The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1913, Page 6

UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY ‘JOE CHOYNSK! LOST CHANC AT TITLE WHEN “EVE-TOOTH” PUNCH JUST MISSED MARK “Any Other Punch I Ever Felt Was| ‘\ @ Tap Beside the One Choynski’ .7; Landed On Me in the Tenth,” Jeffries Always Said Afterward. UNTOLD TALES OF THE RING. ‘This fe the second of & serias of astorios of the ring by Robert @Agren. The series deals with boxers both of the past ani present, and should be of real interest to wll lovers of the manly art of #elf- Getenss The stories will appear at least twice a week, The first @rticle appeared last Gaturday and was on the famous Corbett-Fits- Gimmons dattic at Carson City. Copyright, i918, by The Press Pubiiahing Co, (Ihe New York World). NB of the smaller heavyweights of to-day has been referred to frequently as “another Choynski.” This may sound well enough ¢o the new crop of fight fans—the youngsters who nevor saw the real Choynski fight. But those who saw Joe Choynski land his wallop on Maher, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries and a e few other fighters who didn't need to ‘be called “hopes” in their day, will indulge in @ quiet smile, Probably no harder wallop than Ohoynskt'’s was ever connscted with 167 pounds of fighting flesh, When Levinsky or any other “hope” shows @ Choynski wallop he'll have to be considered. Besides having the wallop, Choynsk! was one of the cleverest fighters in the world. He was badly hand!- capped by his light weight, which made him a,small man among heavy- woights, although he was just a little tee dig to be a middle, The only other heavyweight of his poundage was Fitssimmons, who had a considerable advantage over Choynski in height \and reach, ‘How Choynski Missed Chance at Title. There was one time in Choynski’s career when he came very close | to getting a decision over the great Jeffries, which would havo meant that ” VFonoynst, instead of Jeffries, would in all probability have had that chance ‘to Sght Fitssimmone for the world’s championship title at Coney Island. Jeffries, after seeing Fitzatmmons knock out Corbett at Carson, went into ‘{e mumber of fights and made quite a reputation on the Pacifo Coast Joo Choyneki, adout that time, came to the conclusion that he could use Jeffries \| te Me business, Choynski, like Fitesimmons, never cared how big his oppon- 42 "T eats wore, He hed absolute confidence in his skill and his punch Three geare before he had knocked Fitasimmone flat on his back in Boston and had fought hive a five-round draw. And he had fought the best of them, all over the world. So Jeffries, tremendous in size and musoular power, but a novice @Mer all, didn't Jook too hard a proposition to Joe, Choynsk! made the matoh fer Mev. 80, 1897, and went into hard training. After whipping the new giant 0 would go Bast and camp on Fitasimmons's tratl, Tee Aght came off according to schedule. Marty McCue fought in one of Qe pretiminaries. Marty MoCue ts now a New York Stato Assomblyman. ‘here were many famous California sporting men on hand. All the Coast wae Qehevented. Les Angeles sports came up on a special train to see Joffries beat Qe Gover Choynsk!, Ban Francisco went down hook, line and sinker on Joe, fhe was @ Frisco boy and a great favorite there, CReynski Had Defiite Plan for Bout. Jee had o definite plan, He didn't intend to outpoint Jeffries, A knockout evar the giant qould be a sensation and would Choynsk! something to gmt a demand for a championship matoh with Fitssimmons. For Choynsk! Mutghed fest 167 pounds; Jeffries, 2 Cheyadti wae exiltul and wary. He avoided clinches, jabbded Jeffries @atdty, then ewcles around him, dodging his rushes. Joe's acheme was to Jab @@t enmey the dig youngster unti] he found an opening for a