The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-28
RED HOT FIGHT IN THE RING.
LAVIGNE GIVEN THE DECISION IN
"a ROUNDS OVER EVERHARDT.

Winner-Even Money That Ia
vigne Would Win in 10 Rounds
offered by n Few of the Sports.
Lavigne Assumes the Aggressive
From the Start, But Gets Many n
Hard Punch From His AntagOn-
list.
New York, Oct. 27.-The arena of the
Bohemian Sporting Club was filed to its
utmost capacity tonight to witness for the
first time in this club, championship con-
test-that between kid" Lavigne and
Jack Everhardt of New Orleans.
Lavigne entered the ring at 1925, accom-
panied by Sam Fitzpatrick. He was quick
ly followed by Everhardt and Charley
White at 1920.
The betting was in favor of Lavigne at
10 to T. A few offered even money that
Lavigne would win in ten rounds. Hon
est" John Kelly was referee.
The men were to fight twenty-five
rounds at 1888 pounds, and it was announc-
ed that both had weighed in under the
limit.
The purse hung up was $500 and the
prices charged for admission-$3O, $40 and
$10-kept the class of spectators very Sc
lect This was the second meeting be-
tween Everhardt and Lavigne. At Coney
Island they fought twenty-round battle
two years ago, when Lavigne got the de-
cision. The betting tonight was $1,000
to 800 on Lavigne, who has improved Won
derfully since that time. To-nights con-
test was advertised as being for the light
weight championship of the world" but
the weights at which the men fought pre-
cludes any such conclusion. Besides Jack
McAuliffe undoubtedly holds the light
weight championship.
Just before the bout commenced Police
Commissioner Andrews and Acting In
spector Harley arrived. 1t was under
stood from the commissioner that he was
present to see how far the Horton boxing
bills provision operated in an important
glove contest of this kind, but that theN
inspector was there to prevent a knock
out"
! Just before the men shook hands La
vigne's partners registered one bet of
s., 600 to $500 on their man.
AT 10:40 they shook hands. A story of
| the fight by rounds follows:
First Round-The kid landed on the
body and Jack on the head. After a lively
| rally Jack forced the Kid to the side of the
| ring. Everhardt missed with left, but
| Lavigne ran into right on the jaw, The
| Kid put straight left on the chest and
repeated it with a good left on the eye.
| Everhardt landed on the Kids wind and
a clinch followed.
| Round 2.--Lavigne landed his left on the
chest Jack swung wildly and the Kid
! punched him right and left on the stom-
| ach. The Kid landed a good right on the
neck, received one on the jaw and then
got home heavily with his left on the body
and his right on the ear. Body blows
! were exchanged as the gong sounded.
Round 3.-Lavigne opened with two
| straight lefts on the mouth, and received
| a singer on the jaw. Jack whipped his
| right into the wind and George retaliated
with a good left on the ribs and right on
the chest; another straight left from
Lavigne found Jacks chest and another,
and still a third in the same place.
Round 4.-The Kid rushed and Jack
caught him on the jaw with a left. In
the mix-up hot work was done by both
and Everhardt put terrific right on the
Jaw of his man. They exchanged lefts
and Jack was staggered with two hard
right swings on the ear. Another smash
from the Kids left sent Jack wobbling.
Round 5.-Lavigne opened the hostilities
with left on the jaw and then left on
the head, and Jack clinched. The Kid
swung his left and right on the ear and
head, and Everhardt reached the Kids
law with a left, but 1t lacked force After
smash on the ear, Jack looked weary, but
put good left on the jaw. Lavigne upper
cut him as round closed.
Round 6.-They clinched at the start.
Jack jabbed with his right on the chest
and the Kid beat a tattoo with his right
and left. Lavigne ducked an awful smash
from Everhardt and coming to close quar-
ters hammered away at Jacks body. Just
as the bell rang the Kid landed two
straight lefts.
Round 7-Everhardt put his left on La
vignes Jaw and received one on the ribs in
return. Lavigne then banged Bverhardt
three times with his left on the face and
lack clinched. The Kid upper-cut vicious
ly twice with the left, receiving one on the
Jaw in return They exchanged rights on
head and body as the round closed.
Round Slack opens with good left
on the head and the Kid reached the
body Lavigne lands on the jaw, send
ing Jacks head back Everhardt plays
for the head and George smashes him
with his left time and again.
Round 9.-Lavigne ducks into left on
the Jaw but pounds Jack on the ribs. The
Kid is putting In telling work, and Ever
hardt staggers, and is all but gone as the
gong sounds.
Round 10.-Everhardt comes up smiling
and looking fresh after awful punishment.
Lavigne goes right at the body, and Jack
for the head, but clinches when 1t gets
too warm. The Kid lands three awful
lefts. then catches Jack full on the jaw.
He staggers against the referee as the
gong rings.
Round 11.-Everhardt land right and
left lightly on the head and receives three
in the same place. Jack swings his left
on the ear, but was nearly 1oored with
two swinging lefts on the jaw. He re-
ceives a straight right and left on the
head, and two more on the jaw as the
round ends.
Round 12-Everhardt swings on the ribs.
They are slueging each other terrificaily,
Everhardt showing that he is a glutton
for punishment. He puts his right on
I.avigne's wind and takes bad left on
the Jaw. Both looked glad when the bell
rang.
Round 1S-Ev erhardt opens with a left
on the jaw and swings his right to the
same place, receiving two on the ribs in
return. Three times Lavinge gets in on
the body and head. A hot rally and hot
exchanges follow. Everhardt looks dazed,
but is still in 1t.
Round 14-The Kid opens with left on
the ribs, taking a right on the jaw in re-