Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15

was gone, he tried bravely to fight back
every-time the visitor was close enough.
Lavigne would either dodge the blows
thus attempted or let them land harmless
ly on MIN. He was landing on the local
man at will. Bowen was staggered to the
ropes, by an onslaught of his powerful foe.
While there in a helpless condition and
trying to clinch. Lavigne planted his left
over the heart and crossing savagely with
his right landed a terrific blow on the
angle of the jaw. Bowen fell back like a
felled tree and his head struck the floor
heavily. Lavigne walked to his corner,
while Duffy counted the ten seconds.
The beaten man was picked up limp. and,
to all appearances. lifeless, by his handlers
and carried to his dressing room.
The Floor Should Have Been Padded.
Concerning Bowen's injuries the Times
Democrat says:
'The blow which sent Bowen down was
not one Of extraordinary force, for it was
delivered at very short range, but he was
SO weak as to be able to make no resistance
and falling directly over backward the back
of his head struck the unpadded floor Of the
stage upon which they had been fighting
with such tremendous force that 1t sounded
as If the floor had been heavily hit with
the poll OF an ak. When Hall and Fitz-
simmons fought in this same arena the
ding. over which a sheet Of canvas had
been tightly stretched. Last night, for
some unexplained reason. this padding had
been removed and the canvas had been
stretched over the bare boards of the stage.
Had the stage been in this condition
when F1tzsimmons knocked Hall out there
appears to be little doubt that Hall would
have been fatally injured and, with such
a circumstance fresh In the memory, 1t
seems almost unaccountable that the man.
ayers OF the club should have taken such
a serious risk as that to be incurred by
permitting men to fight on an unpadded
moor. The doctors who were in attendance
upon Bowen last night said II was not the
blow which had done the mischief, but the
striking OF his head upon the floor, which
had produced concussion of the brain.
Andy Bowers Career.
Andy Bowen was born in this city In
February, 1858. There were no Incidents Of
special interest in Sis early life, but from
his earliest youth he had always shown a
prediction for athletic sports, including
base ball and fighting. and It was his ambi-
ticn to become a fighter Of note. He COM
menced his career as pugilist when he
was but sixteen years old.
Among those he has defeated are Mike
Murphy, John Wilson, Frank Perder Jas
Boyle. Jimmy Oliver. in Chicago in nine
rounds; Norton. Chicago, two rounds; Char
lie Wilson. in three rounds; Tommy Ryan
Qight-weighD, in three rounds; Charlie
Johnson, thirty-nine rounds, draw; Billy
Myer. twenty-eight rounds and a second
decision on a foul. Beaten by Jimmy Car
rcll; beaten by Austin Gibbons; defeated
Joe Bielden; a draw with Jack Burke in
1O3 rounds; defeated Jack Everhardt in 80
rounds; stanton Abbott, q ten-round draw.
His last encounter resulted in a twenty
five-round draw with Jimmy Carroll.
FitxsimmOns Refuses to Talk.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December l5-Fitz-
simmons refused to talk on the subject of
Bowen's death. He said, however, that he
had telegraphed Lavigne his sympathy
and would give him any help he desired.
Il am willing to aid him financially" he
said.