Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-27


 stomach, but Joe ,sidestepped in time to rob 1t of half it's force and coun- teredson Peters neck, missing the point of the jaw only by an inch Peters head went back with a snap and he danced away from danger and flddled for a time.
 Choynski dropped his guard as feint, and Peter rushed in again like a wild bull after a red flag and caught couple of jolts in the ribs that made jaw, but the Californian hunched his shoulder and the blow glanced off on his head.
 They mixed it up hot1y at short range for a few seconds, and then Choynski sidestepped to escape swing.
 As Peter ran in the Californian hooked his right to the jaw and Peter's a pistol shot Almost in the same in- and reached the jaw again as Peter was going down.
 Maher dropped as if he had been shot, and hardly stirred untsl he had been counted out He was so daZed
 
 ring.
 This is the third time the men have met Tn the first encounter Maher landed lucky swing and put Choyn- ski out At their second meeting, a gix-round bout, there was no knockout, but Choynski won the decision on points. The Californian's victory last night was clean and decisive.
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 New Britain, Jan 27.-Willie Fitz- gerald of Brooklyn and Willie Lewis of New York were supposed to box twenty rounds last night before the Pastime Athletic club at the Casino. Referee J. F. Willis stopped the bout in the eleventh round after Lewis had fouled Fitzgerald. The referee openly said that it was a fake fight and that it had been "fixed' between the con- testants before they left New York. The referee claimed that Fitzgerald made no effort to fight. Several times in the earlier rounds MT Willis tried to make the men box. The decision gave general satisfaction. It was felt, however, that the action of the New York men in fixing things had given boxing more of black eye than all the petitions that could be gotten up against it.
 The first preliminary bout was six rounds at catchweights between Shorty Cans a@d Jack Collins, both of Hartford. Collins was given the de cision. The second preliminary was ten rounds at catchweights between Black Fitzsimmons of Hartford and Johnny Burns of New Britain. For eight rounds this was a hot give-and take fight. In the ninth round Burns had his opponent all but out. At the end of the round the crowd yelled and cheered, many of the men jumping on the seats The cheering continued until the gong sounded for the tenth round. Tn fifty-one seconds of the round Burns gave his man some terri ble punishment, and when FitZsim- mons went to the floor his seconds threw up the sponge. They had te carry F'itzsimmons to his dressing room.
 Philadelphia, Jan 27.--Jack Munroe the miner from Butte. got big recep lion here yesterday afternoon when ht spared four rounds with Tommy Cleary. a clever local boxer. The Knfckerbocker Burlesquers left tht stage long enough to give Munroe : chance to make good. The greates crowd turned out to see the afternoon exhibition, because of the Maher Choynski bout at the Washington Sporting club in the evening. Munrot was ckaered time and time again wher he made his bow. but refused to make a speech Four two minute round' were spared and experts in the houss watched every move with critical eyes Mrnroe cannot box He is wonderful " quick for big fellow. but there art scores of boxers in Philadelphia wht can play tunes on his breast with tht gloves Thatahe can he taught to ho1 goes without saying. but his sl1ow-ins here yesterday clearly indicates tha he would have no chance at all in ; boxing match with Corbett, Fitzsim