Arizona republican., 1897-10-30
WHITE MOVES TO WIN
Kid LaIigne Defeated Joe Vol
 colt Last Night
BATTLE OF LITTLE GIANTS
Reduced Welter Weight Too
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The Straight and ParalyZing Hits by Which the Latter WSn Many 8 Battle ineffective Against the Saginaw kld.

Saginaw kld.
 San Francisco, Oct. 29.-Gsorge La vigne whipped Joe Wolcott tonight and whipped him thoroughly. Ten thousand people saw the fight under the auspices of the Occidental club. While the ending was abrupt and un- expected at the moment, none of the great crowd thought the eventual end ing would prove unfavorable to the Saginaw Kid. He set a most terrific pace from the sound of the gong in the first round until the end of the twelfth and had a good margin to go on in every round.
 While Wolcott stood off the sturdy Michigander's rushes we'll and re- turned many hard blows, he could not stop Lavigne. At the close of the ninth round Wolcottt was seen to limp into his corner and his seconds gave their attention to his legs. Wolcott is subject to muscular cramps in his lower limbs and it is this ailment which unfortunately attacked the col ored man tonight. However, this at tack did not appear in his fighting in the early rounds of the fight and only served to end the fight in Lavgne's favor at an earlier stage than was looked for, as it was apparent from the beginning of the fight that La vigne's lead could not be overcome without wonderful rally on the part of Wolcott. Lavigne fought for the body principally and it was these blows that took the life out of the colored lad.
 Wolcott was looked af.er by Tom O'Rourke, George Dixon and Joe Cot ton. Lavigne's seconds were his brother, Billy Lavigne, Tim McGrath and Billy Armstrong. Eddie Creamy was referee. The pace during the first four rounds was terrihc. In the ohird Lavigne put in two face blows and a hard left on the body. Kid put in two hard rights on the body in quick succession and got a hard left in the face. Lavigne rushed, but the coon ducked and George went over his head. Lavigne forced Wolcott about the ring. In the fourth Lavigne opened up hostilities with right nook, but was neatly stopped by a straight left. The Kid rushes Wolcott to the ropes and landed hard on Wolcott's nose Wolcott made better showing in this round.
 In the fifth and sixth rounds Lavigne had matters pretty much his own way and the seventh was the fast est seen here in many a day. La vigne rushed Wolcott to the ropes and uppercut him with his left on the face Lavigne hooked his right on the jaw and the colored man staggered and clinched. Lavigne went after his man and hammered him with the right and left on the jaw and head.
 The colored fellow was greatly dis tressed, clinching to avoid rushes. Lavigne sent Joe to his haunches against the rores
 In the eighth and ninth Lavigne rushed Wolcott all over the ring, landing over the heart. Wolcott clinched and wrestled desperately to save himself Wolcott came up limp ing in the tenth, and Lavigne landed repeatedly on Joe's jaw, staggering the colored lad. In the twelfth round Wolcott was not anxious to leave his corner and asked for 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 a hot right under the heart which se.- tied him. Wolcott clung to the Kid at every opportunity until parted by the referee. Wolcott led with his right, but seemed to lack steam. La vigne rushed him to the ropes and led frequently without a return, Joe being apparently unable to either ward off the blows or return them.
 He again limped to his corner, and few seconds later ORourke called Referee Creamy over and announced that his man could go no further After receiving the congratulations oi host of friends Lavigne smilingly jumped through the ropes and went to his dressing room The betting was 10 to 6, with Lavigne the fayorite.
 THE FIGHT IN DETAIL.
 Here comes Wolcott, followed by Tom O'Rourke. The black boy is attired in a salmon colored bath robe. Behind him art George Dixon, Tom O'Rourke and Jot Cotton Lavigne follows immediately and enters the ring at the same cor : ner. Wolcott transferred his seat tt the farther corner. Lavfgne has be hind him Billy Lavigne, his brother Teddy Alexander and Billy Armstrong Young Mitchell presents their glove to Billy Jordan. Jordan, tine maste