Show CHOYNSKI GOES DOWN I Ireland Bests Jerusalem in Six Rounds JOE FOUGHT HAUD BET MAKER WAS TOO SHIFTY Sports Were Shy in the Betting Because Be-cause of Mailers Proclivity to Give His Backers the Wrong Cud Itustlingr 31111 Between Sisle and Pntsey Haley Prior to the Main Event The Details Broadway Club New York Nov 16 Peter Maher knocked out Joe Choynski of California with a righthand swing on the Jaw after two minutes and twen tyfive seconds of the sixth round in their 20round contest before the Broadway Athletic club tonight The men fought cautiously for five rounds and Maher did not strike his man hard until after the sixth round opened Then he rushed at his man and Choynski went down b j fore the hailstorm of right and left swings that Peter landed Joe got up staggering after having stayed down nine seconds He made an effort to steady himself but it w of no avail Maher Ma-her went right at him and with a clean right hand swing on the jaw sent him t grass again This time he lay fat on the floor with arms and legs extended and the referee slowly counted him out The Californian was no long in coming round all rig and after being helped to his corner soon walked from the ring The police clambored Into the ring under c amo the charge o Acting Captain Groo but I no arrests were made as both men were uninjured This was the first heavyweight boxing box-ing contest of importance held in this city under the new Horton bill The I bout was 2 rounds at catch weights Half an hour before the time set for tme sE charting there was a tenround setto between Patsy Haley of Buffalo and young Sisle of Providence The building capable o seating about 430 people was crowded from floor to ceiling A large delegation from Pittsburg Boston and Philadelphia had seats by the ring side There was an immense amount of interest inter-est taken in the MaherChoynski contest con-test but little money was wagered The concensus of opinion was that the Irishman Irish-man would win but Peter has ha such an unpleasant way of giving his baker bak-er the wrong end of the money that they were rather chary of chancing any reverses re-verses versesC ynskis reputation for gameness and ability to take punishment as well as his proven thiftiness and cleverness won him many friends Maher has shown an immense Improvement In his late encounters en-counters has acquired confidence and is also quick and shifty The easy manner man-ner in which the Irishman polished off ODonnell and Slavin was fresh in the memory of local fighters Maher stated to the representative of the United Associated Presses before the opening bout that ho had never felt fitter for a contest while Choynski also declared himself n fine fettle The opening bout was put on at S50 Sam C Austin was referee Haley and Sisle weighed in at 116 pounds I was a slugging match from the sound of the bell Sisle rushed at his man and pushed him to his knees When Haley got up they went at it hammer and tongs both landing sledgehammer blows In tIe second round both were wild but willing In the third the Buffalo boy pasted his I man hard with straight lefts on the face SIsles nose bled freely and he was very weary when the bell rang Sisle came up gaily for tCie fourth but I Patsy easily avoided attack and pushed his man all over the ring Sisle put a Erood left in the face in the next but Haley made a regular chopplng block of the Italian who was covered with blood at the end though still in the ring Haley played with his man in the sixth while Sisle failed In efforts to get within striking distance Haley hit his man when and where he pleased in the seventh and the referee put a stop to the battle and gave Haley the decision There was scarcely a vacant seat in the building when everything was ready for the appearance of the stars The crowd had been amused by a burlesque boxing bout while Maher and Choynski were putting on the finishing touches in the dressing rooms Maher was the first to appear at 947 Choynski followed a moment later Both men came in for a generous share of handclapping Maher was seconded by Pete Burns Peter Lowrey and Jack Quinn In Choynskis corner were Tommy West Paddy Forman and Bob i Armstrong Maher scaled 153 pounds and Choynski 163 Little money changed hands but Maher was a slight favorite First RoundThey shook hands at 948 and sparred for an opening Maher led with a light left on the chest Moro sparring followed after which Choynski feinted and shot a left that just reached the wind Maher put a hard left on the body and they clinched After a lot of clever feintIng on both sides Maher put a left hook on the neck as Joe was turning round The round was mainly devoted to sparring at long range Second Round Maher missed a vicious right swing and Joe put two lefts on the jaw Maher then sent in a left to I I the neck In trying to get away Joe I slipped and Peter shot his right home on the body Peter next put a hard left on I I the neck and Joe sot rattled He recovered re-covered and put three straight lefts on the face and staggered Peter wIth a left jab on the jaw Joe next landed his left on the face but was countered with a right on the chin I was Choynskis round Third Round Joe opened with a light left on the body and repeated It a I moment later Choynski then sent the right to the face and Peter came back with the left twice Joe sent a hard left on the body Peter rushed and Joe dropped on his knees to avoid punishment punish-ment Malier then pasted his man twice with the right on the neck and again on the same place Joe shot his left to the face and Peter mssed with the left and landed lightly on the face as the bell rang Fourth Round Joo came on with left on body Both were cautious Finally Joe came in again on the body with the left Maher stayed on the defensive and Joe again put a left on the body Maher got his man near the ropes and sent in a hot right on the ribs Joe feinted with the left and then Maher swung at his man missing the right but landed the left on the body and Joe clinched Maher put a left on the neck as the bell rang They were not sparring fast enough to suit the crowd Fifth Round Choynski was dong the I leading so far He shoved a straight left in Mahers face and easily avoided the return Maher landed a good left on the body but Joe evened up with a return Maher led for the body and brought his right round on the neck Choynski swung his left on the face and Maher countered on the body Peter nailed his man on the face and they came close together both doing pretty sparring and exchanging lefts on the face Sixth RoundHonors were about even when the round opened Joe led with a left on the face and forced the fighting sending Maher staggering to the ropes with a left on the jaw Fierce infighting followed and then Maher floored his man with a left hook on the jaw Maher rushed at his man and landed right and left on the same place flooring him again Choynski got up on the ninth count only to be sent down again and knocked clean out with a right cross on the jaw The police clambered into the ring but no arrests were made The referee awarded the decision to Maher The round lasted two minutes 2 seconds |