'S PHYSICIAN COR
ROBoRATES THE HEBREW
BOXER'S CLAIM
SAYS HIS RIB IS BROKEN

Asserts That Tom O'RourIke Knew
of ChOynsLi's Condition, Yet In
sisted That He Go On With Wal
cOtt-IS Willing to Accept
O'ROurISe's ProfRered Wager OF
G5OO-What O'ROurISe Has to Saw.
NEW YORK, March Joe Choynski's
claim that he was In unfit condition when
he entered the ring last Friday night to
fight Joe Walcott fell very Nat. DR.. Muir,
however. again claimed that Choynski'A
rib is broken. He said:
ut is true that one OF Choynskfs ribs
was broken when he went into the rins.
and in addition he was suffering from an
attack of grip. The managers of the
club including Tom ORourke. were
aware Of Choynski's physical condition.
but nevertheless insisted upon his maxi
ing fight, was present at the ring
side, and during the fight, which was one
of the most brutal exhibitions that
ever witnessed, I heard O'Rourke FREE
quently direct Walcott TO give 1t to him
in that rib. 1t could be heard all over
the house. The claim of the manage
ment that the rib was not broken is alb
surd. The rib has not yet had time to
mend, and any physician who examines
Cnoynsh today, or during the next few
days, may see the broken rib for him.
self 1t is the easiest thing in the
world to diagnose and does not require
physician or an expert. The broken
rib was so obvious in this case that you
did not need to feel it you could see 1t.
The offer of O'Rourke to wager $500
that the rib Is not broken IS a bluff. pure
and simple. 1 am willing to put up $500
that the rib is broken and leave the de-
cisiOn of the question to any DISTINGUISHED
physician. 1t is not true that l am an
old friend of Choynski | never saw him
until the Monday night before the fight,
when he was brought into my office by
friend for treatment. He came to see
me direct from the train which brought
him TO the city. He was suffering from
q bad cold. He said his head was stopped
UP and complained of aching pains all
over his body. His rib was broken, too.
He told me he had stepped on a piece
of Ice in Chicago, and in falling had
fractured it. He said he couldn't sleep,
and had to remain awake since he left
Chicago, twenty-fours before.
Il gave him something to soothe him.
and the next day he came to my office
and said he felt little better. He had
had a much needed rest. I treated him
daily up to Friday and advised him not
of It. and that after he'd get started he
would be all right"
In refutlng Choynskis claims Tom
O'Rourke today said:
"Choynski knew he was not telling the
truth when he said his rib was broken,
and that the management of the Broad
way club forced him to go on In spite
OF that fact. The only request he made
was that he be given rs per cent of the
purse, win or lose. Considine told me
about 1t, and I advised him to accede
to the demand rather than be guilty of
bad faith. AS it turned out, the Broad
way club had to pay out Is per cent
more money than 1t agreed to. You know
have offered to bet him $500 that his
rib was not broken when he entered the
ring Friday night, and that Walcott did
not break it. That rib was fractured by
Sharkey in San Francisco, and was bad
ly set. 1t may have been sore, but no
complaint was made. In fact, Considine
received a letter from ChOynski a few
days before the fight, in which he said
he was in good trim, and knew Walcott
would prove the softest sort of a snap
for him In order that there may be no
doubt as to the decisiveness of Walcotts
victory, l will bet IS 900 he can lick Cho-
ynski anywhere and under any condl-
lions. However. l will bet 5000 or any
other sum agreeable to the acceptance
of the challenge that the negro can whip
any man in the world, barring the other
members Of my stable. or course,
wouldn't pit one of my men against am
other. This is ny disagreeable az
fair, and I regret II very much. How
ever, the action OF Choynsh is no new
trick for him. He has been guilty of bad
faith any number of times. He never
enters the ring for less than so per cent
of the purse, and frequently demands
everything in sight