Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-03
CONTRACT WAS TOO LARGE
Joe WalcOt Essays to Put Kid Lavigne
Ont in Fifteen Rounds.
SAGINAW BOY PLUcNLY HOLDS HIS OWN
Coiorcd Mnn showed In Weak In
the Closing Rounds and Lavirnc
Fought Him All Around
the Ring.

MASPETH, L. L. Dec. "A good sized
crowd assembled at the Empire Athletic
clubs arena tonight to witness the bout be-
| tween Joe Walcott, the Boston colored boy,
and kid" Lavigne, the Saginaw Kid" In
! order to secure a man to meet Walcott, Tom
| O'Rourke agreed to get Joe down to 1913
pounds, and If Lavlgne should last through
/ fifteen rounds he was to be declared the win
ner ORourke said the fact of his man hav
| ing to reduce to 1873 pounds would not lessen
| his chances of success. and the betting to-
night was 100 to 60 on Walcott Sam Ftz-
| patrick who trains Lavlgne, was equally con-
ident OF his mans ability to stand off the
colored lad and secure the purse
| The preliminary bout was to have been be-
| tween Jerry Marshall Of Australia and Solly
Smith Of California. When the boys weighed
in this afternoon Marshall was three and a half
pounds over the stipulated 122 pounds and
the bout was declared Off. The sporting ele-
ment seated around the roped arena was
very representative one. John l.. Sullivan
received the usual ovation when he took
seat in box at the ringsde.
Tim Hurst acted as referee and at $3.50
o'clock he announced that the preliminary
bout would be between Casper Leon of New
York and joe Elms of Boston The boys had
fought three rounds with honors in favor OF
Leon, when the referee stopped the fight
and awarded 1t to th5 New Yorker.
At 9:2O o'clock Walcott climbed through
the ropes, accompanied by Tom O'Rourke,
George Dixon and Joe Gideon, who were his
seconds. At 900 George KID Lavisne also
came on. He was seconded by Sam FttZ
patrick Ted Alexander and Tommy Ryan.
Announcer Harvey then stated that Walcott
desired to challenge Tommy Ryan for fight
at some future day Ryan accepted the chal-
lense and match will be arranged. The meh
shook hands at $50.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round l. Wacott started with the left
on the neck. and was countered on me
same place, Joe landed his left hand on
his right on the face. walcott landed a
straight left on Lavigne's face. the Sagi- g
body body an and then n straight on thi neck Joe
landed light left on I;;avigne's neck
Round LA Lsygns rushed ,bs but rfe fsil sS9rt Wa
colt sent in a straight left on the body and
face, and .Layigne sent his rishtt on S tn
WSicott Wal nt Tippea i' both % right and eft in ON on
the body, il rapid succession. This was de-
Round 81 Walcott led with his left on the |
body. then sent his right to the face and |
right to the body and sent his left under |
the chin. Lavigne lodged two fierce rushcs
] lsa ssria Th ths dn sf s body the aRsne RSaS
was loudly chesred when he punched Wal |
Gott straight on the nose with HI. his right;
ended.
Round A.! At the beginning Of this round
quick work of Walcott's right and left |
He soon settled down again ana jabbed, his
fdi Slammed 'a right 'sn and left It on til. b5ay
Round .. WGlcott sent his right on the |
'a" the jaw: He 'I followed his r!ght on the
wind Walcott sent his right in frequently
a lE la
Jaw jaw They They both both then hen went mt siambang Ian ' with ih
right and, left - % n the fl, face ] neck and body
left eye was closing up and Walcott's fore
the body, and Lavigne kept George away
for, n time, but they soon got at each other,
the nosa a straight on the face put Wal
colts hands to the floor. Lavgne put his
The roand ended in ench amd
ESsS MaSs leo saas9 sas SstR bands
to the face. walcott slammed right and left
on the body. Both Landed straight iefts on
jaw and Walcott the left. Lavigne swung
his right on 1l1. the neck eek m ,.
vigne was fresh and we1t up to his man
and Lot Of righ and and LIFT hand punches hes
better Of the fighting, as he landed more
frequently, and the round ended with Wal
Round Q. Wacott started in jabbing his
left in the face and the right on the body
and Lavigne kept moving away. The Kid
urned ard swung his right on Joes left
ear. BY this time LaviCre's left ear was
hanging almost off, and his nose was bleed
Ing badly. At the end of this round Wal
colt was still iabblng right and left.
Round 10. Wa,Cott went right at the Sag
inaw man end landed his left on the face.
He fought the Kid all around the ring,
with his left on the breast Lavigne was
still game although he was receiving ter
rible punishment. Tom O'Rourke just then
said: kid is wonderful boy and very |
FIe is taking more punishment than
Ryan will take. =,
Round II. Both countered with the left
on the face. Waleott kept on fighting La |
vigne around the ring and ripped his left
in on the body. In clinch Walcott |
smashed his right on the Kids injured
ear, bursting IT, and the blood spurted out
on Walcotts face. LavlGne fought gamey I
and took his medicine cheerfnlly sending
back an occasional blow on the neck and
face
LAVIGNE DID THE RUSHING.
Round II. Lav!gne rushed Walcott to the ,
ropes, being encouraged by the spectators
Walcott stll kept jabbips the body AZ
iavlgne wa ked away. from him Kid sent
his left twice to Waco,t's head and his
the crowd was yelling to Lavigne and
cheering hin, on for his gumepess He GER
tainly had the better of this round.
Round 13 Kid opened with his left on
Joe's face ana Walcott dd his best to cr3ss
over his right for u knockout. He worked
hard to do the white boy out Lavlgne was
cot to be 50 easily disposed of Hnd came |