The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-30
THE FIELD OF SPORTS
A COMFY ISLAND FIGHT.
A Small Audience Saw An Interesting Con-
test

Seaside Athletic Club, Coney Island,
E NY, October 90. Scarcely 1000. people
attended the ENTERTAINMENTS are tonight,
and but. few prominent sporting men
were present. The first bout was six
round fight between Joe Gates and Jack
Madden, at 105 pounds. The bout was
awarded to Madden. 1t was ANNOUNCED
that the final bout of the evening be.
tween Johnny Griffin OF Brainuree.
Mass, and Kid Lavigne of Saginaw
would be on in ID miutes Later it was
learned when the men weighed in at 8
p. m.. 1T was supposed to be at 1874
pounds. Lavigne was underweight an d
Grlfin weighed IL Ia pounds. He was
gwen until pm, to get down to
weight, and then he weighed 1877 pounds.
ltwas 1915 before the matter could be
patched up sufficiently to get the men to
appear on the stage. Griffin's seconds
were George Reynolds of New York, Bill
Crowley of Hartford, and Charlie White
OF New York; Lavigne's seconds were
Sam Fitzpatrick, Jim Collins and Billy
Lavigne, his brother. Both men were
IN goo shape, but Griffin loked slightly
heavier. In the first round, Lavigne
landed on the wind and got an. upper
cut from Griffin's right. A rapid ex-
change took place, in which Layigne
seemed to have shade the best of it.
Laylgne landed on the face and wind
heavily. The round was in favor of La
vlgne. In the second round Griffin tried
TO force the light, and was met we'll by
the Kid, who compelled him to act on
the defensive. at which he was exceed
lngly clever in avoiding punishment
Gri@n planted his left on the KIDS face
IN the third, and got away without a
return. a rapid exchange OF blows fol-
lowed. The Kid landed his right and
lett heavily, and forced his man around
the ring. He had Grifi.4. in distress
when toe gong sounded. In the fourth
round, Lavigne force Griffin all over
the ring, landing with his right and left
twice. and staggering him BY crossing
hlm with his right. 1t was seen Layigne
was the better and stronger man. Griffin
landed his left in the fifth, and got a
not upper cut in return. Lavigne forced
hlm. landing with right and left at will.
6rlffn WAS game, and ne opened cut
over Layigne's left aye, but was firing
quickly. In the sixth, Lavigue landed
on Gritfin's face with mis- right and left
several times. Layigae got little cut ov
er the forehead. I,avigne's body punches
had telling effect on Griffin. In the sue
ceeclng rounds the men mixed things.
In the eleventh round tbs men came to-
gether with rush. Griffin, by clever
ducking, won the house. Layigne forced
MIS- man to the ropes and punished him
severely. In the next round, Griffin got
ID ID Two good left hand punches on the
Kids nose, and blood commenced to
trickle down. The Kid then went at his
man like tiger, but Griffin held his
own astonishingly well. Griffin started
in on the aggressive in the thirteenth,
a.; ana the men fought all over the ring.
They clipched repeatedly. Griffin was In
bad shape when the gong sounded.
Glrfin looked distressed when he resnon-
ded for the fourteenth. He received TIVE
right handlers on the cheek, and the
Kid then fought him to the ropes. and
with right handler on the jaw sent
him to the floor dazed. He got up and
held his own. The fifteenth opened with
q rush, bnt before the men had been
ngnting two seconds Griffin was knocked
down partly from the force of his own
blow, and the inspector of police stopped
the bout. The referee gave the decision
in. favor of Lavigne.