The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-15
CROYNSKI KNOCKED
OUT jack JOHNSON

In response 10 numerous requests
Joseph Bartlett Choynski. famous Cal
ifornia boxer has written for this
newspaper the story of how he
knocked ont Jac, Johnson with one
punch. That was years aso, but re-
cent events make the Incident one Of
great interest This is Choynskis YER
sIon of it:
(By Joe ChOynskl. Famous California
LIGHT Heavyweight BoXer)
As The only white maa who has
ever snocSed cut Jack Johnson, the
ureScnt champion OF the world. it
mient nc inferred that possess con
siderable knowledge Of jhis great
black man Gho is soon. let us hope,
10 meet JaUcs ! leffries for the
worlds greatest honor in pugilISm
Perhaps I have such knowledge, but
at the start LEI me advise my readers
that they must not expect too much
OF me have some opinions. and in
response 10 the demand OF the public
am writing them But T crave iadul-
Gence Of the statement tha, they are
merely opinions,
Lei INC further excuse this by say
Johuson-perhaps declsiyely, If Won
will have it--and had been forced to
remain soGie twenty-cight days I'm a
Galveston jail Tor the feat. ] was SC
glad 20 get away nom Texas and It's
onvlrons that Johnson and TcXai e1G
the iail slipped ont CT my mind a.
easily as If the entire incident. mo
whole affair, IN fac; ha3 tecn orc OF
a trivial nature.
Out OF the FRAGMENTS % my memory
J can piece together a nretty good
eort of a report on This ring masiOdon,
Pyen with the ll'tlc details missing
md incomplete.
the one thing that stands out
strongest to me Is this:
in the nine wears elapsed since my
battle with him ] can today see little
change IN Johnson.
Then. as now. ne was extremely
clever Certainly at sll times he was
a wonderfully strong fellow, for he
rwunE me around a couple Of times In
our battle, much as il We we're chill
dren playing The old game of crack
the whip.
Confidence Makes Great Change.
But there has been one wonderful
change in him. and this. TO my way OF
thinking. accounts in great part for
his being champion Of the world to-
day.
Johnson jumped around 4 lot more
!p those days than he does now
That's because today he Is conf,
dent. and when he faces an opponent
ne is not alarmed al the slightest
oil ~
experience he has gained telling him
that he is the master and that there
Is nothing TO fear
knocked Johnson out with 4 left
hook to the right eye. II landed just
below the temple and floored Johnson
ss cleanly as could be. He fell upon
his back. wallowed around and az
;emptcd TO get up. but he was counted
out.
Perhaps l have got ahead OF my
story. The 1sht was held In Febru
Rry. 1901 and wNs to have been ten
rounds.
johnson weighed 1872 pounds that
day. | only l59 But was confident
and his powerful frame and the des
peratcly nne development he dis
played when he stripped didn't worry
me any
In the opening round We both did
lot of dancing around. Ne was a%
fully long and reschy. ] remember
Wen, and st was hard for me 10 reach
him. He kept dancing away. anc
there was scarcely punch struck ir
the ontire round
The second was about the same
neither of us doing much excepting
10 exchange light punches We were
both fun of fancy Gourishes.
This won't do" l thought 10 my
SELF after the second round. This
is likely TO 90 the ten rounds and
might lose on harlIne decision II
90 in end take chance this time -
| walked out for the third round
with my guard high TO tempt him &c
lead for my ribs. He bit like q hun
cry bass al the bait tossed him. and
he tried 20 reach my body Il lasheC
out with all my might for his jaw
with my left hook. which. pardon ms
for the little bouquet, was the eQua
of any mans punch, bar none.
wanted the jaw, but he dropped hi.
head just bit and It landed JUS
back OF MS eye
Sheriff leapG In Ring.
The force with which | landed
5arred me. too. and / knew | had him
he couldn't come back, but somethin;
else did. Five or six big fellows. each
i. ~.