The morning call., 1894-10-30
The Fight Stopped by the
Police.
YET THERE WAS ENOUGH
To Decide Which Was the Better
Man.
LITTLE GRIFFIN WAS GAME.
he Put Up All He Could, but Was
No Match for the
Kid.

CoNEY ISLAND, II. Y, Oct 29.-With
threatened police Interference. previous
posiponement and very light card. it
was not TO be wondered that to-night's as
semblage at the Seaside Athletic Club was
in no way representative and was very mea-
ger numerically Atheist there were not 1000
people in the building. The general ar
rangements were good, and excellent order
was maintained. Tim Hurst, the we'll
known baseball umpire. was referee of all
the bouts. Proceedings commenced at 8
O'Clock.
Joe Gates of birmingham, England. VS..
Jack Madden of Brooklyn, at 105 pounds,
was the first bout called. Madden was
awarded the decision at the end of the
fifth round.
dolly" Lyons of New York VS.. 'Kid"
Hogan of Brooklyn, at 115 pounds. ten
rounds. was the next. They had fought
twice before aud had a victory each. The
police stopped their bout in the second
round and Hogan was declared the winner
by the referee.
Then came the bout of the evening. 1t
was between kid" Laygne of Saginaw,
Mich, and Johnnie Griffin of Braintree.
Mass. at 126 pounds-filteen rounds.
Lavigne's seconds were Sam Fitzpatrick,
Jimmy Carroll, Jim Collins and Billy
Lavigne. Those In his opponents corner
were George Reynolds, Bill Crowley and
Charley White.
The men entered the ring at 10:15 P. N.
After long delay the fighters got togeth-
er. and they actually fought at 124 pounds
by a sDecia private arrangement Lavien e
lea with the left and adopted the attack.
They were both wild, although Lavigne
got in couple on the body. When time
was called there was little to record.
Griffin did not look well and handled him.
self as though away off,
In the second Lavigne did almost all the
fighting. being especially effective with
the left. He was after his man all over
the ring, and had a good lead when the
IN rd round ended.
In the next it was worse for Griffin, but
he took his punishment gamely. 1t was
the same in the fifth aud sixth. In the lat
ter both slipped down, and Griffin LETT of
with much the worst of it. blowing hard.
Entering the seventh round Lavigne
was again hard at his man and fought him
all over the ring. Griffin's gsmeness was
remarkable. for he was everywhere out
generated.
The eighth saw matters much the same.
Griffin aroused himself a biz in the ninth,
but the thing was becoming monotonous.
In the tenth Griffin improved considera-
bly, and got in few good righl-handers,
being cheered to the echo.
Round eleven gave Grffin's hackers an.
other ray of hope as he freshened won.
derfully, bnt he lost many opportunities,
and was very tired and weak at the close,
In the twelfth Lavigne began to bleed
from the nose and showed visible signs OF
weakening, while Griffin made many
friends by lis game attempts.
In the thirteenth round there was some
terrific mitigating and Lavigne developed
some wildness in his leads. They fire.
quenily clinched. and once a Knockout
looked certain, hut the gong sounded jus
in time to save Griffin.
In the fourteenth round Of this game
| fight Lavigne went at it wickedly anC
downed his man. Griffin was up before
the limit expired, but was met With blow.
that fell like rain. Three times he was al
but out, but the gong sent him to his cor
ner amid tremendous cheers.
Last round-Lavigne rushed and downe(
| Griffin as soon as the men reached the cen
ter. Then the police interfered. Lavign'
was declared the winner and the crowt
cheered loudly for the fighters while few
hisses were given for the police inspector