Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-09
LA VIGNE GOT THE DECISION.
sKId" Mcfarland Stayed Twenty-Five
Rounds and Made Wonder
fully Good Showing.

New York, Feb. S.-The twenty-five round
bout between the lightweight champion,
George (Eid) La Vigne, of Saginaw, Mich
and kid" Mcfarland, of this city, which
was brought off tonight at the Broadway
Athletic Club. resulted in favor of the for
That Mcfarland could last the limit in
the face of such a rapid fighter as La
Vigne 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 lightweight championship
at 1873 pounds, and each weighed in 10 the
others satisfaction.
La Vigne, 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 lot stand
ten rounds before the champion while 9TH
ers placed their hopes in his being abie 10
Withstand La Fignes rushes for fifteen
rounds, but outside of his hacker and man
ager, Jack Dougherty. and a few very
close friends, none could be found who
would venture d bet on his going the limit.
From the beginning of the bout McPart-
land was kept on the defensive and he held
II all through. La Vigne seemed puzzled at
times at McPartland's clever lodging and
ducl1ing. and as he afterwards 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 ii looked
as if Mcfarland would surely go under.
But several times during the fight he pulled
himself together and landed his clever left
inconVenicntly for La Nigne on that wor-
thy's head. neck and jaw. La Vigne 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 La Vigne knocked
Mcfarland down with a left jab in the
face, but the New Yorker was up and at it
instantly.
The third round was vicious one which
Mcfarland had the better of.
In the sixth round Mcfarland swung his
left on La Yigne's jaw, which dazed him.
This brought cheers from the crowd.
In the eighth round Mcfarland assumed
the defensive and protected himself from
the assaults of La Vigne by ducking and
side stepping. In the tenth round La Vigne
rushed Mcfarland into his corner three
times. but the New Yorker saved himself
by clinching.
In the fifteenth round La Vigne rushed
Mcfarland to the ropes and uppercut him
with left on chest. Mcfarland slipped to
his knees after rush and time was called
At the beginning of the eighteenth round
neither had shed any blood and both
We're game. La Vigne put a left jab on
the body and with a right swing on the
jaw sent Mcfarland staggering across the
ring, but Mcfarland instantly recovered
During the last five rounds La Vigne
apparently was looking for chance to
land "A knockout blow, but the opportunity
did not present itself. The last round was
as follows:
body and chopped his left on the head. He
swung his left on the shoulders. Both
jabbed lefts on face. Mcfarland rushed
and swung his left on the stomach. La
Vigne rushed and Mcfarland met him
without injury. Mcfarland rushed and
iabhed left on face. Then when either
would rush the other would clinch so as to
avoid punishment and they kept up these
tactics until the timekeeper's gong fin
iShed the bout.
While the men were in their dressing
rooms sam Fitzpatrick and Jack Dough-
erty. the respective managers of the win
ner and loser, were making arrangements
for another bout between the two which
may come off within the next three
months.
Preceding The big fight tonight Jack
DAILY of Wilmington, Del, and Joe Burke.
of Brooklyn, fought twelve lively rounds
10 = draw.