The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
LAvIGNE AND DAILY.
right for lightweight Champion
ship Resulted in n Draw.


Cleveland. Ohio. March 1.-THE twenty.
-ound fight between Kid Lavigne and Jacl,
DAILY for the lightweight championship OF
the world at the Central armo,y tonight re-
suited in draw. The fighting was fast aud
furious from the start, hut the contestants;
were SO evenly matched that neither could
gain an advantage over the ether sufficient to
get decision in his favor.
The armory WAS crowded to its utmost
capacity
Kid Mccoy was the referee and his dcci-
slons gave excellent satisfaction. The story
of the fight by rounds follows:
First round-Laygne Landed left on neck.
Daiy stopped LaYisne night nicely Spar
ing. LLyigue ana Daiy iandeu rl..ut and
le4t Good scientific work. both labbing
ucely.
second round-Arter Lavigne had land d
Ieavily on the face several times. DAILY
Drive, bringing blood and bruisipg Layiene's
eye. second punch was seat Ia but II was
hight; The round was very warm.
third round--rhe men never rested and it
was a pretty round. Just before the bell
stomach II was bad one.
Fourth round--Lavigne landed left in the
lace t~avisne rushed DAILY and sent in a
f i swing. Both jabbed and DAILY landed
lie came up quickly. The finish was lively.
Laylene going down again.
Fiith roqnd-opcning lively. DAILY lanxd
on Jaw mitigating followed DAILY lanaed
hehviiy with left on Lavignes jaw
sixth round-Lavigne landed a hot ono IN
the eye. DAILY countered On the Jaw and
again on cheek. Round closed with men in
good shape -"
Seventh round-Daly landed heavily on
stomach and received hard one on law
Eighth round-Daly landed right on tho
Jaw and Lavigne countered hard The KID
landed yiciously with left on the face. DAILY
on the stomach =" zap
Nintn round-Lavigne jabbed hard with left
- ny psy stopped him nicely They went at
=, y, nniu' LaVlgne landed on cheek Layigne
shown. IONS Vi Weahhess
j., Tenth round-Harmless tapping. Laytene
slipped down Lavigne made false move and
I,tceived blow In the face that nut his head
lighting. 1e' WIN easy
Eleventh round-Lavigne sent In hard
rive ON Days chest. DAILY countered IN
N es Both ducked and Kid landed heavily
Twelfth round-Bad mix-up. Vicous s,arr.
l.k az close quarters. Lavigpe guarded VOL !
ia W.. nhaliy landed right on cheek. The ro,In1
vas mostly x-ups ''u''i
Thirteenth round-The kid ,,rdod h.,.
y ribs and later heavy on the chest "'
fourteenth round-Daly was dodsinx hi,
e'eiyea Il tight swing on face Daly ~.
p ,ndes IN the same fashion and afterwards
inoea with left on the Jaw twice
Fifteenth rourd-Daly landed hord m a.,
uarters '' Hf"riue az close
! sixteenth rolnd-Light taps. Lavigne land
'aly hard. ''s"e pushing
seventeenth round-Heavy fighting. In.
'se ieIt eye opened again. Round closed
ay tbrn,psh eouhtering Days round ali the
m,shteenth round-Lavigne took bsra
,an.ad 'Ie nose and fierce labs were ex
ma e,n LaYigne received two vicious right
4 face t,s,e y" stomach Lavigne landed hard
. n nn ,a round-sparred for opening. La
.n,e. 'aN Ts ieit on body. mitigating in ths
ammer and anss ,o got together and went at il
II ribs twice. Warm fighting. "erce'y
Mehtietn round-Vicious blows In c.n..r
pdad pay landed left on face. Lavivn.
siappins and ,se fses nay sogntsrsd
l ov with left and twice with risbt on
Referee called a draw.
EvERHART WON EASILY.
'"A him Four Rounds IN PM ma
Mr.. McGlynu.
Aieaso' march lin the nrst round 4,
go between Jack Everhart OF New or,s.n
KID McGiynn Of Philadelphia. Everh.,,
'ppea Meuiynn with right swing ON the
"e'iynh was strong at the finish ana / I
isnt Everhart hard on the face.
ne second and third rounds Everhar, h.s
'ne pest OF u. McGlynn who. II IL said
ia un,hed DAY, showed great co,,r | q
- ana Skin. and sent Eyerhart's head hscL
81 LINES with right counter. Meclvnn
breeding from the rishf eva -. seuiyhh
the third s-' W - inc close
,,SSuynn was sent down with a sim rlvh, Z
ny ~ Jaw 10 tue hrst half OF the fourth ana
NJ = svsrnart put it all over him, Mct;lSnn
~ groggy at the close. s"'nn
lcuiynn never had 4 chanca 49,. n
s y o. ne NTH round and Eyerhsrt hate y
s'@ ~ over The ring The police stor- o