The sun., 1898-04-10
WHO WILL BE- winner.
In the Fight Between Jack
Daily and Kid Lavinge?
SOME OPINIONS GIVEN
BY People Who Know Something
About Both Men.-.All Say it
Will Be q Good One.

AS q great many people in this city are
very much interested in the coming fight
between Jack Daily and Kid Lavigne,
the following opinions of some of the
well-known sporting men of the town
and Billy Layigne, the Kids brother,
may perhaps be of some interest to the
readers.
Billy Lavigne, the Kids brother, in q
conversation with a.Sporting man, while
coming over from Fall River to Philadel.
phia, said that Jack DAILY was no slouch,
but that he was a wonder. he thought,
but that the public should take into con-
sideration the fact that DAILY was much
taller than his brother and was there.
fore very hard to reach and that this &C.
counted for the good showing DAILY
made. He also said he was glad to hear
that DAILY got such a grand reception on
his arrival in Wilmington, and further
that when his brother, Kid Lavigne, ar.
rived in Saginaw, his home, after win
ming the lightweight championship oi
the world, there was no sne there to give
him warm home coming.
Billy concluded by saying that in La.
vigne's coming fight with DAILY he
thought that his brother would make a
much bitter showing because he now has
Daly's moves down pat.
Billy Reybold. who has been identi.
fed with sport all his life, thinks the
fight will be hard one while it lasts,
and that DAILY will get the best of it, but
that it will be too short for DAILY to
knock Lavigne out.
Captain Kane, whose opinion is one Of
the best, and who is also one of the most
popular sporting men of this city, thinks
the Daly-Lavigne fight will be very
hard fought affair and that paly will
surely get the best of it. He also says
that DAILY was never brought out before
his fight with Lavigne, and that the
showing he made with him, proves that
he is wonder and that none of them
can lick him.
Steve McNee, the captain of the War.
rem toot ball team, thinks that DAILY will
surely best Lavigne on Monday night.
Harry Hill, the sporting bartender a,
Colonel AinscoW's restaurant, says that
he thinks DAILY will make good show
ing, but that Lavigne won't get the wors,
of it.
Ned krause, of the Western Hotel, one
OF Daly's closest friends and warmest ad
mlrers, says that DAILY will lick Lavigne
and lick him sure.
Jimmie Cohee, the day bartender al
Ainscow's, and also one of the very few
who came away from the races win
ner, thinks that the fight will be fake
Ned Dawes, one of the well-know1
sports around town, says the fight viii
be very tame one and that neither o
the boys will get hurt.
Tony Stannard, who was back of Dal,
in Cleveland, says there is nothing to /
but Daily and that Lavigne will b.
knocked ont.
Walter Witsel says it will be a goot
hard fight and worth seeing.
John T. Dickey, the wcll-known poll
tician, says that he is going to Philadel
phia to see the fight, and expects to Sc
Daily give Layigne good trouncing.
Shorty Goodley, this city's crack bicy
Gle rider, says he thinks it will be a goo'
contest, but that it is too short for eithe
man to hurt the other.
Harry Mcdonnell, the coach of tn
Warren foot ball team, and the mos
scientific boxer this State ever had, say
that in his opinion the boys are YER
evenly matched and either in short o
long contest between them it wOuld be
toss of coin and take your pick.