The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-10
CHAPTER XIV.
I Get the Hardest Punch I Ever Felt.


Hc and fishing on ms calendar in
/ ISeI Fighting kept me on tire
Jump. But I did -et iu n few
weeks at nome and fn JHe mountains
aiter the Rubin G-Et- had over four
months before entering the ring again.
IHis time with Joe ChoynsIL
san Francisco was stirred up over the
maj ch with ChoyusId 'uu November So
Joe was a Frisco boy and had made his
start there. lie was tire first really
clever man J ever met I'm tle rims he
was great man iu those days and ]
was stiH practically n beginner and
learning slowly Joe was one of the
hardest hittcrS I'm the rims. Il was only
three years before 7 met him tnat he
dropped FItzsimmons fat OF his back ia
Boston and fought q fve-r0uud draw
with nim- Fitz has told me that nobody
ever nit him such a waIIop before. and
I can easily believe IT, Nobody ever hit
me before or since as hard az Joe ChOyn-
ski did fu our Frisco night
There we're d number Of interesting
things about that affair. Marty M--
Cue now member of the assembly Iu
Nev- York State fought III one OF the
nreHmlUarles a ffteen-rourd draw with
Young Jack DempSeE- Mary was
clever lightweight
Eddie GraneE. formerly an amateur
referee IN many Championship fights
was in CHOTuSkI s corner. with George
Green the original Young Cogbett.+
who at-Dau CreedOn and many other
good men among the midd evveISuts.
Al seconds were Billy Delaney and
Jack Steiner. who was once matched
% nSnt me. and was now my sparrlne
partner The referee was Jim Nc
Donald. who later on refereed my f-Gr
Win Peter Jackson
ChoynsEi Light
Choynski was a very light man to he
fighting me. for he weighed ouly is
pounds according 10 Jhe statements
given out while 7 scaled 20 and was
thin as a rail AT that I often wonder
how men ike FitZsImmous and Ch0yu-
ski can Eit so hard
Joe. ike Fitzsimmous. had his
strength all where ne could use j. Tor
punching He had big shoulders and
light less. He was very fast and could
time his punches perfectly.
As soon as the fight began I found
out that ] was going 20 be hit Joe
was in and out ike a shadow. carefully
keeping away from Ciinches SO that 7
couldn wear him down BY uSIng my
weight and strength He held his rlEut
hack and Jabbed with tie left until
saw stars He surely did punch me
pretty badly al first 3 soon found that
there was little use I'm attending to
do was 70 go after him Iu tire third
round ] swung nay left ou his neck and
dropped Joe 1ar on his back He cot
I'D IN time and didut show much dis
IreSS- Still 7 think I could have rushed
in and finished him then If nv seconds
Eacn called 20 me 10 stand of and br
careful followed Instructions and
tins gave him chance 10 come bark
= few rounds later-I think i- was
the tenth -EHp-uSEf SlrErk me the
hardest blow ] ever felt IN the ring or
king after him
W hen ne suddenly stopped and whipped
over Stra igHt punch that caught me
fairly on the mouth lIE teeth are
very even and grow close together. but
that was such "a terrific blow that ir
drove my upper lip through between
The TWO IN front. WedcIu. them apart
7 held ChOyuSki Off with ms left. while
J PIT my right. hand Up and tried To
pull my liD away with the glove At
The same time I tried 10 force IL out
with my tongue bat II was no use
couldn't get u away and O. bothered
me 50 much thar "a round or TWO later
while I vas sitting in my corner. 7 had