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In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choynski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club. George Godfrey was making a comeback as he had previously announced his retirement. Any thoughts that O'Donnell would fight Choynski were put to rest. <br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18 which reports that in addition to George Godfrey, O'Donnell was targeting matches with Denver Ed Smith and Joe Choynski. The report indicates that O'Donnell had already boxed Choynski twice in Australia.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
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On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, and "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that Steve O'Donnell was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey's best days were behind him and he would be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski when he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 gave the reason for the cancellation of O'Donnell- Godfrey match to be too many matches already planned at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell, now that the Coney Island Club was out of the picture.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall. O'Donnell expected to stop Godfrey within six rounds.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that O'Donnell must stop Godfrey within the 6 rounds to win and that many do not think that he can. Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell had been underrating Godfrey but his opinion may have changed after seeing Godfrey for the first time in the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choynski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club. George Godfrey was making a comeback as he had previously announced his retirement. Any thoughts that O'Donnell would fight Choynski were put to rest. <br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18 which reports that in addition to George Godfrey, O'Donnell was targeting matches with Denver Ed Smith and Joe Choynski. The report indicates that O'Donnell had already boxed Choynski twice in Australia.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, and "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that Steve O'Donnell was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choynski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club. George Godfrey was making a comeback as he had previously announced his retirement. Any thoughts that O'Donnell would fight Choynski were put to rest. <br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18 which reports that in addition to George Godfrey, O'Donnell was targeting matches with Denver Ed Smith and Joe Choynski. The report indicates that O'Donnell had already boxed Choynski twice in Australia.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, and "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choynski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club. George Godfrey was making a comeback as he had previously announced his retirement. Any thoughts that O'Donnell would fight Choynski were put to rest. <br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18 which reports that in addition to George Godfrey, O'Donnell was targeting matches with Denver Ed Smith and Joe Choynski. The report indicates that O'Donnell had already boxed Choynski twice in Australia.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
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On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choynski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club. George Godfrey was making a comeback as he had previously announced his retirement. Any thoughts that O'Donnell would fight Choynski were put to rest. <br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18 which reports that in addition to George Godfrey, O'Donnell was targeting matches with Denver Ed Smith and Joe Choynski. The report indicates that O'Donnell had already boxed Choynski twice in Australia.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choynski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club. George Godfrey was making a comeback as he had previously announced his retirement. Any thoughts that O'Donnell would fight Choynski were put to rest. <br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds, earning $2500.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach at the end of four rounds.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight or Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also reitterating the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between In August 1893 various papers reported if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach then the Coney Island Athletic Club would match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Post predicted an O'Donnell victory on November 7th.<br />
[[file:18931107Boston Post Tue Nov 7 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also, on November 6th, 1893, "The Times Picayune" characterized the upcoming Godfrey-O'Donnell contest as a tryout for O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931106The Times Picayune Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On November 6th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported O'Donnell's opinion of Godfrey may have changed after seeing the Hall-Godfrey spar. <br />
[[file:18931106The Boston Globe Mon Nov 6 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 30th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported Godfrey was set to begin his training for the contest with O'Donnell. As part of his preparation, Godfrey was scheduled to publicly spar with Jim Hall at the Boston Music Hall.<br />
[[file:18931030The Boston Globe Mon Oct 30 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
An advertisement for the public spar between Jim Hall and George Godfrey appeared in "the Boston Globe" of October 29th, 1893.<br />
[[file:18931029Boston Post Sun Oct 29 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On November 4th, 1893, "The Standard Union" reported that Godfrey was the betting favorite.<br />
[[file:18931104The Standard Union Sat Nov 4 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The six-round match scheduled for November 8th, 1893 was officially announced on October 21st. Reported by the Boston Post October 22nd on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931022Boston Post Sun Oct 22 1893 page 5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
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Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press Sun" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction describing O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and characterizing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 19th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported that the Metropole Club was trying to arrange a match between Godfrey and O'Donnell.<br />
[[file:18931019The Boston Globe Thu Oct 19 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 20th, 1893, "The Boston Globe" reported on page 3 that O'Donnell and the Metropole Club were optimistic that terms for a fight with Godfrey could be arranged.<br />
