FIGHT RESULTS IN DRAW.
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M'COY AND CHOYNSKI HAVE EVEN BATTLE AT THE STAR.
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Agree to Divide Honors if Both Are on Their Feet After Six Rounds--Arrangement Disappoints the Crowd--Hoosier Scores Only Knockdown, but No Decided Advantage Over the Californian--Lively Sport in Preliminary Bouts.
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Before a crowded and rather disappointed house at the Star Theater "Kid" McCoy and Joe Choynski fought a six-round draw last night. It was a draw because the agreement existed it should be such if both men were on their feet at the finish. Possibly this arrangement saved Referee Hogan from a dilemma, for the fighting was fairly even.McCoy may have had a shade of advantage on points, but Choynski's friends would have denounced such a decision. There is no question the arragement for a draw if both men were on their feet detracted from the vigor of the contest, for while both men apparently fought earnestly a bout of such limited duration was hardly sufficient for either to emphasize his superiority. It would have been more satisfactory to the sporting crowd had such an arrangement been made public in advance.
Both men did a fair share of the aggressive work, McCoy leading in this particular early in the contest, while the Californian appeared to make earnest efforts in the closing stages. McCoy scored the only knockdown, and in the first three rounds gave the impression he was constantly waiting for the chance to land a knockout blow. Choynski tried hard in the opening rounds to feint his man out, but the imperturbable McCoy refused to be drawn out. McCoy did some clever work in this line himself and once or twice had Choynski guessing.
McCoy's lightning left was often in action, and, although Choynski cleverly blocked some of the leads, many of them landed. Some of them appeared to be delivered while the "Kid" was on his toes. In the clinches McCoy did the better work, being ever ready to whip in left and right jolts. Choynski showed great reluctance at times in breaking.
McCoy Takes His Unlucky Corner.
McCoy was the first to appear, taking the same corner he occupied a few weeks ago on the occasion of his unexpected knockout at the hands of McCormick. He was attended by his brother, Homer Selby, Jack Leonard, and Harry and Sammy Harris. He looked well.
Choynski came in accompanied by two boyish-looking seconds, N. and G. Shrosbee. He looked far better than he did in his battle with Ryan at Dubuque a month ago, having more color and a brighter eye. The men fought straight Queensberry rules.
Little effective work was done in the first round, the men endeavoring to feint each other out. McCoy made several bluff leads, but there was not a good blow struck until the latter part of the round, when McCoy sent his left to the breast.
In the second round McCoy opened with a left lead for the head. Two seconds later they exchanged short arm blows in a clinch, from which McCoy emerged with the bridge of his nose cut and bleeding. Choynski's left lead was cleverly blocked and McCoy jabbed his face three times in quick succession. Several good exchanges took place and Choynski twice backed away from McCoy's onslaughts. The round ended with easy sparring, and the crowd grew a trifle impatient.
Hoosier Scores Knockdown.
In the third round McCoy again did some good work with his left and showed excellent judgment of distance in avoiding Choynski's swings. McCoy forced the fighting in the middle of the round, landing two jabs on the body. Getting Choynski against the ropes he swung his left against the jaw, sending the Californian to the floor and bringing blood from his mouth. Seeing his advantage McCoy followed with two hard lefts on the face. Choynski, however, fought back strongly and finished the round in good shape.
In the fourth round McCoy sent a good left to the jaw and Choynski raised a cheer by countering hard on the face. Choynski followed soon with a good jab on the mouth, McCoy countering on the forehead. Choynski retreated to the ropes as the "Kid" came after him and cleverly evaded a heavy left swing. Towards the end of the round there were several brisk exchanges of an even character. Honors were fairly even in the fifth, in which Choynski appeared to be fighting with great confidence and endeavoring to get in a blow which would bring him the decision. McCoy, however, was wary and frustrated his opponent's attempts by clever footwork and good blocking.
