The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-12-07
Fifteeo-Round "Go" With Joe
WaIcott, a Midd|e-Weight.
THE FIGHT WAS A BLOODY ONE
The Winner Was the Lighter Man oy
Many Pounds, but StOod Up
to His Work.

Maspeth, L. l., Dec. IA good slzeo
crowd assembled at the Empire Attn
letic Club tonight to witness the bout
between Joe Walcott, the Boston col
ored boy and "Kid" Lavigne. The bet
ting was 100 to 60 on Walcott.
At 9:2O p. m. Walcott climbed through
the ropes. accompanied by Tom
O'Rourke. George Dixon and George
Gideon, his seconds. At 9:22 p. m.
George Lavigne came in. He was Sec
onded by Sam Fitzpatrick. Ted Alex
ander and Tommy Ryan.
Round 1-Walcott started with left
on the neck and was countered on the
same place. He landed left hand
punch on Lavigne's body. Lavigne
countered with right on the face. Wal
colt landed straight left on Lavigne's
face. Lavigne sent his right in hot
style on Walcott's body and then sent
his right straight on the neck. Walcott
landed light left on Lavigne's neck.
Round 2-Walcott sent in a straight
left on the body and face and Lavigne
sent his right on the jaw. Walcott
ripped both right and left in on the
body in rapid succession.
Round 3-Walcott led off on the body,
then sent his right to the face and up
per cut on the breast. Lavigne got
his right to the body and sent his left
under the chin. Lavigne lodged two
fierce rushes. Walcott led the left on
the head and Lavigne countered on the
body. Lavigne was loudly cheered when
he punched Walcott straight on the nose
with his right.
Round AT the beginning of this
round Lavigne was a little bit ratified
at the quick work of Walcott He soon
settled down again and jabbed his left
on the breast. In a mix up Walcott
slapped his right on the body.
Round 5-Walcott sent right on the
wind. Lavigne countered with the
right on the jaw and followed with
right on the wind. Walcott sent his
right frequently on the body and La
vigne managed to put Walcott's head
back with a left jab under the Jaw. At
the end of the round Lavigne's left eve
was closed up and Walcott's forehead
was bleeding.
Round 6-Walcott opened with a left
on the body and Lavigne gave Wal
colt straight left on the nose. The
round ended in a clinch amid cheers.
Round 7-Walcott landed with both
nanos on the breast and Lavigne sent
MS left straight to the face. Both
landed straight lefts on the face.
Round 8-Walcott had the better of
the nghting, as he landed more fire.
quently and the round ended with
Walcott fighting in Lavigne's corner
Round 9-Walcott started in iabbine
lefts IN the face and right on the hodv
ana Lav1gne kept moving away Ia.
vlgne turned and swung his right m
the left ear. By this time T,av;ono,.
le1t ear was hanging off and his nose
was bleeding badly. 'o
Hound !CWalcott fought Lavigne al,
around the ring, banging and INNER
cutting on his left breast.
houno ll-Both countered with Lofts
Oh the race. In clinch Walcott smash
eo MS r1ght on Lavigne's injured car
pursuing 1t and the blood spurted on
on Walcott's face. oo ou'
nouho 11-Lav1gne rushed Wa1co++
10 the ropes, being encouraged hv 49,
spectators. Lavigne had the ha+ta, ~
this round. oe'.er OF
houno lS-Lavigne landed with hi,
ieIt on WaIcott's face and Walco++
worked nara to do the white bow h,,+
ne came back at him bravelv
oouho 14-Walcott fell from the foroo
u swing which he missed. Iavigno
pusheo tnlngs lively and fought waI
20. " the ropes Then he fought wo1-
cotl INTO MS corner and when the Co.,
SOS 500 a ens spectators got up on their
een.s anu screamed like madmen.
90 Lilo; lo-A1ter few light exchane-
es navlgne swung his right on We