The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28
AWARDED TO LAyIGNE.
Everhard Bested for the Worlds
lightweight Champfopshin


NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-The fight to decide
the lightweight boxing championship of the
world attracted a representative gathering
OF sporting men from all over the United
states to the arena of the Bohemian Sport
ing club tonight. The prices of admission
We're more prohibitive than those usually
charged, being $40. SIS and $40. The contest
a anG We're George Layignes of Saginaw, Mich.
contest was scheduled for twenty-five rounds
at ISS pounds, and both men weighed in all
Ign: mere were two preliminary bouts
between local boxers. Lavigne was the ia
Vorite, several bets being registered at odds
OF 500 to $40 on the Saginaw lad. Layigne s
seconds were Sam Fitzpatrick, Paddy Cor
Man. Dan CTeedon, Denny Murphy and Ted
AleIanaer Everhardt's handlers were Char
ley White. Harry Black, Harry Tuthill, "Mys-
ferrous" Billy Smith and Tim McGrath. La
glgne entered the ring at 1922 o'clock.
romeo commissioner Andrews and Acting In
spector Harley, as we'll as a number of no.
ncemen in plain clothes, took seats before
Everhardt climbed through the ropes at
1890. Honest John Kelly was announced
as referee. The men Shook hands at 1910
O'Clock. ~ ~S
Lavigne led for the stomach at the start,
ana JACK countered with his right on the
neck. The kid landed on the law and Ever.
hardt landed with his left on the face. La
Vigne swung his right on the BODY and landed
ms right on the jaw and his left on the body
twlce. EVerhardt swung his right on the
wind. ~ - tAiu .
Aavlgne led OF with his left in the second
round and EVerhardt sducked his face into
It. LaVigne landed his right and left on the
mead and again on the body. The Kid upper-
cut with both hands on the BODY and then
swung MS left on the jaw. HEyerhardt's
mouth began to bleed.
IN the third LaVigne led with his left and
landed twice straight on the face. Then he
sent MS right on the body and a hard left
on the face, followed by a hot left on the
mead. Everhardt swung his left on the body
and Lavfgne did the same. Lavigne landed
MS lett on the body and a right on the ribs,
Z 1oa o5snt on the neck and a left on the jaw.
JACK landed his left Ion the neck. Layigne
sent his right on the neck, then again on
the DoQy, and Jack sent a right and left on
the body. Everhardt was very groggy in the
Iourth and tried to- hug to avoid punishment.
Lavigne continued to land his right and left
at will till the gong sounded. In the fifth
TO the eighth rounds inclusive there was
hard face fighting. III. .zraH-ss
Lavigne landed rights and Iefts on the face
several time in succession in the ninth
ana almost knocked Jack Town with a right
swing on the jaw. Everhardt was hugsine
when time was called. In the tenth Lavigne
ralned rights and let's on the face and then
uppercut Jacks Jaw, the gong only saving
him. Rounds eleven to seventeen inclusive
were tame with the advantage on Lavigne's
fiercely.
In the twenty-irst Everhardt landed five
tunes on the face. Jack was very weak al
call of time in the twenty-third and was
hugging Lavigne when the gong rang.
In the last round both led and landed lefts
on the face. Both eountered four times on
the face. Lavigne crossed his right on the
jaw, staggering Everhardt. Lavigne then
smashed with right and left swings on the
head and had Everhardt almost out when the
referee stopped the bout and awarded it to
Lavigne. Time of last round 1 minute SO 3-5
seconds.