In a clinch at the finish Choynski was wrestled to the floor. There was little variation from the last round, the pace of which was not increased to any great extent, both men probably realizing that much effort would be wasted.
Entertaining Preliminary Bouts.
In the opening bout Lew Mansfield knocked out Jim Falvey in the second round. The latter went down without being hit in the first round, and after getting some punishment was put out for the full count.
Jack Robinson and Billy Kauffman, 140-pounders, fought six even rounds to a draw.
Jack Hudson knocked out Jim Quinn in the fourth round. They met at 138 pounds. After a fairly even break in the first round Hudson's superior hitting ability began to tell. Quinn was sent to the canvas for eight seconds from a left hook on the jaw. He was floored three times in the third round, and fell a like number without being hit. Early in the fourth he was partly wrestled to the floor, and on rising was sent to the canvas for the limit with a stiff left on the chin.
No funnier bout than that between Ed Morris of California and Charles La Grande of New York, two 150-pound colored men, has ever been seen in the city. It was Kirwanesque in the extreme. La Grande, a tall, ever smiling youth, pirouetted around the ring and exhibited every kind of blow known to pugilists, both ancient and modern. Occasionally he drew his head between his shoulder blades turtle fashion. Morris, in the early stages of the contest, swung his right windmill fashion and generally missed. After that he paid attention to his opponent's ribs. Neither seemed able to do any damage, and rounds four and five were decidedly slow. In the last Morris forced the fighting and scored the only knockdown of the contest with a left hook on the jaw. He was given the decision.
1899-10-07 The Chicago Record (Chicago, IL) (page 6)
CROWD HISSES BOUT.
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M'COY AND CHOYNSKI DRAW.
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Hogan Renders Decision According to an Agreement Made Before Entering the Ring--Tame Boxing Disappoints a Full House.
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"Kid" McCoy and Joe Choynski engineered their expected draw in the wind-up bout at the Star theater last night. Amid a din of hisses, groans and calls of "fake" Referee Malachy Hogan made himself heard and gave the decision. He explained--what had previously been concealed from the crowd--that the fighters had agreed before starting that if both men were on their feet at the end a draw must be announced. Hogan added his personal conviction that the men had fought to win. Not all the crowd that packed the building shared this belief, and another blast of groans and jeers stung the fighters' ears as they climbed out of the ring.The fight was a deadening exhibition of feinting, clinching and occasional lively mix-ups. With the convenient reservation as to a draw, the men fought with considerable earnestness, but neither took great chances to rush matters. The wrath of the crowd was more against the club which permitted the deception of the public than against the fighters.
McCoy Has Slight Advantage.
If a decision had been given it would probably have been in McCoy's favor, though Joe redeemed an early faltering by some sharp fighting near the close. The "Kid" had a shade. He seemed disposed to let his opponent off without severe punishment. At times he rammed his piston-like left into Choynski's face with deadly aim, but for much of the time he was wild. Joe appeared very wary and hesitating in the early rounds, but peppered McCoy with some neat left hooks later on. About the only really savage work the men indulged in was in the clinches. Joe was afraid of a shot to his body, and the "Kid" was always alert to plant a hot one while in a clinch. So the men were close locked most of the time and Hogan had hard work in making them break.
McCoy appeared in prime condition and showed all his customary confidence. Choynski showed up in about as good shape as he has lately, but betrayed in his drawn face his usual overdone training. As a result of the six-round draw last night Choynski expects to get on with the "Kid" for another twenty-round fight.
Choynski Depends on Left Hook.
McCoy fought like an automaton. He seemed fairly to glide along the canvas, feinting his way past Choynski's guard and then dashing in with his left. The "Kid" varied his style of delivery with almost every round. First he would stand up, hold his guard high and depend upon his feet to keep him out of danger. He seemed to be able to draw Choynski's leads any time he wanted, while Joe's efforts at feinting did not seem to annoy his opponent to any extent. Choynski depended upon his old standby, a left hook, to do damage. He landed one of these punches on the bridge of McCoy's nose in the first round and that member began bleeding.
