The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-02
LAWGNE THE WINNING LAD.
DICK BURGE KNOCKED OFT N II
ROUNDS At LONDON.

The EneIishman the FavOrite In the
Betting at odds OF to 4-The
American Forces the Fighting
From the stnrt-The Fight Put Up
~ Burge IA surprise, as Every One
Thought He Had n soft Thing.
London. June 1.-The prize fight between
Kid Lav,gne. the American, and Dick
Burge. the British pugilist, resulted in
favor OF Lavigue IN the seventeenth round.
The prevailing odds yesterday were Z to
4 on Burge
The battle was for the International
lightweight championship Of the world.
a purse OF f700 and side bet OF $500. IL
was limited to twenty rounds.
In the first round Lavigne made a dasn
az his opponent and landed heavily on his
body. He tried the same tactics the Sec
ond Time but Burge lodged and La
Nlgne went headlunE against post, strik-
lng ms race and in1uriug himself badly.
rms, however, uld not prevent htm from
forcing the nghtng. He rushed again az
hurBe ana rapidly landed several blows
on his body. Burge was driven against
the ropes. Thereafter he travelled all
over the ring. meeting several rushes IN
kood style. but was kept very busy de-
lending himself IN the second round La
NlFne resumed his rushing. but Burge
held him on and lodged cleverly.
Then both became cautious and neither
dld any scoring for some time. Then
Surge landed heavily with his right anu
LETT on Lavignes eye and mouth, the lat-
ter responding with heavy body blows. In
tne third round Burge assumed the CT
lenslyo ana landed several times on La
viBne's face. but his blows lacked force
ana dld no harm Then Lavigne began 70
again cut out the work and punished
lurge severely on the chest and other
parts of the body. He then aimed a blow at
lures mead, but missed him. ami in
spaFflng ne became wild, and received
couple OF blows on the face.
There was "A series of good rallies In tho
fourth round. which ended In Burgess IA
Nor The supporters of the English cham
plon were now jubilant at the prospects
OF their faVOrite
In the nth round Burge was cautioned
TOT holdlng 20 Lavigne. Fast lighting fol-
ioWed ana burge was still improving.
IN the sixth round Lavlgne forced the
nghtng, pressing his rival TO the ropes
ana putting in several heavy body blows.
In the seventh and eighth rounds nei-
ther man had much advantage
burBe came up very cool In the ninth
i. round ana repeatedly jabbed his oppo-
At The beginning OF the tenth round
the nBhtlng was very fast, Lavigne driv-
ing the Engllshman 10 the ropes. Burge
was Knocked all around the ring lodging
Lavignes rushing. Eventually the Eng-
ltshman landed with terrific force on La
Yi&ne.s ear. Rapid in-changes followed.
There were fast exchanges Ia the elev-
enth round, but neither man had much adj
vantage
The twelfth round was slightly in La
yigne's favor. He landed first, but waa
well cOuntered. This round was fast and
exciting. At the end OF the round both
men spraWled upon the floor.
lavgne renewed his rushing In the
thirteenth round, but was well met The
round was hotly contested, but Lavigna
finished best
In the fourteenth round Burge led The
attack, but struck short. The KID failed
20 rush, but IN his second attempt he
landed twice on Burgess Ribs. The ex-
changes were then much slower than in
the previous round. JUST before the end
or the round. Burge landed an ugly blow
On ms opponents arm which caused him
to vince
In the fifteenth round the men were
frequently locked, and there were sonnet
heavy exchanges. Burge drove his oppo-
nents arm very low. The supporters ar
Laayigne claimed a foul, but 1t was not
At the beginning OF the sixteenth round
isavigne made furious rush at the Eng-
lishman, but missed him and slipped
through the ropes. Burge scrupulously
awaited his return to the ring. After
this Burge was knocked down, and
when he got on his feet he was verv
groggy Later he slipped over, but re-
down. -
In tho seventeenth. ana last round.
Burge acted on the defensive and recov-
cred somewhat, but the Kid cut out the
pace at tremendous rate. His body
blows began to tell. Burge stubbornly
resisted Hntl ne Was knocked down by u
long right-handed blow, falling face
downward. The Englishman was counted
out, and Referee Angle declared Lavfgne
the winner
The fight was exciting throughout but.
with the exception Of one or two rounds,
Burge never looked like a winner The
fight he put up caused the greatest sur
prise, as everybody thought that he had
a soft thing.
Burge scaled 1886 pounds and Lavigne
l54 The Englshman was a good favorita
at odds to-day Of to 4 on.