The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-02
KID LAylGNE WINS.
He Defeats Dick Burge in the
Eighteenth Round.
HAD THINGS AL HIS OWN WAY.
Tho xngifAhmea Assounded By the
Amertc4n's work The Betting .
90 On Burxs.

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fight was 10 Be isrsire1 - tw<nty rosuds.
Every SEAT fer the eve1e was sold eeT-
sra weeks ago. ard the Nztional Sporting
C5ub was very rupch crowded tonight vita
a fashionable 4tzsDSance to witness he
fxnt- Hurge vas q s-rocg fasoriie. ard
rs frsers-z we're willing 20 lay Odds q
80 o. bsrn 20 any amount As matter
q fact fancy bets we're LAID II many m
siancss ~ n1ucn greater odds
When the pair entered the arena ard
shook harss Burgess superiority In stat
Er4 ard reach were especially Dosscessse.
Both men we're well inside the stipulated
weight. whkch was Ia pounds fAvfgne
looked well ard corn3ert OF victory. and u
was generally corce1e1 HAT Burge must
VIZ quickly Or he would be worn down.
Strange 20 say. though. there was no
wearing down In the case. a. the Yankee
led from start 10 nnish and won In .
rofnr-
There we're load shouts TO back Burgs
as they facet eaea other. bur these we're
suddenly hushef when :, vas secn that
the ks4 meant 70 take the battle right into
the enemy's eamp. lie rushed and irose
Burge before him. planting his left In the
stomach and swinging his right on the
ribs Burge ecuntered with his left. but
there Was NO force in his blows and La
vizne did not seem 10 mind them. and
when the FIRST round was ended tho bet
ting ceased and every one seemed 10 real
ixe that Barxe had run foul OF q cycioae.
Burgess admirers were samriy paralyrsd
and even bis seconds were IT . less how
to advise him
- 800 o. h. 49,. Cal M ii
were similar TO the FIRST. Lavigne took
them with rush. and never gave BGrge
time 20 consider what was heat TO do. At
the end of the third round there were
many offers 70 back the American a. odds
OF ) 20 l. bur IL vas . vain attempt TO
hedge lost money.
For twelve rounds Laviene beat . terri
ole tattoo on Burgess body and ribs. He
then altered his tactics and tried for the
face OF bis opponent This gave Burxe
. chance. and he did better than a. any
other period OF the nght. One OF his left
handed leads landed straight on the Kids
nose squirting the blood. The English
men then began to hope that Burge might
pull through. but IaviGne quickly dis
PEELED the Illusion. He rushed BurEe
around the ring with redo1bled fury. His
blows seemed TO double up and almost
KIN Burge. And now Iavixne was able
easily TO reach his opponents head and
face. Every blow left its mark and made
Burge weaker on his feet. He struggled
along. however, 10 the Seventeenth round.
when Layigne landed two swinging knock
Down blows on the side OF Burgess head.
He was only just sbie TO get on his feet
for the next round
I.ayigne gave him a terrific left-hAnder
punch In the stomach, and as his head
came forward he s|ang his right on the
side Of the head Barge fell nat upon his
face. II was not a knockout blow. bat
Barge was practically beaten. and In order
10 prevent any serious accident the referee
stopped the fight.
Burge was avfuliy punished about the
stomach. chest and rsbs. while I<avtgns
was scarcely marked.