The sun., 1898-03-18
HAIL
obbed of q Deserved
Victory by Kid
Mccoy.
TnE DECISION WAS KISSED
III l.ayigne Champion Light
n Eight Of The World Almost
Knocked Out.
snnrts Who Witnessed the Fight
S3g Cleveland Relieve Jack Is The
Real stuff and should Now
asS asS IN. Cha huunpiOn..-(;rand ~ De.
u,Onst ration In His
Honor Tomorrow
sM Might.
AnI.laltO THE Sl'S.

bnnd tivht between Jack DAILY Of Will
hineton. Del. and "kid' Lavigne OF
6aoinaw, Mich, champion light weight
4 The world, was pulled of here tonight.
The battle was corker ana from the
lime the principals entered the ring
hntiI the close Of the bout, the flghtihg
In both sides was fierce and aggressive.
DAILY proved Il big surprise to the sports,
md when the referee declared the fight
draw at the end of the twentieth round
khcrc was an audible nlurmur Of dissent
Almost all present thought that DAILY
khonld have been given the decision, rs
he had clearly outpointed the Md IN the
ost four rounds, and would have fin
shed I.avigne had five more rounds been
Ought.
There were nine thousand people
Crowded and jalnrcd int" the building
hen the, gong sounded for the mann
ipht. the twenty, round Z" between l1l-
igne and Daly.
Special trains brought large crowds.
from Pittsburg, Cincinnati, B''ffaI" ana
Detroit.
Before the Lattle Charley Mckeevrrr,
III Philadelphia. VIII" has fought both
nen vas Introduced.
Kid Mccoy VIII" had been chosen
|pferpe, first took possession OF the ring
@ lie was introduced rs the champion
In the world and 60, an "vat ION.
MI In lMvigne'> corner were Bill lAvlgnc.
|| harley Guff and Tom "ll"b"ktn'
Kelly. Jack Mcdowell was timrkrclr'
frr Lavignc.
Behind DAILY were Fitzpatrick and
Tu,y S,annarI. Buck Connolly held
the time piece for the Wilmingl on bnxr'.
Lavgne took the corner that had Just
been occupied by Paddy PtnelI. lhe
kid weighed l33 pounds, his Iav"r'l'
Fighting weight.
Met ov, sam Fitzpatrick and 81 a
viynr held Il five minute conference be
lore ,h,. men shook hands.
The betting at the ringsdr was 100 t"
20 un lavignr, with after waScrS OF even
m ,nrv that Daily would stay the u
rounds
Jack Bennett, cnl"rvl, Of Mrkrsp"rt
climbed into the ring /" say he would
challenge the winner.
Both lavignc and DAILY said they
would fight Hrn'ci, At win or loose.
Tom {. Costello OF Clevr land was
chosen time keeper for the club
Mclov announced that the men
would lox twenty rounds t" "trcl>l III
and. could hit with one arm free.
FIRST Rorxp-Iavignc landed II hard
one Oh DaIy's neck. DAILY st"pn" l"t
right hand sn.ashes nicely. iAvlgnt
landed right and left on body. Round
ended in clinch.
SECOND KorND-The men rushed ut
each other savagely exchanging hard
body blows. DAILY landed hard o.!
Iavignc's face. Iavigne responded with
savage blow ON face, follow ing with
vicious drive in the stomach, DAILY stood
the pounding we'll and closed the round
by a bud g:lsll On lAvigne's face by y
left hook, First blood frr DAILY.
THIRD Ro, ND-Iavigr uplercnt l'al.
savagely, Daily responded with hard
drive on neck, fast and sharp hg l.ing
lMly led On nose. IAvignc laughed al
Mly's punches and put climax ON tl'
round by All awful lunge in Days wind
Lavigne round.
FOURTH RouN,,--lAvigur lett on chin
In a swift exchange both men landed
right and left in face. lAvgnc laughed
outright. but srowlcd when Daily banged
a hard riyht.handrr on his jaw, and ii
the clinch did great fighting. lAvlgnt
slipped down. DAILY c"nntrrd hard or
Lavignc's jaw. \ hot round. 'n',
IN high tester.
FIrrII ND--Both came up strong
las, and close intighting opened TIM
round IMvigne landed hard on tac'
an got u harder on the jaw in return
Daily get in wicked left ON jaw, Pretty
rally in the middle Of ring and closet
he round
Slxrn n,rND~-UAly in mix up had
much the b st Of it, and landed r!gh'
and Iei, on jaw and head, Lav'gn'
landed straight left .n face. Day cam'
back with u savage face blow. \ pwtt
mix up and cvcn exchange ended t'l'
sixth round.
SEVENTH RouND--IAvignc landed LET
on jaw. They mix and lAvignc lands
hard right ON ibis. DAILY blocked savag
right, Lvignc lands hard right on ston'
ach. DAILY uppccut lavignc nicely
DAILY landed savage right ON Jaw AM
duplicated the blow With left lAvign
rushed and DAILY uppeTnt him on u"
Round in Daly's favor.
ElGmrH RovND-Dalv landed goo
with uppercut on jaw, Lavigne clincl'e'