This blow seemed to make McCoy slightly aggressive. He tried again and again by raising his left for the face to make Choynski try to cross with his right, but Joe seemed to understand what McCoy wanted, and every time the "Kid" tried with his left Joe either slipped, his head ducking low, or began a spring around the ring.
McCoy Lags at the Close.
Choynski was very careful of the way he handled himself in the clinches. The minute he felt one of McCoy's arms twining around him the experienced Californian would squirm around like an eel until he had placed his body in a safe position. The third saw a bit of milling. At the tap of the bell McCoy stepped in with a left full on the nose, and before Choynski recovered from the effects of this blow the "Kid" was in again with a punch on the jaw. Choynski attempted to get away and tried to duck under one of McCoy's left hooks, which caught him full on the nose, and Choynski half slipped down, bleeding freshly from the nose. He was up in an instant, however. Choynski then landed a left on McCoy's jaw, and he followed with a sharp right high on the head just as the bell rang for the end of the round.
The fourth saw McCoy lagging. He never used his right except in the clinches, when there seemed a poor chance of execution. McCoy started out fast enough when he heard the jeers of the crowd and cries of "fake," but again slowed up, and the last two rounds were much the same.
The preliminaries were a poor lot and resulted as follows:
Billy Kauffman and Jack Robinson fought a draw.
Lew Mansfield made Jack Murphy quit in one round.
Jack Hudson made Jim Quinn quit in four rounds.
Ed Morris defeated Charles LaGrange in six rounds.
1899-10-07 The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) (page 3)
SIX EASY
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Rounds Between Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski.
Chicago, October 6.--Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski fought six rounds before the Ft. Dearborn Athletic Club to-night. Both men had agreed to a draw in case they were on their feet at the end of the sixth round, and that was the decision, as both were not only on their feet, but comparatively fresh. McCoy, however, clearly outpointed the Californian, and scored the only knockdown of the fight, putting Joe to the boards with a left hook to the mouth in the third.
The Kid made a careful fight of it. He took no chances whatever, contenting himself as a rule with stabbing Choynski with his left. He used his right but seldom, but it generally counted hard when he did put it in operation. Choynski scored many times, bringing the blood from McCoy's nose in the first round, and once or twice jarring McCoy considerably with his right. Many of his blows, however, fell short.
In the preliminaries Billy Cauffman, of St. Louis, and Jack Robinson, of Chicago, fought a six-round draw. Lew Mansfield, of Chicago, knocked out Jack Falvey, of Chicago, in the first round, and Jack Hudson put Jim Quinn away in four rounds.
The McCoy-Choynski fight by rounds was as follows:
First Round--Both men shaped up well as they came together, and were evidently in good trim. McCoy landed a right on the ribs, and escaped a return. He tried a left for the face, but it was blocked. McCoy tried his left again, and put it hard on the face and a right to the ribs, Choynski countering on the ear. In a clinch McCoy beat a tattoo on Joe's ribs with his right, and brought it up to the ear, Choynski slamming his right to the Kid's ribs. Choynski was cautious and fiddled considerably. McCoy refused to be drawn out, but watched his man like a cat. No particular damage was done.
Second Round--Choynski hooked his left, but missed. In the clinch that followed he landed hard on ribs and ear, but Choynski brought first blood with a short hook on McCoy's nose. Choynski landed a light right on the mouth. McCoy quick as a flash jabbed his left twice to Choynski's nose. McCoy put his right on the ribs, Choynski countering with a left on the face. Joe landed a left on the mouth as the bell rang.
