The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-15
Andy Bowen Dies From the
Effect of Kid Lavigne's
Knock Out Blow.
WARRANTS FOR ALL HANDS
Authorities Say the Event Will
Put Stop to Fights in the
Crescent City.


last fight. The famous lightweight has
been laid low by the blow of coming
champion and prize fighting in, New
Orleans, from Immediate Indications,
has received blow beneath the belt.
The fight last night was generous
ly attended affair and there were con-
gregated about the ring some of the
best known fighters and sports of the
country 1t was a fight that meant
great deal for the future life-if he
had lived-of Bowen, for McAuliffe's
star is on the decline, and Bowen was
one of three or four hghtweights of Gel
ebrity who were anxious to get into the
shoes of the peerless lightweight cham
pion Lavigne was equally ambitious,
and it required no stretch of the inn
agination yesterday to anticipate
very fierce and very interesting fight
with decisive ending.
OUT OF IT AT THE START.
Bowen was licked from the begin
ming He met man who was not only
his equal, but his superior When Bowen
finally fell at the end of the fatal eigh-
teenth round and his body stretched
out rigidly on the floor, the Knockout
was as clean as any that has been de-
livered in the ring in New Orleans,
but no one really felt that the end of
the battle was to mark a tragedy. Bow
ems seconds ran quickly to his side
and raised the unconscious pugilist to
his knees and feet and bore him to his
corner, while the roar of the great throng
proclaiming the coming of a new star
was still ringing through the building.
BOWEN OUTCLASSED.
The fight took place in the presence
of $500 sports at Auditorium Club. The
contest was for purse of $500 at 100
the scale. Layigne tipped the beam
at 1876 pounds, and Bowen at 1873.
The Louisiana man was clearly out
classed, and while he has developed
little better judgment from his training
with Dempsey, it was not enough to
give him a chance against the Kid
key of Bowen throughout the whole con-
test, playing with him as a cat would
with a mouse. He took his time at
knocking him out The gong saved ave-
ceded by the spectators at the outset
that Bowen was to be the loser. He
put up a game fight by standing up
at fighting back. Once Bowen went
down and waited for the referee to count
seven, but it .availed him very little
being closed and his face all bruised
and his lips swollen to twice their nor
NAL size. Lavigne was unharmed and
almost as fresh as at the opening of the
fight.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
The Knockout was delivered by left
hand drive on the side of the jaw, fol-
lowed by a cross-counter with the right
bo nd nf1 Rnwan GrODned
squarely in his tracks, his head striking
the floor. He was unconscious Tor rs
minutes. After eight minutes work by
firing room, and Drs. Chuppert, Herman
and Finney called in. 1t was then
thought he would not recover, and Ser
party under arrest, They were released
on the recovery of Bowen, who, when
he regained consciousness, attempted to
speak, but was cautioned to remain quiet.
1t was 9:20 P. M. when Bowen stepped
into the ring accompanied by. his sec
oonds, Australian Billy Murphy, Billy
Spiggs, of Chicago, as timekeeper He
was closely followed by Lavigne, with
jim Hall, Sam Fitzpatrick and Martin
Considine, of Detroit, as tmekeeper.
Prof. John Duffy was referee and Sam
Stern was timekeeper for the club. The
police were in charge of Sergeant NJ.
order prevailed.
Bowen forced the fighting for the first
two rounds, when Lavigne sized him up
and proceeded to make chopping block
of the hard-headed Orleanian. He proved
a good man with both his right and left
hands. landing with either at will, and
Dempsey had trained Bowen for the fight \
and gave him some valuable lessons in
ducking, but the Kid caught on to his
style Of ducking and landed an effective
ami
After the fight Sam Fitzpatrick stated
to the Southern Associated Press re-
porter that Lavigne would like TO take
in q go with George Johnson, OF Eng
land, at 126 pounds side, and the lar
gest purse offered by any reputable club.
Among the wellsknown sporting men
ring We're the following ;-Parson Davies,
Tom Ryan, Jack Dempsey, A. Erlanger,
NJ B, Curtis. Joe Choynsky, Jim Barry
Frank apa ives sandy dieS watep epn b Sss Rawers'
Senator O'Malley. of Chicago, President
Julius Rosler of the Pastime Athletic
Club, Lew NJ. Houston, Fred S. Cox, and
many others of lesser note.
LAVIGNE'S RECORD.
George Lavigne was born at Bay City,
Mich. only q years ago. He stands
scales 12S pounds. Lavignes principal
victories have been:-Morris McNaly. I
round; Billy White. rounds; Billy
5 rounds; Pat Connors, rounds; Pike
Johnson, s rounds; Jack Mentor, rounds
and Jack O'Brien rounds.
He acquired his first extended fame
by beating Joe Soto, champion of the
Pacific coast, in San Francisco, in 81
rounds for a purse of $1,000. Lavigne
then beat Eddie Myer at Dana, ILL.,, Feb.
il, 1885, in % rounds. Lavigne next met
Young Griffo at Chicago, February 10,
1894 and although an 8-round draw was
declared Lavigne had much the better OF
it. Lavigne came East in a hopeless
endeavor to make Young Critic fight.
but did not succeed Lavigne was match
ed against Jerry Marshall, whom he bea
in 10 rounds at the Seaside A. c., Coney
Island, September II, 1894.
AT the same place the following month,
october 20, 1894. he defeated Johnnie
Griffin IN Is rounds. James J. Corbett
says that Lavigne is the ideal fighter
of his weight. Lavigpe has fought two
draws with George Siddons one at East
Saginaw. Mich, in March, 1889, Of Z
rounds, the other at Grand Rapids, Mich
ANDY BOWEN.
Andy Bowen was born in New Orleans
in FEBRUARY 1868 He stands feet
inches high and weighs in cordition $50
pounds He has defeated Mike Murphy,
Kid Wilson, Frank Pender, Jim Boyle
4 rounds; Jimmy Oliver, rounds Skin
ner Norton, 2 rounds; Young Ryan
rounds; Mike Murray, 8 rounds; fought
a draw with James Glass, Jan. is, 1887,
10 rounds, at New Orleans; beat Kid VII
son, New Orleans. May 19, 1889, rounds
beat Jimmy EfcTIale of Philadelphia 9
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