The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-09
LAVIGNE THE WINNER.
BESTS M'PARTLAND IN TWEEN
TY-FIVE HOT ROUNDS.
Mcfarland Fought Gamely But Was
Clearly Not in "details OF the
Battle of Last Evening.

New York. Feb. S.-George ('Kid'O
Lavigne of Saginaw, Mich, on whose
shoulders the mantle of lightweight
champion fell recently. was called on
to defend his newly acquired title in a
2O-round bout with Kid Mcfarland
of this CITY tonight Lavigne got the
decision after the full % rounds had
been fought The champion did all the
leading from start to finish and pun
ished his man hard, although 1t was
very clean fight, without trace OF
blood McPartland'S awkward style
made it difficult for Lavigne to land
his swinging blows on the jaw, but he
kept the local man strictly on the de-
fensive.
McPartland's fast foot work and
clever ducking SAVED him several times.
1t was a verY fast battle, as LaviTne
cut out a terrific pace which he main
tanned to the close. Mcfarland put
up a good staying fight, but he scarcely
led except at the opening of few
rounds before he was forced to resort
to saving tactics. The bout drew
very fair crowd to the arena of the
Broadway Athletic club tonight, not
withstanding the fact that the prices
of admission had been raised so per
cent over the ordinary figures
Mcfarland had an advantage of
nearly six inches in height and also
had q longer reach, but the Saginaw
boys friends were in no way doubtful
of the result, and a very little Nc
Partland money was put up at odds OF
1 to 2
The preliminary bout brought out
Jack Daily of Wilmington and Joe
Burke of Brooklyn, who were scheduled
to go u rounds at 15S pounds, and
fought 20 a draw.
The principals of the main bout
weighed in at D. m. and Mcfarland
barely got inside the limit of 133 pounds
while Lavigne scaled 1914 pounds. The
Saginaw lads seconds were Sam Fitz-
patrick, Paddy Purcell and Harry
Pidgeon.
McPartland's aides were Jack Dough-
erty, Bill Hamilton and Bob Clark.
The men shook hands at 10 o'clock.
Lavigne started in with his customary
vim and quickly had Mcfarland busy
avoiding his rusl1es. The local man
was very awkward. but managed to
duck some dangerous blows. Lavigne,
however, landed right and left on both
sides of the head and also put a cork
ing right on the body, while MOZART
lands left landed on the Kids chest
just once. Lavigne kept his man con-
tinually on the run.
Mcfarland slipped to his hands and
Knees Twice III the S6cOilQ IOuUQ III Try
ing to get away.
He delighted his admirers in the
third by putting a straight left on the
mouth and right and left twice on both
sides of the head while he managed
to avoid Lavigne's rushes-
The Saginaw Kid forced Mac to the
ropes several times in the fourth and
kept the local men busy with foot
work. Lavigne sent a couple of hot
OpaS in on the hOdV and Mac COllnterp6
with the left.
There was lots of good fight in the |
next three rounds and Lavigne opened !
the seventh with two left swings on the |
jaw and followed up with a hard right !
on the body. Then Lavigne landed !.
left on the body nearly doubling Mac |
up and came back with an uppercut on |
the chin. Lavigne rushed furiously and |
Mac dropped on his knees. Just as the |
bell rang Mac landed a straight left |
on the chin that staggered Lavigne-
Mcfarland showed his left into La
vignes face when he came up for the |
ninth but great right cross on the |
head evened up matters for the Sagi- |
nav boy.
After Mac put a left on the nose in
the tenth, Lavigne forced him twice to |
the ropes and nearly finished him with /
a right on the jaw.
Mcfarland locked twice with the |
close of the eleventh, but though La
vigne was doing all the work he ap-
peared very fresh and kept up the |
fusilade in the twelfth.
Mac rushed in the thirteenth, but his /
effort only made the Kid smile. La
vigne kept up the fierce attack and
Mac was forced to sprint.
Both put lefts on the mouth in the
fifteenth.
Lavigne wound up with fearful
body blow and quickly had Mac on
the defensive.
Plenty of money changed hands at
this point on the betting that Mac
would not last the % rounds. Mac had
plenty of work to save himself in the
but managed to land
right swing on the ear
Lavigne's tremendous exertions be-
gan to tell little bit on him in the
twenty-first.
In the twenty-second round Mac
sharply and crossed his right
once, but Lavigne nearly foored him
with a hard swing just behind the jaw
is the bell rang. Mac took a lot OF
body punishment in the next two
but Lavigne could not reach
he jaw.
Lavigne rushed like tiger in the last
,ound but Mac met him with a couple
If stiff let's. Lavigne was desperate
out bit wild and Mac defended him
self we'll and stayed to the end The
'eferee gave Lavigne the decision.
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