The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-28

| BOHEMIAN SPORTING CLUB,
NEW YORK, oct, 2L--Thc fight to dc.
eide tho lightweight hoSlns champions
ship OF the world, attracted d rGprcscn-
tntlve gathering Of sporting mon from
oil over the United States to the arena
ot the bohemian Sporting club Tonight.
The prices OF admlsSlop WefG more pro-
hlbltlvc than those ugusliy charged, he
Ing $50, IL, and SO,
Tho contestants were George I.avlEnc,
OF Saginaw, Mich. and jack Ever
harlt, OF New Orleans Tho contest
was scheduled for 20 rounds at l3S
| pounds. and both men weighed IN all
right. There were two preliminary
| bouts between local bOXera.
Lavlgno wns the fnvUite. several bets
being registered at odds Of 100 to 70 on
the Saginaw lad. sHlINs lMFA'
Lavlgne enyeiNd the ring 1T lone
o'clock. Police Commissioner Andrews
| and Acting Inspector Harley. as well Hs
n number OF policemen IN plain clothes
took seats before Evcrhardt climbed
| through tho topes at 1880.
'lloncst John" Kelley was announced
ms referee. The men shook hands at
| 1910 o'clock.
Round l. LavlEnc led for the stomach,
Jack countercd right on neck. Kid led
but missed; lie led again and landed on
| Jaw with left. l;vcrhardt landed left on
face. LaviGne swung right on body and
| landed right on Jaw and left on body
twice. Everhardt swung right on jaw
very hard. Lar-igne landed right and
left on body. Everhardt landed left on
| wind.
Hound .. LavIgne led left and Ever
hard ducked his face into Il. l.avigne
landed right and left on head and uSaln
| on body. LaviEnG swung his right on
back OF head and uppercut With left. The
| Kid upper cut with both hands on body,
and then swung left on body. Ever
| hard's mouth began to bleed. Lavisne
| felnted with loft and swung right on
| jaw. Everhardt landed left on face.
Round J-Lavigne led left and landed
| twice straight on face. Then he sent his
right hand on the body and hard
| left on the face. Then he sent IN hot
left on head. Everhnrdt swung left on
| body and LnvlSne did the same. La
viSne landed left on body and swung
| his right on the ribs. Then he swung
| his right on neck and landed left on
Jaw. Jack landed left on neck. La
vlgne sent his right on neck and both
cOuntered and LavlSnc swunS right on
body and Jack sent right and left on
body at the end OF the round.
Round 4-Everltardt was very Srog-
| Sy and tried hard TO hug to avoid pun
ishment. Lavigne continued TO land
right and left at will on face and body
| III tho gong sounded.
In the fifth to the eighth. rounds, in
elusive. there was hard faco fighting.
Round 9-Lavigne landed rights and
let's on the face several times In sue
cession. He almost knocked Jack down
with right swing on the Jaw. Ever
hardt was hugglng the KID when time
was called.
Round l0-Lavlgne landed right and
left on face. Then he sent heavy left
upperCut on Jacks jaw and tfe gong
saved the New Orleans man.
Rounds II TO II, inclusive, We're tame.
with the advantage on Lav!gnes side.
In tho 18th both men fought tierccly.
The 10Th and Goth rounds were hard
fought, In the 2lst Ererhardt landed
| five times on the face. Jack was very
weak at call OF time In the 23rd and he
was hugging Lavigne when the gong
rang.
Round 24-Both led and landed let's
| on face. Both couRtered four times on
| face. Lavlgne crossed his right jaw.
| Evcrhardt staggered. Lavigne then
| smashed his opponent with right and
| left swings on the head and had Ever
| hlrat almost out when the referee stop
| ped the bout and awarded the fight to
Lavigue Time % last round one min
| ute and tifty-three and thrre-fifth Sec
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