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anything crooked he will declare it | no fight and leave the ring at once. Eddie Greaney will be referee La vigne's weight is said to be 132, while 1 Wolcott's is given as under 135. The | men have agreed to fight with one arm free, and hugging is barred. Time was called at 10 o'clock. La vigne looked bigger than the black fellow.
 Lavigne lands twice with his left, landing lightly on Wolcott's ribs. In a mix Lavigne has the better of it. He lands three more lefts without a return and Lavigne comes in again, but is stopped with a good right up percut. Lavigne sends his right in again on the black mans ribs. La vigne is fighting like a whirlwind and smashing Wolcott right and left. They .have to be dragged apart by main force when the bell rings. Loud cheers for the Kid.
 Round 2.-Lavigne bores a right in and lands a lett flush on Wolcott's face. Both hold on with the left and punch like hammers with their right arms free. It is a terrific fight up to this time. Wolcott is cooler, but is getting it put on him pretty hard. Lavigne Is on the inside with a hard left swing and sends a right across on Wolcott's face. Wolcott land:d left twice in succession on the body and face. Wolcott throws his right hard across the Kids heart. He evened up matters toward the end of the round.
 Round 3.LWolcott comes in with straight work. while Lav.gne swings
 a left and right. There is not much doing for the first minute. Then La yigne feints with left and crosses with a good right on Wolcott's head. Vol colt retaliated with two short-arm rights on Lavigne's side that sounded
 like pistol shots. Wolcott ducks left lead and Lavigne went over his shoulder to his knee Wolcott blocked the Kids left lead with
 straight right on the head. They are using their rights almost exclusively. The gong sounds, with it anybody's fight.
 Round 1.-The Kid is the aggressor, but is stopped with a straight left on the face. Both are cross-countering with their rights. Lavigne has Vol colt against the ropes and smashes in a left and right on the head. The darkey merely laughs. Wolcott is 1 making the pace now. Lavigne is back at him like a tiger and iWolcott slipped to the floor near the ropes Wolcott is on the retreat now and
 Lavigne is fighting like a demon. La vigne is working it too hard and shows some signs of the rapid pace. Round 5.-Lavigne is forcing it. He lands light left on the head and fol- lows it with another of the same kind ! on Wolcott's head. The Kid then sent
 in a hard right over Wolcott's heart and followed it with a stiff right jolt
 on the jaw. Lavigne's right hand
 work is good. The Kid has landed all of the effective blows so far in this round. The referee has hard work
 breaking them at times. Wolcott is ! forced back by the fierce onslaughts
 of Lavigne as the gong is rung. La vigne is puffing considerable, but chats with his seconds as they fix him | up.
 Round 6.-Lavigne Is still forcing the fight. Lavigne's lefts are awk-
 ward and they always miss. Wolcott counters him with straight left on
 stopped with straight left on the body. The Kid comes back with two beautiful right handlers over Wo1cott's
 heart The darkey does not seem able to stop the stiff right handlers. La 1 vigne pushed Wolcott back at arm s length and sends in a terrific right hand cross on the head. The black l boy looks tired, and is only counter ! ing. This round is much in favor of | Lavigne
 Round 7.-Eddy Creamy mops his 1 forehead and says, "No fake about i this." Lavigne is forcing. He hooks
 Wolcott with his left on the face. The darkey retreats, but swings in a good
 right handler on the Kids head. La
 vigne throws in a stiff right cross on
 the head and Wolcott comes back with
 stiff right on the body Wolcott is
 weak and gradually going to pieces. Lavigne is trying for a knockout, 1 but Wolcott clinches. Tn breakaway Wolcott sent in a good right handler on the jaw. The referee cannot
 break them. The round ends in La
 vigne's corner and the black fellow
 is in Queer street.
 Round 8.-Lavigne rushing and
 trying to finish it in short order The , black fellow holds his guard high and