punch that qpeiig’t anise the right spot, Then he would put the real flattening power fume ft, count wp his end of the purse and take a train for New York. Bn the third round, while Choynski was still looking for that sure opening, SeGiries reache4 cut a great walking-beam of a left and dropped his fist on Sede neck, under the ear. Choynski went down flat on his shoulder bintes, velleé over, grinned, took a couple of seconds, and got up. Ho knew now Qatter than ever that whipping Jeffries would be worth while, If he could do tt. Ble Gt4n't change hie plans, but fought along as @ hard clip, still reserving the big punch for the right opening. Tefirtes admitted himself, afterward, that he never saw as many etars tn fle life as in this fight with Choynexk!. Joe jabbed and hooked left and right, emt never missed. Meanwhile the big fellow was constantly pushing in and trying, The weight of a few punches that grazed him convinced Joe that It would be foolish to get equarely tn front of anything Jeff let go, Choynski Found Op¢ning in the Tenth, It was in the tenth round that C.oynsk! at last found his opportuntty, Jef- fries, uncovered for a moment and a trifle of line, Presented a wide open jaw Ghat looked as easy to hit asa heavy punching bag. Choymski snapped at his @eance. Stepping in to moet the advancing giant he drove his right fet straight fer Jeff's eye tooth with every ounce of force he had bottled up for the ove Fhe “eye-tooth punch,” properly landed, Is one of the surest finishers, truck home half an inch low, squarely against Jeff's front teeth force of the blow staggered Jeffries and drove tis upper lip back teeth, wedging them apart. Choynsk! stepped back a pace to let Jom f @An't fall, Instead, he held Chose off with an extended left and fale right to pry that upper Ip from between tho teeth, Joe saya he looked lke eat clawing at a fishbone. For two rounds Jeff endured the pain and anne He. omuid feel that hin face was drawn out of sh. the tWelfth his second took a knife and cut the lip away from the teeth, which @urgery enabled Jeff to pay more attention to Choynskt, Had Shot His Belt. ‘ for Joe, when he saw Jeffries stand up winder the crushing tmpact of & would have knocked down a mule, he decided that Jeffries wai Be knocked out that day, Joo had shot his bolt, and the game was atill afoot that time until the end of the twentieth round Choynsk! Jabbed hard and many @ heavy clout, but nary another like weathered in the tenth. And the big novice out |. plunged so eagerly im the tenth,” Jeffries alwaym sald afterward, Perhay @unces more in that clout Choynskt, and not Jefrie if th Mampion of the world. THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 19138. EST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN HOW 10E CHOYNSKI LMOST REACHED THE TOP (The New Yorke World), zi - IMPORTANT BOUTS 10 USHER IN THE NEW YEAR ne ey SmithPelkey, Welsh-Dundee and Cross-Anderson Battles to Be Decided To-Morrow. By John Pollock. 3 histor will be made to-mor by hol ne box! many prominent pupilists will appee’ fn bouts. The taree most prominen fights of the lot are the twenty-roun scrap between Gundoat Smita of Call fornia and Arthur Pelky of Chicopee Mass, at Jim Coffroth’s open alr aren. in San Francisco: a ten-round go be tween Freddie Welsh, the Liehtweigh champion of England, and Johany Dur dee of tris elty ore Orleans 4 C. of New Orleans, and a twenty-roune battle between ch Cross of tht clty and Bud A on of Los Angelet at Tom MoCarey's Pacific A. C. at Ver non, Cal, Federal League Can Put ¢ IN Wee (OTH CHOYNSM LANDED The HARDEST BLOW Sererics EVER FELT, LATEST NEWS OF FEDERAL LEAGUE fuerte aaa aaaaaaananaanannaaaaaaaanamanaananamanamammeamaad _ Shortstop Bod Fischer, who was released by the Dodgers to Toronto last season, has signed with