The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-18
IT RESULTED IN A DRAW
Lavigne and DAILY Fight for the
Lightweight Championship.
IT WAS FAST AND FURIOUS
Contestants Were Evenly Matched and
Neither Could Gain Advantage
Enough to Get the Decision.
Kid Mccoy the Referee.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 1.-THE 20
round go between Kid Lavigne and Jack
DAILY for the light weight championship
of the world at the Central Armory to-
night resulted i'm a draw. The fight
ing was fast and furious from the start,
but the contestants were so evenly
matched that neither could gain an ad-
vantage over the other sufficient to get
a decision in his favor. The Armory in
which the fight occurred was crowded
to its utmost capacity. The tickets
could not be had after o'clock, though
offers of SIS and $40 for seats were free
ly made. The spectators included sport
ing men from Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Detroit, Buffalo and other
cities, and none of them were disap-
pointed in the exhibition
Kid Mccoy was the referee, and his
decisions gave excellent satisfaction,
notwithstanding the fact that the parti-
sans of Lavigne tried to influence the
decision in his favor. The story of the
fight by rounds follows:
First round--Lavigne landed left on
neck. Lavigne and Daily landed right and
left. Good, scientific work. Both jabbed
frequently. Lavigne reached home three
or four times more than DAILY
Second round-After Lavigne had land
ed heavily on the face several times, Daily
caught him unawares and sent in a
straight left drive, bringing blood and
brusng Lavignes eye. The round was
decidedly warm
Third round-The men never rested and
it was a pretty round. Just before the
bell sounded Lavigne landed a straight
left on the stomach. 1t was a bad one.
Fourth round-Lavigne rushed DAILY.
Daily sent in light swing. Daily landed a
left full on the jaw and sent Lavigne
down. Lavigne came up quickly The fin
ish was lively. Lavigne went down again.
Fifth round-Opened with lively spar
ring Daily got a left on the jaw and
rally followed. Hot fighting followed.
DAILY landed heavily with left on the jaw.
Sixth round-They were against the
ropes and Lavigne was cuffed hard. La
vigne landed hot one the eye. Daily
countered on the jaw. Quick work fol-
lowed. DAILY landed on the cheek. Round
closed with both men in good shape.
Seventh round-Opened with right and
left counter. Daily landed heavily on the
stomach and received a hard one on the
jaw
Eighth round-Daly landed with right
on the jaw, but Lavigne countered hard.
The kid landed viciousIy with the left on
the face, the hardest blow yet. DAILY
again landed with the left on the jaw and
in return received a tap on the stom-
ach.
Ninth round--Lavigne jabbed hard with
left, but Daily stopped him nicely. They
went at it hard. Lavigne landed on the
cheek. Lavgne landed hard on shoulder.
Signs of WEAKNESS shown.
Tenth round-Harmless tapping. La
vigne slipped, going down on all tours.
Lavigne made false move and received
a blow on the face that put his head
through the ropes. Round ended with easy
in-fghting.
Eleventh round-Lavigne sent in nasty
drive on Days chest. DAILY countered on
the cheek Both ducked and Lavigne land
ed heavily on chest. DAILY displayed good
generalship.
Twelfth round-Bad mix-up. Vicious
sparring at close quarters. Lavigne guard
ed we'll and finally landed on chest with
right.
Thirteenth round-The kid landed heav-
lily the ribs. DAILY ducked. Lavigne
landed heavily on chest.
Fourteenth round-Daly was lodging,
but received a right swing on the face.
He responded in the same fashion and
landed with the left on jaw
twice.
Fifteenth round-Daly landed on jaw
with right swing. Cautious sparring at
close quarters closed the round.
Sixteenth round-After light tapping
Lavigne landed on stomach and Daily
countered on jaw. Aggressive work fol-
lowed. Lavigne pushing DAILY hard.
Seventeenth round-Heavy mitigating
Lavigne's left eye opened again. Round
closed with sharp countering. Days
round all the way through.
Eighteenth round--Lavigne took hard
blow on the neck and jabs were ex-
Lavigne received two vicious
right-ha blows on the stomach. La
vigne landed hard on the face twice
Nineteenth round-Lavigne landed left
on the body. mitigating in the center La
vigne landed fiercely on ribs twice. Warm
lighting.
Twentieth round-Vicious blows in cen
ter of ring. DAILY landed left on the face.
Another even exchange Of blows. La
vigne landed left on Days face. DAILY
Fierce slapping and jabbing.
Lavigne landed with left and twice with
right on the body.