The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26
LAT|GNE BESIS tom TRACEY.
TWENTY ROUNDS OF CLEVER AND
INTERESTING BOXING.
The KID Was the Aggressor, ana
Only Fast work Kept the Ans
tFalian From Punishmsnt-hA-
vIgne Ii Awarded the Decfsi0n-

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. sS.--George La
yigne gained the decislon over Tom IEscsy
tonight ct ne end Of "A sventy-ro1n1 asht
at i42 pounds or ansier. TIE Agning was
clever and iaterastiag throughout. oot u
&c the excitemeEt wtleh usually aeco'HSA-
niss a contest between two soca Axponefsss
OF pugii3=na. Law gne did decidedly me MAN
work being aggressive 81 sysrJ fssDect
forcing Tracer about the ring am c9fnpe.-
Ing aim 20 use ali ass e!eyeTns5s anu shifti-
3 ness OF foet % AVOID the Et1e cf4ns'.oa
rHsnes
Tracey did rot seem - be al al cnasr ned
over the adverse de-lsscs, Aao IVA a. GAL
Tne erox3 9ss az large AZ any that has
asaernr..es! In wooagara's pavilion since the
Waicot.-Gresn aghg. probably e.D~ persons
being present
fdaied FOR some time. I-avigns forcing Ira
cey about the ring. Lay.gne led hFsi and
reached the neck with bis left. He tired
seyeraI hard left chops for the face. al Il
whicn were blocked, Tracey conniert.lS " n
fab whlch left IL mark on Law gne's eye.
In the second t4aylgre kept after MS man.
but the Australian kept out Of rsac1- La
vigne led for the body Tracy as@ .",,h n@ ~
left which w4s the best blow landed 80 lal
In ths third Tracey sent In coupe OF
.ass on the face al ich cniy served - make
No effective work was DON. IL.
In the fourth TrAcsy's wonderful qulcE-
ness Of foot Kept Rim bfyona rangs Oh nsJSs
Of I.avignaH left chops end swings. Ehile
I.ayigne's face showed red marks from
Tons left labs whicA als superior feach
r. the afIh Tracey jabbed a left handler
on the face out George eountered Win
right on tho head. Layigne swung aard
left on tn. tody which made Tracey wtface.
Tracy SCI med a little tired from his contln-
nous ayoklance Of f-aviGne# PUSHES
The sixth ard seventh rounds were rspeI-
aions of those preceding. i<aVigne rushing
and leading frequently with left for body
and head nearly all or winch Tracey
avoided or succeeded in brealing their
force.
In Iavigne's fasnr, his persistent cnoppi1g
and swinging leaving the skin On Tracey
body and neck rudy hue Tracey con-
tented himself with coantering with ieIi
on Georges face and neck.
Tracey stood his ground better In the
tenth and paid the kid back IN kind. Tnis
was the best lighting up TO this stage. be-
The eleventh was Iavignes round ne
sent In a terrific left on the stomach ~hicn
caused Traeey's ever present smile TO DIS
appear flayigne had the advantage al tnis
po.nt Of the hight.
The twelfth and thirteenth were Lavigns,s
ny a shade, though no real effective work
Was done II looked at this point as II II
would 70 the limit and Iavigne would get
the decision. on account OF aggressive ana
more effective work.
The fourteenth and fifteenth rounds were
Iavlgne's. although Tracey made several
determined stands stalking on Georges
r,ishes. but always getting little the worst
OF the mix. Tracey tried several times 10
reach ravignes jaw with right, but failed
60 connect.
Iaylgne held his lead with little more
added, during the sixteenth. seventeenth
and eighteenth, using his right on Tracey
body with perccptibIe distress 70 the latter.
Tracey seemed the weaker OF the two and
resorted 10 purely defensive tactics
In the nlnxteenth round Tracey started in
10 settle matters and kept Iayigne guess
ing for time. He jabtsad Georges mouth
hard several times. 10 which i.asigne re-
esonded with left swings for body.
The men fought carefully IN the TWEEN
tieth and last round. neither taking chances.
Referee Mcdonald promptly gave the de-
ciaion to Lasigne, which was satisfactory
20 the crowd