Pittsburgh. It ie expected that Jack Miller, the Pirate utility infielder who was traded to the Cardinals, will also sign « Pitts- Dargh contract next Monday. ‘President Steininger of the Gt. Louis team denies that the Federal League contracts contain any reserve clause, Me admits, though, that they contain the ten-day clause similar to that of the Wational and American ‘The Federals have made offers to five players of the Wewark team, champions of the International League. ‘The men offered contracts are Outfielders Simmerman and Dalton, First Baseman Swacina, Second Baseman Gets and Pitcher Lea The Outlaws are also reported to be after Pitcher Aitchison, sold last year by the Indians to the Dodgers, Ban Johnson, President of the American League, says that he hopes the Federals will give organized baseball @ good fight. Me says « bitter war would purify the game, “I am courting a fight,” “If any Giant player tries to use the Federal League write to him immediately to Join the Federal League,” says John B. Foster, Secretary of the Giants. Baward B, Gates, of Mdianapolis, counsel for the Federal Lesgu a club to frighten us into increasing his salary Z will says that if the majors attempt to enjoin any of their players organised baseball will be attacked as « trust under the Sherman anti-trust law and as main- Federal League, is in tows, but he has been avoiding al) reporters, It is sald that be is arranging for the placing of « olub in Greater Mew York. and that Washington Park, Brooklyz, the old home of the Dodgers, will be the grounds used. ‘0 la reported that Oatoher Johnny Kling, the famous ex-Cub, will play with the Kansas City clnb, It is also wala that King Cole, now the property of the Yanks, has jumped to Chicago; Frank Simith, the ex-Sock, has signed with Pittsburgh, and that Marry Mowell, an ex-big league pitcher, will manage the Indianapolis team, According to President Barbour, of the Pittsburgh club, any team that has not signed at loast five major leagne Players for its lineup at the opening of next season will forfeit the $25,000 certified check posted with the league, One of the promoters of the new league ie reported to have said that they are willing to pay Christy Math | fore they can successfully put a team $40,000 for three years to manage a New York Federal League team —provided ho isn't under contract to the Giants. | business end of the Dodgers, puts some-| dent, the club is not a least bit con- thing of a dent in the plans of the Fed-| cerned over the prospects of the Fed- Bared to spend Gperations, Then they must stand riady | it Aseimed a Asintorested attitude to compete with the Dodgers for pa-| 10 discuasing a ponsible baseball war. | Sweeney Stops Terry in the 7th PROVIDENCE, Deo, 31—Knockout the promising New York ned fame by stopping who was heralded as an In the seventh round of a The Sport Net ih of ite best athletes and one who was! gure to make now records on th Metropolitan Amateur Golf next spring. Championship for 1914 Will Be Held at Englewood Country | Club, Beginning May 20. At the annual meeting of the Polo Association In Februar i made to lint all lef Iso to bar euch players on tean ms th open events, “A clauro will alno bo | suggested that where formal consent to walve the rule t# agreed upon by all the players @ left-h: take part in match games bo passed it would effect twenty players, the most prominent of the list being Bradley Martin Jr, Mghting Harp waded Ito his opponent lat the tap of the first gong and soon had him weakened from terrific body punchea, Tho referee's tntervention pre- vented © knockout, —_————__— Gilhert-Conkley Rout e Draw. ded player may The Metropolitan amateur golf cham- plonship ¢or 1914 will be held over the} links of the Englewood Country Club, beginning on Wednesday, continuing