The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-14

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-Patrons Of Prize
fights are talking today of boycotting the
Broadway Athletic Club. where Choynski
Knocked out Mccoy last night, but was de-
MED the decision
Many persons believed the statement
that Choynsh was Intentionally robbed
in order to protect big wagers placed upon
Mccoy by persons identified with the
club.
The Evening World says of the fight:
lone OF the most remarkable battles on
record was that fought by Kid Mccoy
and Joe Choynski at the Broadway Athletic
Club. Mccoy got the decision and the
money, though not entitled to either. Nc
Coy struck a deliberately foul blow at the
end of the third round. which knocked out
Choynski.'
The Evening Journal says: Two
knockouts, a foul and as bold robbery as
was ever committed by the original kid
Mccoy" the burglar, characterized prize
fight which was awarded to mis- nlmesake
last night at the Broadway Athletic Club
While Joseph Dunn. the official time
keeper Of the club, would make no state
meut concerning the rumpus, IL is known
that he rang the bell because. according to
his watch, Mccoy was on the floor more
than ten seconds after his fourth knock
down in the second round. In the excite
ment that followed, Dunn. believing that
the referee had counted Mccoy out, rang
the gong, at the same time making re-
mark to Choynski's timekeeper that it was
sall over" That was the cause OF the whole
trouble. and further illustrates the fallacy
OF allowing referees in local clubs to count
off the time limit for knockd0wns regs I'd
Jess of the watch.
There have been many instances where 1t
has been stated that pugilists have been on
the floor more than ten seconds by the
watch and yet have not been counted out.
Referees try to guess at il as we'll as they
know how. and most of them are inclined
TO be lenient so az to give the crowd "a run
for their money For this reason many
pugilists take advantage OF the coult when
they are really able TO get up before the
limit. II Referee John White had called
off the seconds strictly according to elapsed
time and had done so with watch In his
hand. 1t is more than probable that Mccoy
would have been unable to arise at the
expiration Of the tenth second. As it was
he got up when the referee said ten"
which was two seconds later. according TO
the watches OF Dunn and Choynski's
timer. Mccoy was in great distress. IL is
admitted. but he was able to strike a blow
and clinch before Dunn rang his gong a
half dozen times as signal that the battiN
had ended. There were forty seconds left
to complete the second round, and as the
men went to their corners the referee asked
Dunn why he had rung the bell. The latter
declared that he thought Mccoy had been
counted out. which promptly caused
wrangle that lasted about one minute and
forty seconds. or, in other words. forty sec
onds remaining OF the second round and
one minutes rest before the third.
The charge that Choynsh was deprived
Of victory by this incident is based upon
what appears to be sound judgment. for II
the bell had not sounded after the count
OF the fourth knockdown, it is reasonable
TO believe that in the remaining forty sec
onds Mccoy might have been knocked out
So far as saving bets on Mccoy is con-
cerned, it is a fact that very little money
was placed on Choynski. 1t was estimated
that not more than 81. 900 was wagered on
Mccoy at almost prohibitive odds The Of
fcials of the club denied today that they
anybody to prove statement to the con-
trary.
Strange as ii may seem. the fight was
not awarded on either OF the knockouts, nor
yet on the foul. At the beginning Of what
stood for the fourth round the sponge was
thrown up by the seconds OF the man who
had twice won the fight and was deprived
OF the decision. Ii was not the fault OF
either of the fighters. who are personally
bitter against each other, and a more des-
perately contested battle could not have
been fought.
Choynski knocked Mccoy out when the
second round was two-thirds done But he
was not given the decision. After a Jug
Cling OF time that was TO McCoy's advan-
tage, the men fought through another
killing round. After time was called for
the rest between the third and fourth
rounds. Mccoy. blinded with blood and dis
tracted at the thought of losing the
laureis so freshly won from Peter Maher,
seeing the championship that he longed for
receding forever from bis grasp. struck the
unguarded Choynski to the ground and left
him helpless heap on the canvas.
The frantic crowd OF 5000 spectators
bowled in their rage, giving vent TO the
Indignation every American feels at a man
iiest injustice. They hurled their epithets
al Mccoy. the half-crazed fighter who sat
bleeding in his corner To a man In Nc
Ccy's copdition the time that lapsed be-
tween the sound Of the gong al the end OF |
The third round and the moment when the
Knockout blow started may not have been
appreciable. But the crowd looked upon
the two fighters as men capable OF dis |
tinguishing fair play from foul to the last |
breath. and ii Kissed and booted until the |
fighters were hurried to their dressing
rooms.
The original kid Mccoy" the man |
whose name Norman Shelby adopted in the |
of an adventUrsome youn5ster !
when he left his fathers home in Indiana, !
made practice of cracking safes belonging |
to individual persons or individual banks. |
In the Choynski- Mccoy prize fight 5000 !
men were robbed in one huge heap. Wheth |
er by mistake or intent the affair was |
none the less robbery.
Kid Mccoy and Joe Choynsld have been |
matched to fight again, in an appar-
ant attempt to wipe out the widespread |
dissatisfaction with the decision given
Mccoy last night. Articles have been
signed and the men will meet again
before the broadway Athletic Club on
20 for twenty rounds at catch
weights. The match was made this morn
ing. One OF the conditions of the match
was that Johnny White is not to referee
The fight 1t is freely predicted that |