The record-union., 1896-06-02
LAVIGNE WINS THE FIGHT.
PUT BURGE OUT IN THE SEVEN
TEENTH ROUND.
An Exciting Contest in Which the
American Shows His Superiority
Over the EngIishman.

LONDON, June 1.-The match be-
tween Kid Lavigne and Dick Burge,
the lightweight champion of England,
was fought tonight at the National
Sporting Club and resulted in victory
for LaVigne in the seventeenth round.
In the first round Lavigne made a
dash at his opponent and landed heav-
lily on his body. He tried the same tao
tics the second time, but Burge lodged
and Lavigne went headlong against a
post, striking his face and injuring him
self badly This, however did not
prevent him forcing the fighting, and
he rushed again at Burge and rapidly
landed several blows on his body
Burge was driven against the ropes
Thereafter he Travelled all over the ring,
meeting several rushes in good style,
but was kept very busy defending him
self.
In the second round Lavigne re-
sumed his rushing, but Burge held him
off and lodged cleverly. Then both be-
came cautious, and neither did any
scoring for some time. Then Burge
landed heavily with his right and left
on Lavigne's eye and mouth, the latter
responding with heavy body blows.
In the third round Burge assumed
the offensive, and landed several times
on Lavigne's face, but his blows lacked
force and did no harm. Then LaVigne
began again to cut out the work, and
punished Burge severely on the chest
and other parts of the body. He then
aimed a blow at Burgess head, but
missed him, and his sparring then be-
came wild and he received a couple of
blows in the face.
There was a series Of rallies in the
fourth round, which ended in Burge's
favor. The supporters of the English
champion were now jubilant at the
prospects of their favorite.
In the fifth round Burge was eau
toned for holding to Lavigne. Fast
fighting followed, and Burge was still
improving.
In the sixth round Lavigne forced
the fighting, pressing his rival to the
ropes and putting in several heavy
body blows.
In the seventh and eighth rounds
neither man had much advantage.
Burge came up very cool in the ninth
round, and repeatedly jabbed his op-
| ponent severely.
At the beginning Of the tenth round
! the fighting was very fast. Lavigne
driving the Erglishman to the ropes.
! Burge worked all around the ring,
! lodging Lavigne's rushes. Eventually
I the Englishman landed with terrific
! force on Lavigne's ear. Rapid ex-
| changes followed.
| There were fast exchanges in the
/ eleventh round, but neither man had
/ much advantage.
| The twelfth was slightly in Lavigne's s
! favor. He landed first, but was well
/ countered. This round was fast and
exciting. At the end of the round both
men sprawled upon the floor.
| Lavigne renewed his rushing in the
/ thirteenth round but was well received.
| Lavigne finished the best
In the fourteenth round Burge led the
attack, but fell short. The Kid failed
| to 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
/ Of the round Burge landed an ugly blow
! on his opponents arm. which caused
/ him to vince.
In the fifteenth the men were fire.
! quently locked, and there were some
/ AicdNS cACHdiiStS purge uIDNe his arm
very low. The supporters of Lavigne
claimed a foul, but it was not allowed.
At the beginning of the sixteenth
round Lavigne made a furious rush at
the Englishman, but missed him and
/ slipped through the ropes Burge
/ awaited his return to the ring. After
this Burge was knocked down, and
when he got on his feet he was very
/ gToggy. Later he slipped, but recov-
cred himself, and was again knocked
down.
In the seventeenth and last round
! Burge acted on the defensive, and re-
covered some, but the Kid cut out the
pace at a tremendous rate. His body
blows began to tell. Burge stubbornly
resisted until he was knocked down by
a long right handed blow, falling face
downward. The Englishman was
counted out. and Referee Angel de-
clared Lavigne 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 surprised everybody, as he
was thought to have a soft thing.
Burge scaled 1876 pounds and Lavigne
134. The Englishman was a good fav-
orite at odds of to A. The fight was
for the international lightweight cham
pionship OF the world. purse of S3.50(
and a side bet of $500.