for four days, Craig: Wack Hibert of this elty and kley fought a ffteen-round Conkloy was far the cleverer of but when Gilbert managed to land a blow ft seemed to count, What World’s Best Boxers Have Done in Ring This Year lips BY JOHN POLLOCK. Johnny Kilbane Geo, Garpentior, Such a rule hae been tn force by th and 13 the Metropolitan Open Cham: Hurlingham Clud, which has pavernad plonship will be held the game of polo in England since the Bcarsfale Golf and Country Club 1907, two features ot} ‘or the links of at Hartadale, golfing year were ecutive Committee of the Metropolitan Golf Assoctation held tn this elty y By winning three games and drawing one of the four played In the second round of the fifteenth annual tourna. triangular college chi league at the rooms of the Brooklyn . Pennsylvania wrested the | finishing the day | with the total score of 6 to ump unfinished, ment of the Jack Britton. ~ Ov ne nanomecsouccevcHssou0oHaronee Timmy Clabby.. Wille Lewis. . Jess Willard, Ray Bronson, Sam Langford. Johnny Sunmers Packey McFarland, and Ikely to be Cornell'# representatives were vble to add only one point to thelr fine | Mattie McCue... Prankie Burns Gilbert Gallant Wildcat Ferns Freddie Welsh. concecoesoeCorerSssor esse total of 4 to 3, 1 half a poin on Monday, Brown | *o that at the end of play yesterday afternoon the Provi- one game pending, | had @ total of 1 to 6, | © Before the beginning Bldio Murvhy Mfore than one hundred members of 9 to the front the New York Bud Andereon Charley Ledoux. ator Pelky.. Bombardier Welle s't going | Charley Wn | inarion of Will rep ceetd Kid Williams Botoey Bieanigan Frankie Bus George Chip Young Saylor. Freddie Hicks. Bade McGoorty. Jimmy Ooftey Johuny Dundee. . ecose Page for Prost- _Jamoa N. West for Vic Coc OHooHoosanooHoroe weanoesdsovosum polthogue that Jeffries | ow tne regular ticket presented by the Ittee on Monday, r officera and mont of the outgoing members of the Board of Governors had been renominated, nominating cor though the ot! Frank Moran,,., Tate Campi. . Tommy Murphy... fought 00 aggressively in apite of hin clumsiness and the shifty cleverness Ala opponent, that he carned a “draw.” “Any other punch I ever felt was a tap beside the one Choynsk! landed on had been a , would have fought y: tasimmons for the title, And in that case nobody knows who might have been soveceuceseeostsasssoeeee Announcement comes trom Mercers- burg Academy that Arthur 8. achoolboy sprinter tn Deen dropped from the because of violations of school aeSono gornny ‘Conlon. ‘Willie Ritchie... ©| Jack Johnson, RoovwoeHwocs Se a CO0eKHOMODOHGORHH BOOM HOODY EH BOOOO MOCcoOrHoHoCCOmHoomHencomounnoom> 8 6 1 5 ry a 8 2 a 4 2 1 4 3 3 a ° a ° a 3 8 ® 1 ° 2 1 ° \Mowover that may be, any ‘white hope” who shows up with the king of a Mixe io jacana Joo landed on big safieoe walk away with «he championship to-d Maven Baia > rules, The academy thereby loses one Jerr aor wis RST Lesson IN ASTRONOMY FROM Joe'S LEFT, RE eon Team in Brook yn at Cost Of Million, Says M’ Keever': Ebbets’s Partner Isn't Worried by Proposed Invasion, but Tells of Obstacles Confronting New Baseball Organization’s Attempt to Rival Dodgers. stuge again, for the Sta miselon at its regular weekly meetin the Boxing ¢ In good shap ing faitht Hawkins's r \UPPOSING the new Federal League) officers will enlist local capital. makes good its boast of locating in| Bvery big business .1an here knows Brooklyn here's what the pro-| {t's inevitable that tie city will cut moters are up against before they can|® street through the Washington Park successfully launch thelr club: property an@ mainly for that reason they won't be willing to lend their ae oe ecw an, | Snancial ald to the new undertaking. $400,000 for the purchase of Wash- “I am certain that there's no