The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-30
over Joe's heart just as the gong
rang
SEVENTH BOUND,

The fighting in the seventh was the
fastest seen here for many day.
LaVfgne rushed Waleoltt to the ropes
and u9percut him With his left on the
face, LayiGne hooked his right on
Joe's jaw and the colored man stag
gered and ciinched- Lavigne went after
his man and hammered him with right
and left on the jaw and head. The
eoiored felloW was greatly distressed,
giving ground and clinuhing to avoid
the PUSHES. Lavigne sent Joe to his
launches against the ropes Joe was
very tired and clinched repeatedly.
EIGHTH ROUND
Before the seconds were out of the
ring in the eighth, Lavinge planted a
straight left on Joe's mouth and fol-
lowed 1t up with a series of Well-di-
reGted body blows. Joe clinched at
every opportunity.
Lavigne rushed Walcott to his corner
and after landing over his heart, had
him grOggy in a corner. Joe Wrestled
desperately to save himself, and,
despite Referee Graney's efforts to
separate them. the song sounded with
the men still cIinohed
NINTH. TENTH. ELEVENTH.
Lavigne rushed Walcott to the ropes
in the ninth and repeatedly put his
Streamed down over Walcott's face
from a cut on the forehead received in
hot rally Walcott seemed tired and
elinched in every exchange. In going
to his corner he was unsteady in his
walk.
Walcott comes up limping for the
tenth round. but his GAIT was received
with yell of derision. LaYigne landed
right and left on the jaw and on the
h0o 1rr
Waleott landed his left on the Kids
sore head. but was holly countered
with a terrific right on the jaw. In a
clinch Lavigne landed his right on Wal
colts jaw. Joe led with his left and
Lavigne slipped to the floor but Wal
colt was staggered shortly afterWart1
by hot right on the jaw. Walcott
lnped badly on going to his corner,
and his seconds rubbed his legs with
lindment.
After a slow beginning in the eleventh
round, Lavigne forced Walcott and
landed with left and right without re-
turn.
WALCoTT GIVES UP.
Walcott was not anxious to leave his
corner for the twelfth round, 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 will, but
Lavigne landed hot right under the
heart which sobered him. Walcott chung
to the Kid at every opportunity until
parted by the referee. Walcott leo
with his right, but seemed to lack
steam. LaYigne rushed him to the
ropes and led frequently without re-
turn, 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 Referee Graney over and an
nounced that his man could go no fur
| ther
INDISPENSABLE CONFUSION.
The crowd was unable to realize that
| Walcott had given up the fight fo1
! some seconds, but a scene of Elde5crib-
able confusion ensued upon It's realiza-
( ton of the fact that the fight was over
| Walcott's hackers gave vent to then
feelings in hooting and groanS. Which
were, however, completely drowned by
| the yeIls of those who had pinned then
| faith to the Saginaw kid. a GROVE
surged into the ring, but Walcott Was
! speedily carried out by O'Rourke and
Joe Cotton. After receiving the CON
| gratulations of a host Of friends
| Lavigne smilingly jumped through the
ropes and followed him to the dressing
/