The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-25
Joe Choynski Was known as The
Man With the Punch.
TOO LIGHT FOR HEAVYWEIGHT
But at That He Could lab In Such a
Manner That opnonants Thought
the House FaiIin.
Especial TO The free Press.l

New York, Dec. 23.--Once upon il
time there was fighter named Joe
Choyniski. who was known among
other scrappers, and especially those
who had faced him in a ring, as "the
man with the punch. And he certain
~ had it. He never climbed to the
heights OF fame where he might look
down upon the world of pugilists and
call himself monarch of all he sur
veyed. He was too light for a heavy
weight and too heavy for a middle
weight. He came nearer to champion
ship honors, without attaining them,
than any other man living
Although never a full-fledged cham
pion he gave all OF his great opponents
many bad moments. and if there had
been a little more flesh and weight
back of his punches, he would probably
have punched his way to the champion
ship.
Written in Past Tense.
All of this is written in the past
tense, but Joe doesn't want his, pugilis
tic career spoken OF as over and done.
According to reports, he wants to fight
again. He has forgotten the pain and
ignominy that followed the attempt
of the freekled fighter to hold his own
against Younger and stronger man.
Joe had better reconsider. A record is
better than q prospectus, and Joe's
record is good enough to satisfy any
fighter, even If he did fail to attain
to his highest ambition.
More men built records for cham
piunship ON victories over Choynski
than any man in the American ring.
Tom Sharkey started his career by
staying eight rounds with Choynskl.
Jeffries began his great career i'll Il
twenty round fight with Joe. Jim Cor
belts victory OH the barge at Benecia
after twentv-seven cruel rounds gave
him his first start. Jack johnson first
Tex. Bob Fitzinimons fought the hard
est and fastest go of his life with
Choynski at Boston.
Jim Jetfries says the hardest punch
he ever received in his life was from
Ghoynski. lie was punched in the
n1uritfs ust .iffs lip -'sras driven iss -isyi1
tween his teeth. Billy Delaney was
forced to cut it away with PEN
knife.
Joe Was a Hardhitter.
Bob rit2immons says he was hit
SO hard by Joe in Boston that he
thought the gallery was falling i'll ON
him. Jack Johnson says the only time
he was ever floored in his life was by
Choynski. and that he thought
freight train had backed into him.
Ton Sharkey declares than any man
WHO can knock him out of ring, two
rows back into the spectators, is good
enough for him.
Here are four great big men. They
have met the best men in the world.
They have felt punches from the best
of them. Joe. Choynski is given the
palm by every one of them, even by
the great Jefrries.
The only important battle on the card
for tonight is that scheduled between
Packy Mcfarland, the ambitious as
pirant to the lightweight championship.
and Young Erne' OF Philadelphia, to
be pulled off in New Orleans. The
fight is to be twenty rounds, at catch
weights. with Malachi Hogan as ref
cree. Packy will probably find it easy
money. as the Quaker City boy. on
past performances. does not begin to
class with the stock yards lightweight.