room | iugton Park, the only available [for a new club in Brooklyn, but the site im Brooklyn for a baseball | Federals might possibly locate over in| stadium, The cost of constructing Long Iaiand,” went on the Dodger of- | concrete and steel grandstands, |cial, ‘but oven there they will find | amounting to nearly $300,000, ‘The | land values very high, and !t {s_not expenditure of « Mig sum of money | Teetonshle to euppose that fans in Now ork are going to desert t! Glante bed peandinbl ih ed pelea gnd Highlanders and travel over to ig Islan 0 #60 & game. will cut ® street throngh the mi@- {1 cannot see how the Federal League Ge of Washington Park im the | wil! ever be able to com:nand enoush near future. money to start a new club,” concluded In tho absence of President Ebbets, | Mr. McKeever, “ani especially at cheap Edward J. McKeever, vice-president of | prices, for New York has always been the Brooklyn club, tells how many ob-| accustomed to the very bert. and I cles the invaders must overcome be. | con't believe that the threatenrd inva- sion will be anything but a failure, for ’ the fans won't want to take In cl the bridge, His MENS, | ball after exeing a superior articl on long experience managing the| “According to the Dodgers’ Vi based erals—uniess the newcomers are ore-|eral League settling in Brooklyn, The out $1,000,000 to start | kenial oMicial throughout a long tnter- tronage. He helteved that the new project, if ‘ re | carried ont, was doomed to fatlure, and to place @ team at Brighton Beach," | 't devut in Brooklyn, eiale not injure | 1. wo i dean Mr. MoKeever, “but I think that! the Dodgers’ patrons report (s only a decoy, A baseball team aaa could Uve down at the beach only aur- ing the months of July and August. Even then fans would @o down more to take @ swim then to see a sane Before Decoration Day and after Labor Day you could hardly pull a fan down to Brighton, no matter how high the | 10 ne Sporting Falter: diamond attraction. A bets Battling Levineky ts @ Jew. CITY MIGHT SPOIL PLANS OF/5B bets he isnt. Plense tell me his FEDERAL, TOO. right name, Ie Bombardier Wells con- “The only place where a new club | sidered a light heavyweight? could possibly locate in Brooklyn ts old 8, LANNON, Washington Part, A wins, Mis mame ts Levinshy. “But there are two big disadvantages | wells is a heavyweight. about that property, The Dodgers V&| a. ine grorting Editor! 1d park for two rearons, be-| in @ game of poker, when atraights lot was too small and the|don't count, dose a full house beat « png etree |royal fash? CONSTANT READER, cannot imagin ‘Dusiness| When straights dent’ count it's not man risking his money o: under-| poker ama you cam make the rules to taking that the city at most any time/enit yourself, would bring to an untimely olor 1 the Bporting Béitert “But suppose the Federale are sincere| a bets B that Roger Conner and Tim ‘and do bulld on Washington Part, the! siete both played with the Pat Aaichie only avaliable site for a baseball Meld. Nets onite What team we peti Firat of ail hey wronla be com pelted to pi pera ay from to or the prop- ory oven if the Litchfield estate was| TRe two men you name played with willingto eell, Or perhape t the grounds|the New York Giants. Keefe was could ason ¢or| pitcher and Conner covered fret base. ten years. I! oy of grounds | To the Bporting Elite: Hzation would Kinfly publish in your inquiry col- forced to bulla stands of concrete! umn the number of baaes etolen in the eng mes oF An utero) Eom Loatuded last series ‘between the Giants and $700,000 at the very lowes! pelle Ebbets stadium cost ne 670,000 and it a A ane na nents only 21,00, Our field is much | stolen by my tea larger than wan Washington Park and| Athietlos made how could the invaders make both ends|iine was leading base stealer with 8 meet if they can get in only about/anq Murrey ™ seconé with 2. 