The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-27
HE KNOCKED OUT HANDLER
KID LAYIGNE DID GOOD FIGHTING
 AT THE EMPIRE CLUB.


 It Was a Star Bout and Was for Twenty
 Rounds But in the Fifth Round Handler
 Was Knocked Down and Out-Frank
 Erne Got the Best of Jack Skelley With
 Ease.
 Maspeth, l.. l., Aug. 26AThe new Em- pire Athletic club, in which Manager Kennedy and Police Justice Tighe have controlling interests, was formally opened tonight. There were 1000 pres- ent when the opening bout between Frank Erne of Buffalo and Jack SkelleyJ of Brooklyn was announced. Much in- terest was centered in this bout, as it was thought fair line could be got on Erne's chances with George Dixon, the featherweight champion. The lads were down to fight ten rounds at 126 pounds. Skelley landed his right and left on Skelley's nose bringing blood. Erne got in, a couple of heavy body blows. Jack landed again on the smash ed nose. Skelley cleverly avoided Erne's rushes in the second round, and got in a stiff left hand jab on Erne's right eye, which puffed up immediate- ly. A moment after he landed on the other eye. They mixed up considerably in the third and Erne had the better of it.
 In the fourth round Shelley got in left hand jab on the mouth, following with his right on the jaw and forced Erne on the ropes A left hand swing sent Erne to his knees. Erne landed rapidly. and both men were very weak. Just as the bell rang Shelley knocked Erne to the floor. Both men were so weak in the fifth round that they could hardly stand but some good blows were exchanged. In the sixth round the men were very weak as they came to- gether. Erne fought the stronger of the two and landed several good blows. In the seventh Shelley got in good right on the, head and a left handler on the face which made Erne bleed pro- fusely Again the Brooklynite slugged his man. Erne got in a right handler and Shelley was beaten all over the
 
 followed with his left on the face. Skelley rolled over on his side He was | unable to get up and was counted out. The round lasted two minutes and forty seconds Shelley had to be carried to his corner.
 The star bout between Kid Lavigna of Saginaw and Jimmy Handler of New ark then took place. Both men had as- pirations for the lightweight champions ship. The bout was twenty rounds at l 133 pounds. The Kids seconds were Sam Fitzpatrick of New York and l Fred Voight of Newark. In the first round, after some give and take work, Handler landed twice with his left Lavigne got in right hand swing on the head and left hand swing on the | jaw. Handler landed twice on the face. I Lavigne after getting in hard blows or 1 the body and jaw in the second round, went for his man with a series of right and left swings on the face and almost had Handler on the ropes. ! In the third Lavigne got in his left or ! the nose and landed twice on the face. He then got in a heavy left and went | for his man in terrific style. Handler upper-cut him. The Kid landed his right and left on the body and forced his man to the ropes. Handler rallied | toward the close.
 ! In the fourth Lavigne got in a body l blow which sent Handler to the ropes. l Lavigne landed his right on the jaw. Handler appeared weak and Lavigne landed some heavy body blows and forced his man to the ropes. Just as the gong sounded Lavigne got in his l right and left on the head. In the fifth round the Kid got in his right on the body and then landed his I left. Handler was very groggy and Lavigne got in a heavy body blow which knocked Handler down. Hand- Ter got up, but the Kid landed right on ! the jaw and Handler was knocked | down and out. One minute and severn ! seconds of the round had elapsed.