[[file:18931020The Boston Globe Fri Oct 20 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 8th, "The Pittsburgh Press Sun" and the "Times Picayune Sun" printed an interesting prediction terming O'Donnell as one of the best specimens ever to come out of Australia and describing George Godfrey as old. Going as far to say that Godfrey will be child's play for O'Donnell and expecting O'Donnell to meet Choynski if he gets past Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931008The Pittsburgh Press Sun Oct 8 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 9th, "The Philadelphia Enquirer" page 3 attributed the to Steve O'Donnell the explanation of too many existing matches at the Coney Island Athletic Club for the cancellation of his match with Godfrey.<br />
[[file:18931009The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 9 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" and "The Buffalo Enquirer" on there respective on page 8s report that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on October 4th, "The Buffalo Courier" on page 8 reports that George Godfrey was matched to fight "Denver" Smith.<br />
[[file:18931004Buffalo Courier Wed Oct 4 1893 page 8.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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"The Boston Post" on page 3 of October 4th, 1893 issue indicates the willingness of Mike Haley,Steve O'Donnell's manager, to match O'Donnell, his crack heavyweight, against any New England heavyweight, preferring George Godfrey or Billy Wilson.<br />
[[file:18931004Boston Post Wed Oct 4 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
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<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York published in various papers stated that O'Donnell declared the match with Godfrey at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed.<br />
On September 29th published in "The Hartford Currant" on page 1, "The Morning Courier Journal" on page 3 and the "Daily Times" on page 4 <br />
[[file:18930929Morning journal and courierSeptember 29 1893, Page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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Tom O'Rourke expressed interest in matching O'Donnell with Joe Walcott.<br />
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"The Philadelphia Enquirer" October 1st, 1893 page 15<br />
[[file:18931001The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun Oct 1 1893 page 15.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On October 1st, The Coney Island Athletic Club confirmed the postponement of the Godfrey-O'Donnell finish fight.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Printed in the Philadelphia Enquirer" on October 2nd, 1893 on page 3.<br />
[[file:18931002The Philadelphia Inquirer Mon Oct 2 1893 page 3.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 28th a report out of New York that stated that the bout between Godfrey and O'Donnell at the Coney Island Athletic Club had been indefinitely postponed was published in various papers.<br />
On September 29th published in The Hartford Currant on page 1, The Morning Courier Journal on page 3 and the Daily Times on page 4.<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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The Times Picayune on September 24th ran a short profile piece on page 18.<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18a.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
[[file:18930924The Times Picayune Sun Sep 24 1893 page 18b.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
[[file:18930817The Buffalo Enquirer Thu Aug 17 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
[[file:18930816BuffaloCourierWedAug16-1893p8.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br />
Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
[[file:18930816The Boston Globe Wed Aug 16 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
[[file:18930817St Louis Post Dispatch Thu Aug 17 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
[[file:18930819Los Angeles Herald Sat Aug 19 1893 page 2.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
[[file:18930903The Buffalo Sunday Morning News Sun Sep 3 1893 page 9.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
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[[file:18930919The Muncie Daily Herald Tue Sep 19 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
[[file:18930908The Standard Union Fri Sep 8 1893 page 3.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
[[file:18930911The Scranton Republican Mon Sep 11 1893 page 4.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
[[file:18930920The Buffalo Commercial Wed Sep 20 1893 page 10.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The date was set for November 8th according to the Boston Globe of September 14th, 1893<br />
[[file:18930914The Boston Globe Thu Sep 14 1893 .jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
[[file:18930927The Boston Globe Wed Sep 27 1893 page 9.jpg |left|thumb]]<br />
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<div><fight>96428</fight><br />
Between August 15th and 17th various papers reported: if Steve O'Donnell wins his fight on August 18th, 1893 against John Cattanach he then the Coney Island Athletic Club to match him against Joe Choynski.<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 15th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 5<br />
[[file:18930815The_Boston_Globe_p5.jpg|left|thumb]]<br />
<br clear=all><br />
August 17th, 1893 the Buffalo Enquirer <br />
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On August 16th, 1893 The Buffalo Courier printed a report from New York stating that the Coney Island Athletic Club thought of Steve O'Donnell as a wonder, likening his style to that of Peter Jackson and also mentioning the expert opinion that he would be matched with Joe Choyinski should he defeat Cattanach.<br />
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Also on August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe reported on page 2 and on August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10 that George Godfrey, who had been retired for almost a year, wished to meet the winner of the O'Donnell Cattanach fight of Frank Childs.<br />
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August 16th, 1893 the Boston Globe page 2<br />
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August 17th, 1893 The St. Louis Dispatch on page 10<br />
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On Saturday August 19th the Los Angeles Herald printed an Associated Press report describing Steve O'Donnell's stoppage victory over John Cattanach between rounds four and five.<br />
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On September 3rd, 1893 The Buffalo Sunday Morning News reported on page 9 Godfrey challenged O'Donnell. The Muncie Daily Herald September 19th, 1893 reports a possible motivation for the challenge.<br />
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Between September 8th and 21st various sources reported that O'Donnell and Godfrey had been matched to meet in October at the Coney Island Athletic Club.<br />
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Standard Union September 8th, 1893 reported on page 3 <br />
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The Scranton Republican September 11th, 1893 reported on page 4<br />
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The Buffalo Commercial September 20th, 1893 reported on page 4 and the Chicago Tribune September 21st, 1893<br />
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The Boston Globe on September 27th, 1893 reported on page 9 that Barney Hubbard vs Mike Leonard was being considered for the undercard.<br />
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