The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-18
LAV|GNE- DAILY FIGHT
Twenty-Round Go For Lightweight
Championship of World.
TERMINATED in A DRAW
BOTH CONTESTANTS WERE TOO
EVENLY MATCHED.
Fight Came Off at Cleveland-Fast
and Furious Combat-"Kid" Nc
Coy, Referee-Story By Rounds
Chicago Fistic Carnival-Police
Interruption of Prize Fights.

! Cleveland, O., March 1.-THE 20
round go between Kid Lavigne and
Jack DAILY for the lightweight cham
picnship of the world at the Central
Armory tonight, resulted in draw. The
fighting was FAST and furious from the
start, but the contestants Were so
evenly matched that neither could gain
an advantage over the other sufficient
to get . decision in his favor.
The Armory in which the fight oc-
CURED was crowded TO its utmost ca
pacity. The tickets could not be had
after O'Clock. though offers of SIS and
$50 Cor seats were freely made. The
spectators included sporting men from
Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
Detroit. Buffalo and other cities, and
none Of them were disappointed in the
exhibition.
Kid Mccoy was the referee, and his
decisions gave excellent satisfaction,
notwithstanding the fact that the par
tisans of Lavigne tried to influence the
contest n his favor.
STORY OF FIGHT.
The story of the fight by rounds fol-
lows:
STORY OF FIGHT.
First Round-Lavigne landed left on
reck Lavigne and Daily landed right
jabbed frequently, LaVigne reached
home three times more than DAILY.
Second ROund-After Lavigne had
landed heavily on the face several
times. DAILY caught him unawares and
sent in a straight left drive, bringing
blood and brUising Lavigne's eye. The
round was decidedly warm.
Third Round-The men never rested,
and il was d pretty round. Just before
the bell sounded, Lavigne landed
straight left on the stomach 1t was
bad enc.
Fourth Round-Lavigne landed with
the left in the face. LaVigne rushed
DAILY, Daily sent in a right swing DAILY
landed left full on the jaw. and sent
quickly. The finish was lively. La
vigne went down again.
Fifth Round-Opened with lively
sparring. DAILY got left on The jaw,
ard a rally followed. Hot fighting fol-
lowed. DAILY landed heavily with left
on jaw.
BOTH MEN IN GOOD SHAPE.
Sixth Round-They were up against
the ropes, and Lavigne was cuffed hard.
Lavigne landed a hot one on The eye.
Daily coUntered on the jaw. Quick wolk
followed. DAILY landed on the cheek.
Round closed with both men in good
shape.
Seventh Round-Opened with right
and left counters. Daily landed heavily
on stomach. and received a hard one
on the jaw.
Eighth Round-Daly landed with
right on the jaw, but Lavigne count
cred hard. The Kid landed viciousiy
with the left on the face. the hardest
blow yet. DAILY again landed with the
left on jaw and in return received a
tap on the stomach.
Ninth ROund-Lavigne jabbed hard
with left. bat DAILY stopped him nicely. I.
They went at it hard. Lavigne landed
on the cheek. Lavigne landed hard on
shoulder. Signs of WEAKNESS shown 4
Tenth ROund-fIar-nless tapping. La
vigne slipped. going down on all fours.
Lavisne made false move, received a I
blow on the face, and put his head
through the ropes. Round ended with .
easy mitigating.
Eleventh Round-Lavigne sent in q .
nasty drive on Days chest. Daily
countered on cheek. Both ducked and I
Lavigne landed heavily on chest. DAILY (
displayed good generalship.
BAD MIX-UP.
Twelfth Round-Bad mix-up. Vic
ious -sDarring at close quarters. La
vigne guarded well and finally landed
on chest with right.
Thirteenth Round-The KID landed
heavily on ribs. DAILY ducked. Lavigne
landed heavily on chest.
Fourteenth Round-Daly was dodg /
ing, but received a right swing on face.
He responded in the same fashion and
landed with left on jaw
twice
Fifteenth Round-Daly landed on
jaw with right swing. Cautious spar
ring at close quarters closed the round.
Sixteenth Round-After light tapping.
Lavigne landed on stomach and DAILY
on Jaw. Aggressive work
followed, Lavigne pushing Daily hard.
HEAVY IN-FIGHTING.
Seventeenth Round-Heavy in-fght-
ing 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
Lavigne received two vic
ous right-han6 blows on stomach.
Lavigne Landed hard on face twice.
Nineteenth Round-Lavigne landed
eft on body. mitigating in the center.
Lavisre landed fiercely on ribs twice
Warm fighting.
Twentieth Round-Vicious blows in
enter of ring. Daily landed left on the
ACE Another even exchange OF blows.
Lavigne landed left on Dal.-'s face.
Daily countered. Fierce Shaping and
abbing. Lavigne landed with LEFT and
vice with right on the body
Referee called a draw