The times., 1897-10-30
.LAV|GNE DEFEATS W0LC0TT
Terrible Blows In the Stomach
Use Up the Colored Boy.
A FIERCE AND CLEVER FIGHT
The "Kid" Did Most of the Lending
and Had the Advantage From
Start to Finish-The Colored Boy
Makes 81 Game But Unsuccessful
Struggle.

san Francisco, Oct. 29.-The greatest
crowd ut a prize fight in san Francisco
since the Shlrl.ey- Fitzsimmons mill saw
the woicott Lavigne battle tonight IN the
Mechanics PaTiiion. Fully 5000 people
were in the place. The betuing started
rumors taatit would be a fake. The betting
opened a Week ago at 10 to S, with Vol
cott having the bulge.
Monday last, after various rumors had
been circulated, Bavigne became fayorite
at to 9, and late tonight it was 0to q.
No woIcott money could be brought out
at these odds. Wocott's reduction i'll
weight TO I35 pounds is said to have
weakened him.
At 945 p. NJ the men entered the ring,
Wolc6tt first and Lavigne Immediately
following Behind Wolcott were o'Rourke.
Joe Cotton ana George Dixon. Layigne
had behind h1m Ted Alexander, Bllly ArIn-
strong and R:Hy Lavgne. Eddie Graney
was referee. He announced that If be
saw anything about the affair that looked
questionable he would declare it a fake and
walk cut OF tie ring. The gong sounded at
10 O'Clock The men agreed to fight III
clincEes with a free arm.
in the first round both were careful
but Lavigne was the more aggressive,
though a bit wild. He followed Wolcott
vieiously during the last half of the round
and landed a number of telling blows on
the other lads face. The men We're
fighting like demons, with Lavigne hav-
ing decidedly the best of IL when the
round ended.
kound Both men Were strong and ag
gressive, cutting a very fast pace. Lavigne
was rather wild but he scored more fire.
quenty in the first minute. Wolcott evened
matters up toward the close and 1T was
anybody's fight.
hound 81 ne men kept up theirfast pace,
Lavtgne doing the bulk OF tie leading, tut
Wolcott StoGd his ground aud blocked most
Of the Kid s. lea DIS.
Round 4Both men fought fiercely. La
vigne was wild, bat Woicutt did not do
| him much damage To speak Of, content
| ing him self " ith blocking the kid S blows
| In cyclone rush WolCott was Chro wn
| heavily through the ropes, but vas not
| distressed any The round closed with
| honorS even.
Round 5--Lavigne was stll disposed to
| rush matters, but Wolcott stood him off
| cleverly. Neither man seemed To he able
| TO get in any telling blow S, most Of their
| leads, particularly Layigne's, being Wild
The fight SO far was fast bat rather clumsy.
Round The men went at each other
| like butchers, Lavigne hammering Vol
! cott Yiciously in the stomach and ajw
! with his right. Joe chopped the "kid' =
| on the neck with overland blows, but die
| not seem to distress him. This round was
| very fast and Lavigne had Slight All
/ vantage.
Round LaVgne went after the coloret
| boy ike a cyclone, hamme ring him rount
! the four corners Of the ring. He soon had
| Wolcott gr0eEy, but the latter ciinched
| ducked and turned his back on the Kid
10 avoid the terrific punishment. The
| round ended in a clinch with WoIcott do
| ing the hugging.
| Round ) MClcGtt seemed 10 recuperatf
| in the rest, while Lavigne slowed up. The
| men kept together and battered away with
| out much advantage. Although Layignt
! seemed TO be doing the most effective
| fighting, WolcOtt opened a cash over La
| yogne' forehead, but this only seemed q
| infuriate the Kid, who beat the col
ored boy in fearful manner toward the
| close of the round and sent hin nlimping and
| groggy to his corner.
| Round 9-This was a CORY round, both
| men fighting like wild Lavigne
seemed to be short of steam, while
| Wocott was stronger, aud did some hare
| WORK. lie men were CllnChe0 MOST oil
the time, and the only effective blow in
| the round was landed by Layigne Ovei
! WOIcutts heart.
! Round I0-WoIcott came up limping, and
| il was said that lie was taking cramps.
| Lavigne went at him, scoring On the body
| and jaw, but getting about ) good as he
| gave. The pace was getting peTceptihy
slower, and Lavigne was covered with
blood. The referee was blood-spattere
| from parting the men who were Cline ched
most Of the time. Layigne had a shade the
hest OF the round, downing WUlcutt once,
but he seemed weaker.
Round iI-WolcoJt seemed To be strung in
| clincheS, but Lavigne continued TO fol
low and play for the body. Wolcott had
found way of stopping the Kids
| drives, however, and Layigne transferred
| his attention to Wolcott's jaw, landing
some telling rights there. Llvigne seem cd
Ia be suffering from cramps as the round
clio sed.
Round 12-Lavigne was a sorry looking
| fighter with has blooG-covered face, but
ne was strong and kept ,up the pace
| Drive after drive he planted on Wolcott ;
| stomach, and the colored boy was assisted
to his corner by O'Rourke after receiving
| was Lavigne's.
At the close Of the round, O'Rourke an
| nounced that WolcOtt could fight no more
on account of cramps, and he accor ordingly
threw up the sponge amid deafenmg
| cheers.
The victory was fairly earned by La
| vigue, who did most OF the leading and
| landed nearly all the punishing blow S.