The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-03
DID NOT PHASE WALC0TT
LARGE CROWD ITTRACTED TO I'll F
 CONTEST HELD AT MASP ETH.

Terrific Blows Near the Heart.
 Maspeth, l.. l., Dec. 2-The fifteen round contest to-day between Wolcott and George Lavigne, the Saginaw Kid" attracted one of the largest crowds to the Empire Athletic club that has been seen since the club was open ed Both men were unbeaten light weigths and the contest was practically to decide the lightweight championship. 1t was arranged that the decision should go to Lavigne if he should be on his feet at the end of the fifteen rounds. The colored boxer was the favorite at 10 to 6, but Lavigne's supporters were very confident of his ability to acquit himself with credit.
 The opening bout was to have been between "Solly' Smith and Jerry Mar shall, but at the last moment it was an nounced that as Marshall weighed in three pounds overweight Smith refused to fight. Casper Leon of New York and Joe Elms of Boston (coloreD were therefore substituted in six-round bout, Elms was looked after by George Dixon and Sam Fitzpatrick was behind Leon. Tim Hurst was referee. Leon commenced the attack, but for a few moments the colored lad held his own. Towards the end of the first round Leon went for his man and quickly had him in Queer street. He fought the Boston man all over the ring. The oolored boy clinched repeatedly to avoid punish ment. Films adopted clinching tactics early in the second round, but Leon landed several good lefts and had all the best of the round. Leon opened the third round with a hot left on the face. which tapped the Boston boys claret. A right upper cut, followed by right on the jaw, sent Films spinning around the ring. Leon repeatedly got in on the face with both hands. Leon slipped in the fourth and Elms made a desper- ate attempt to foul him, but was pre- vented by the referee.
 Immediately afterwards Films repeat ed his fouling tactics and the referee stopped the bout after one minute and thirty-eight seconds, awarding the bout to Leon.
 Walcott was the first of the stars to enter. He was attended by Tom O'Rourke and George Dixon. Lavigne was loudly cheered as he clambered through the ropes. He was seconded by Samuel Fitzpatrick, Teddy Alexan der and Tommy Ryan. Both lads weighed pound or so under the limit of 133 pounds. The first round opened with an exchange of light blows. La vigne then sent a good right on the ribs and Walcott retaliated with his left on the body. Lavigne sent in a hot right on the jaw, but did not phase Walcott. In the second round Walcott got in three blows on the neck. A rattling exchange followed, but Lavigne's blows did not seem to bother the colored lad. but Walcott got in a left upper cut be- fore the round ended.
 Walcott in the third round landed two blows on the jaw and two hard ones on the ribs, and Lavigne retaliated on the head Lavigne started to force the bat tie and landed a couple of terrific lefts on the heart and a smashing right in the face.
 In the fourth Lavigne landed his right on the ribs and his left on the head. A couple of hot rallies followed, and La vtgne appeared rather tired. The ref cree cautioned Walcott about not break ing away from clinches. In the fifth round each landed hard on the ribs. Warott then closed Lavigne's left eye with hot right handler. Lavigne rush. ed Walcott to the ropes, but Walcott quickly landed right and left three or four times on the face and eye. La- yigne rallied and had Walcott on the ropes when the bell rang. Lavigne in the sixth sent in his right on the neck, repeating a moment later on the jaw and bringing Walcott to his knees. La vigne landed his right under the ear and had Walcott on the ropes when the bell rang.
 In the seventh Walcott got a hot right in the face. Lavtgne rusher and slip. ping came to his knees. Walcott put in couple of rib-bindlers. The kid" lodged the rushes that followed. In the eighth round Walcott got in some good blows on the jaw, wind and body. Walcott rushed but the "kid" clinched. The Michigan boy kept landing his right on the head, but did not seem to bother Walcott. In the ninth Walcott put his right twice on the kids" face and took a left swing on the jaw. A terrific right swing nearly severed La vlgneis ear, which was hanging half off. The "kid" then adopted defensive tactics. Hard blows were exchanged in the tenth and Walcott had the best of it. In the eleventh round Lavigne adopted saving tactics, and eluded Walcott's rushes. Lavigne's ear com menced to bleed afresh and his face and chest were covered with blood. Walcott could not get inside the kids guard in this round.
 Walcott started the twelfth round with the left on the ''kid's' ear. It a hot rally the kid" rushed Walcott to the ropes. Lavigne had the best of the round. Both were tired. In the thir- teenth Walcott put a sounding right on the ribs, but the "kid" sent in his left on the chin and staggered the colored boy. Heavy exchanges followed, and Lavigne twice forced the black fellow to the ropes. Lavinge had Walcott tired when the bell rang.
 In the fourteenth Walcott made ter rife attempt at right hand upper-cut and fairly threw himself fiat on the floor in the effort Lavigne then went