Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-30
LAvIGNE-wALcoTr FIGHT.
Great Interest Observation-Disclosures
Wins in Twelfth Round.

Wins in Twelfth Round.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. october a.
On no similar occasion has such crowd
ever assembled in Mechanics Pavilion as
that which poured into the big buildlns
tonight TO witness the Lavigne- w alcotl
fight. While the attendance at the Cor
bett-Sharkey bout and the notorious fltI-
simmons-Sharkey fiasco was enormous,
the crowd came TO see the big men IN the
ring rather than with the nope OF seeing
a great contest. But tonight every oile
came with the expectation of seeing
decisive encounter between the Two
greatest fighters in the world at their
weight.
Thousands Of dollars were poured INTO
the pool-rooms tonight, the great DuIk
OF which was placed on Lavigne. AZ
o'clock pools were selling at ~ 10 IL,
with Lavigne favorite.
When Iayigne and Walcott dropped
their robes, their splendid condition was
apparent The gong sounded at 800.
Both men came TO the centre and spared.
Lavigne had the best OF the fight from the
start. He was the aggressor from the
time the gong sounded In the frst round.
He caught Walcott on the head with
left hook and a moment later got In
good left on the body. He landed right
and left on the jaw, causing Walcott 70
clinch TO avoid terrific rushes: In the
second round Lavigne rushed Walcott
into a corner and tried with his right,
but was stopped by a stiff left-hand
punch. Iavigne had the better OF the
round
The pace during the first four rounds
was terrific. In the third round, Lavigne
put I'm two on the face ana hard one
on the body. KID put In two hard
rights on the body in succession and got
a hard left on the face. Lavigne rushed
bur Joe ducked. and George went over
his head. Lavigne forced Wolcott about
the ring but the latter did some last
RI ont M
In the fifth and sixth rounds, Lavigne
had matters pretty much in his own
hands.
The fighting in the seventh was the
fastest seen here for many a day. La
vigne rushed Walcort to the ropes, ana
upper-cut him with his left IN the race
I.ayigne sent Joe 10 his Launches against
the ropes Joe clinched repeatedly be
fore the seconds were out OF the ring Ia
The eighth Lavigne planted straiSht
left on Joe's mouth, and followed II up
with a series Of well-directed body-biows.
I,avigne rushed Walcott TO the ropes ~
the ninth and repeatedly put MS right
over the heart Blood etreamed down over
waicott,s face from a cut III the fore
head. received In q hot rally. Walcott
seemed tired, and clinched In every ex-
change. -.
ronnd Iayigne forced Walcott, and got
In his Jeff and right without return. Wal
colt was not anxious 10 leave his corner
FOR the twelfth. ard asked for draw,
hut the kid rushed at him Ike tiger.
did n with will. but Lavigne landed O
hot one right under the heart. which so-
bered Walcott. Walcott cSung 10 the
KID at every opportunity, until parted
by the referee.
few seconds later his seconds told the
referee that their man was unable 20 20
any further. A scene In the hall OF inde-
scribable confusion ensued upon the de-
clslon OF the referee that the nght was
over. Walcott's hackers gave vent 70
their feelings In boots ard groans, which,
however. were completely drowned by
the yelling OF those who had pinned their
faith 10 the Saginaw Kid.