000 and at cheap prices? To the Sporting BeHon amilingly nodded} “will you kindly decide a depute? t a of the elty to exten nee the middle of tl the Dodrer magnate aa means ofl, “says Brocco and Verri finished, Wahi PR second in the six-day race; B sayeeame HAN ae ENLIST LOCAL, CAPI) team finishe! fifth, Who ta right? He p 8. and 1. ‘Granting. that the Federal Teague| peosoo and Vorrt finished fir, Verrt has sufficient nancial backing to secure grounds, build stand M playera,’ | ri@ing the final mile, and To the Sporting PAitor: MoKeever, continued | Vice Premiere og gaing to] In @ long sprint can both riders of six-day bi e? Who the hest fighter among the following: different. ‘Ther we get ¢rom 10 to 9 ver! Hundes, Kline, Shugrue, Lore and Char- cent, from Gotham and it ten't IKkely| iQ) Whiter punts BRAS that any of this number of Giants fani would go over the bridge to see outlaws tne pod rg ahbont 4 per cent of tts crowds from N. York, When the Glanta play he: Gard | Daly Sport Queries Answered. ‘and Giants 6. Ool- | he track together draw fans from? It may seem strange|team ride around ¢! to you that our team attracts only|until the sprint comes to an ont In 8 considere ‘Fes, Dundes has advanced more than seme to bow as eae Soap PET a monere ot we! MDE Bob Fitzsimm sof re-entering the rin; nit him to box at an The phyeiciar of th: A. ©. tried to convine: mmissioners that Fits war to envage In @ bout the crack fgh » arde Monday t he will be matched to meet Chip before tk fame club is working har for the bout at Iuwkins's road house Jack Britton and Phi Bloom, who elas ¢ other ten-round go, are also train Willle Reecher, who ts tra‘ning at Da house for his ten-rouns it with J pang’? Shugrue befor N.Y. © n night, has a! practioall tehal to meet J Grimith, the crack Western lightweight, for tet roun Jan, at Akron, O. on the night of Four clubs tn this vicinity will put on fal shows to-norrow afternoon @* ws: Fairmont A, C.—Sapper O'Net- vs. Jonnay Harvey and Young Fox v: Kid Hernan of Pekin, TL; Atlantt C.—-Battling Levingsky va. Tom Irving A. C.. Brooklyn—Bobd Mohs ‘reddie Hicks, Otto Kohler vs Johnny Dohan; Gowanus A. C., Brook n ys, Dan “Porky” Flynn who ts one of the country, Hay ene nt Ardie to meet Tommy deiphia in ony lof the three ten-row to be stage! at the Pairnont A, C. on Gaturday night, Tn the other two bouts Frask Pritton will me ‘ie Haas ant Mike Morrissey w le Mike Burae. 1 to-day Detwaen Andy Corte, the iightwelght who har fought many dattles this year ratehed to meet Marty brown at y Saturday night, Terry 1 N. Yu, to-morrow, it at Dexter Par’ and also at Gro Jan, 1%, and Tom ind A, C, Of Arie mor Yalo College football, baseball, baskets ball, hockey, track team and the crew, and can I get a picture of the New York Glants at the same placo? A YALE SUPPORTER. Apply to Yale Athletic Associ: ar Mew Maven, Write to York Cub for ploture of the Giants, ‘ Yo the Sporting Eilitor Has Carl Morrie quit the ring? FRED JONES. Mo, Morris has announced his in- tention of continuing im the boxing game. eee eee RACING SELECTIONS. CHARLESTON. First Race—Gerrard, CQynosure, In- etston, Second Race~Toddling, Kiva, Vwl- thorpe. ‘Third Race—Yenghes, Rolfing stone, Ryestraw, Fourth Race—Coy, Feather Dustes, Pardner, Fifth Race—Charlestonian, Gordon, Deposit. Gixth Race—Sir Denrah, Yorkshire Boy, Reno, JUAREZ, First Race—Violet May, Hykt, Stevesta, Second Race—Ormonde Cunning: ham, Commendation, Visible, Third Tace—Scariet Oaks, Apy- time, Ralena. Fourth Race —Col, Marchmont, Brookfield, ‘Truly, Fifth Race -Dominica, Royal Dole ly, Parlor Boy, Sixth Race —Colinet, Acum Janus, ary) EVERYTHING BILLIAKXDS AND BOWLING Prices and Terme aerate by ECHANICS, ioe ake De. nese BROADWAReY