The record-union., 1897-10-30
WHOLE NO. 17,54S.

The kid" put in two hard rights on
the body in quick succession, and got
a hard left in face. Lavigne rushed,
but Joe ducked. and George went over
his head. Lavigne forced Walcott
about the ring, but the latter did some
fast work to keep out of harms way.
In the fourth round Lavigne opened
up hostilities with a right hook. but
was neatly stopped by a straight left.
The kid" put straight left on Wall
colts nose. and rushed him to the
ropes, and landed hard on Walcott's
nose. Walcott smiled and then forced
the pace, and landed a left on the head.
but Lavigne rushed him to the ring
post and Walcott slipped to the floor.
Walcott ducked two left swings clev-
erly, and stopped a hot left with both
hands in Lavigne's neck Walcott
made a better showing in this round.
In the fifth and sixth rounds La
vigne had matters pretty much in his
own hands. In the former he put a.
hard left on the jaw, and rushed Joe
to the corner. George put in a. ter
rlf1c right on the body, and another
on the jaw. Joe stopped his man with
left on the face. Lavigne. fighting
for the body, drove his right over the
heart, and took a left on the neck.
They backed away and came together
IKE two bulls in the center of the ring.
Ihe sixth began with a rush by La
Vlgne, which Walcott stopped with his
lett. Lavigne rushed, and they clinch
ed, when the Kid played a tattoo On
Joe's ribs. Walcott stopped another
rush with his left, but Lavigne put a.
terrific right on Joe's head and a mo-
ment later put trio of hot rights over
Walcott's heart. Walcott seemed m
able to avoid them. Lavigne staggered
Joe with right swing on the law.
Walcott landed a left on the head. A.
ter clinch they exchanged lefts on the
mead, and Lavigne planted his right
over Joe's heart just as the gong rang.
1he nght1ng in the seventh was the
fastest seen here for many a day. La
vlgne rushed Walcott to the ropes and
Uppercut him with his left on the face
Lavigne hooked his right on Joe's law.
and the colored man staggered and
clinched. Lavigne went after his man.
and hammered him with his right and
left on the jaw and head The colored
fellow was greatly distressed. giving
ground and clinching to avoid the
ruSheS. Lavigne sent Joe to his
haunches against the ropes. Joe was
very tired, and clinched repeatedly.
Before the seconds were out of the
ring in the eighth Lavigne planted a
straight left on Joe's mouth, and fol-
lowed it up with a series of we'll directed
body blows. Joe clinched at every op-
portunity Lavigne rushed Walcott to
his corner, and after landing over his
heart, had him groggy in corner. WAL
colt wrestled desperately to save him.
self, and despite Referee Graneys eff
forts to separate them, the gong
sounded with the men still clinched.
Round Nine-Lavigne rushed Joe to
the ropes, and repeatedly put his right
over the heart. The blood streamed
down over his face from a cut on the
forehead received in a hot rally Wal
cctt seemed tired, and clinched in every
exchange. In going to his corner he was
unsteady in his walk
Round Ten-Walcott came UP limp
ing, but this action was received with a
yell of derision. Lavigne. went right
after him, and landed right and left on
the jaw. Another left countered on the
jaw lightly. The Kids right found
Joe's heart several times, without a re-
turn. Walcott landed his left on the
Kids" sore head, but was hotly coun-
tered with a terrific right on the jaw.
In a clinch Lavigne landed his right on
Walcott's jaw. Joe led with his left, and
Lavigne slipped to the floor. Joe was
staggered shortly afterward by hot
right on the jaw Walcott limped badly
on going to his corner, and his seconds
rubbed his legs with linament. So far
Lavigne had decidedly the better of the
fight
Round Eleven-After a slow beginning
in this round Lavigne forced Walcott,
and landed with left and right without
a return. Walcott was either lame or
feigned lameness, and did nothing of
any Importance in this round.
Round TwelVe-Walcott was not anx-
icus to leave his corner and asked for
a draw, but the Kid rushed at him
like a tiger. Upon finding that he had to
fight, Joe did it with a will, but Lavigne
landed a hot right under the heart,
which sobered him. Walcott clung to
the Kid" at every opportunity until
parted by the referee. Walcott led with
his right, but seemed to lack steam
Lavigne rushed him to the ropes and led
frequently, without return, Joe being
apparently unable to either ward off
the blows or return them.
He again limped to his corner, and a
few seconds later O'Rourke called Ref
cree Graney over and announced that
his man could go no further.
The crowd was unable to realize that
Walcott had given up the fight for some
seconds, but a scene of indescribable
confusion ensued upon it's realization of
the fact that the fight was over. Wal
cott's hackers gave vent to their feel
ings in boots and groans, which were,
however, completely drowned by the
yells of those who had pinned their faith
to the Sa ginaw kid" A crowd surged
into the ring, but Walcott was speedily
carried out by O'Rourke and Joe Cot
ton.
After receiving the congratulations Of
a host of friends, Lavigne smilingly
jumped through the ropes and followed
him to the dressing room.