The record-union., 1897-02-09
LAVIGNE GETS TIL dec ISION
IN A TWENTY-FIVE ROUND BOUT
WITH McPORTLAND.
The New Yorker Puts Up a Strong
Fight Against Saginaw's Cham
pion Lightweight.

| NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The twenty
five round bout between the lightweight
champion, George LaVigne of Saginaw,
| Mich, and Kid Mcfarland of this
! city, which was brought off tonight at
| the Broadway Athletic Club, resulted
in favor of the former. That McPart-
land could last the limit in the face of
such a rapid fighter as Lavigne was
never dreamed of by the most sanguine
of his friends, but he did it, and by
doing so his stock has gone up wonder
| fully in the pugilistic market.
! These two boys met for the light
weight championship at 133 pounds.
and each weighed in to the others sat
| isfactiOn. Lavigne, of course. was the
! favorite, but a great many bets were
| lost and won as to the duration of the
| bout. Many people thought the New
Yorker would not stand ten rounds be-
| fore the champion, while others placed
their hopes in his being able to with
stand Lavigne's Tushes for fifteen
| rounds, but outside of his hackers and
manager, Jack Dougherty, and a few
very close friends, none could be found
who would venture "a bet on his going
the limit.
AT the beginning of the bout MOZART
! land was kept ON the defensive, and
| he held it all through. Lavigne seemed
puzzled at times at McPartland's clever
| lodging and ducking, and he afterWard
| exclaimed: Macs a clever one. but
he's SO awkward, that it's hard to get
at him.
| In the early part of the bout it look
ed as if Mcfarland would surely go
under But several times during the
| fight he pulled himself together, and
| landed his clever left inconveniently for
Lavigne on that worthys head, neck
and jaw. Lavigne did most of the
| fighting, however, and Referee Dick
| Roche's decision in his favor was re-
ceived by the 5000 spectators as a
good one.
In the second round Lavigne knocked
Mcfarland down with a left jab in the
| face, but the New Yorker was up in
stantly. The third round was a vicious
ore in which Mcfarland had the bet
ter of it. During the progress of the
fight Mcfarland took to hugging and
lodging to prevent punishment In the
sixth round Mcfarland swung his left
on Lavigne's jaw, which dazed him.
| his blobsoiil NliCCiS II OIlI llIt CIOWu-
| In the eighth round Mcfarland as
sumed the defensive, and protected
himself from the assaults of Lavigne by
ducking and side stepping.
In the tenth round Lavigne rushed
Mcfarland into his corner three times,
but the New Yorker saved himself by
clinching.
In the fifteenth round Lavigne rush
ed Mcfarland to the ropes, and upper
cut him with a left on the chest Nc
Partland slipped to his knees after a
rush. and time was called At
the beginning of the eighteenth round
neither man had shed any blood and
both were game. Lavigne put a left
jab on the body. and with a right swing
on the jaw sent Mcfarland staggering
across the ring, but the latter instantly
recovered.
/ During the last five rounds Lavigne
apparently was looking for chance to
land a Knockout blow, but the oppor-
tunity did not present itself
| The last round was as follows: La
vigne opened with left swing on the
body, and chopped his left on the head
He swung his left on the shoulder. Both
jabbed left on the face. Mcfarland
rushed and swung his left ON the stom-
ach. Lavigne rushed and Mcfarland
met him without injury. Mcfarland
rushed and jabbed his left on the face
Then, when either would rush the other
would clinch so as to avoid punish
ment, and they kept up these tactics
until the timekeeper's gong finished the
bout
| While the men were in their rooms
Sam Fitzpatrick and Jack Dougherty
the respective managers of the winner
and loser, were making arrangements
for another bout between the two. which
may come off within the next three
months.