Third Round--McCoy got to work at once, and slammed a hard left to Joe's mouth and a right hook to the ear. Joe put his right on McCoy's ear, the latter coming back with a hard left to the mouth. McCoy repeated the blow, Choynski putting a light left to the chin. McCoy jabbed his left twice to the face and then to the ribs. Then suddenly shifting he tied the Californian up by feinting with his right and sent his left with terrible force to the mouth. Choynski went down like a shot. He got up immediately, but his mouth was bleeding freely. McCoy was on him at once, but Joe fought back hard, putting his left and right to the face, sending McCoy's head back. McCoy put his left straight and hard on the jaw. This was decidedly McCoy's round.
Fourth Round--McCoy put two hard lefts to the face, Choynski countering with a left to the mouth. Choynski swung his left lightly on McCoy's ear. The latter then sent Joe's head back twice with straight lefts. Choynski evened matters with right and left hard to the jaw. McCoy swung left and right to the head. He left an opening and Choynski staggered the Kid a little with a hard right to the neck.
Fifth Round--Choynski blocked a left and sent his left hard to the Kid's eye. McCoy then feinted and put a terrific right over to the ear, staggering Choynski. The latter, who was decidedly aggressive, placed his left on the ear. In a clinch both landed hard rights on the ear. McCoy put a hard left on the neck and Choynski a hard right on McCoy's mouth. McCoy brought his left to the ear and partly wrestled Choynski to the floor as the gong sounded.
Sixth Round--McCoy put his left to Choynski's nose, starting it to bleeding. Choynski missed a left for the chin, and McCoy put his right hard on the kidneys. McCoy reddened Joe's ribs with his right in a clinch, the latter bringing his left over on the neck. Choynski sent his right to the ribs and McCoy countered with a good left hook to the mouth just before the bell rang. Choynski landed a right swing on the jaw, shaking the Kid up a little.
Choynski's lips were somewhat swollen at the finish. Beyond a skinned nose McCoy did not bear a mark.
1899-10-07 The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL) (page 8)
M'COY AND CHOYNSKI DRAW.
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Bout Proved Unsatisfactory from the Start to the Finish.
Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski boxed six rounds to a draw before a North Side club last night. The men fought under straight Queensberry rules, and Malachy Hogan acted as referee.
The affair was unsatisfactory from start to finish. In the first place, it appeared as though McCoy was not trying very hard, and, in the second, the announcement that both men had agreed to call the contest a draw if both were on their feet at the end of the sixth and last round was not made until the contest was at an end. Then Referee Hogan came to the front, declared the bout a draw, and added that both of the principals had agreed to make it a draw if the bout went the limit. The crowd was plainly disgusted and testified its dislike of the proceedings by shrill cat-calls and numerous cries of "Fake!"
McCoy seemed to be far the cleverer of the two. His superb foot work carried him out of danger of Choynski's rushes, and his long, dangerous left was always in evidence, shooting to the face and wind with marvelous celerity.
When the men squared off for the first round McCoy led a straight left for the face, which was neatly ducked, Choynski countering with a light left on the chest. Choynski tried a left swing for the head and McCoy blocked it. Choynski missed a left hook for the wind, McCoy rushing him to the ropes. A mix-up ensued, with honors even, all the exchanges seeming to lack steam. Choynski tried a left swing for the head again, missed, and McCoy sent a left uppercut to the face, which caused Choynski to clinch and hang on. Both men fiddled to the end of the round. There were murmurs of disapprobation from the crowd as they went to their corners.
Choynski opened up the second with a left swing for the jaw. McCoy got out of the way and pushed his left squarely on the face. A mix-up followed, and when the men broke away McCoy's nose was bleeding from the effects of a left hook which grazed his face. McCoy kept jabbing, and the round closed with a clinch.
In the third McCoy used a one-two-straight left on the face, and an occasional left to the wind which made Choynski grunt. McCoy caught Choynski off his balance, sent a left to the nose, and Joe slipped down, but was up in an instant. The exchanges were light, McCoy having the best of matters.
The last three rounds were all of the same order.
Referee Hogan declared the bout a draw.
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