The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-04

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the head and swung his right over the
kidneys, taking q hard punch over the
heart. A beautiful right smash on the
face from Erne drew the blood from La
vigne's nose and a moment later swung
heavy left on Layigne's Jaw stagBer-
ing him. Erne then sent a succession OF
left and right swings on Bavigne's head
and face which made the KID Eroggy.
In less than half q minute Erne landed
a score Of blows, while the Kid fought
back wildly, only landing occasionally
on the head and It looked as u the KID
would go out. His seconds cried TO him
Block him, George" The bell saved
Lavlgne.
but Erne was waiting for him and It
was evident that Lavigne had lost much
OF his speed. Erne watched his oppor-
tunIty and instead of forcing the tight-
1 ing waited for LaVigne 10 come to him.
Frank blocked a left lead for the head
and hooked his left to the wind. La
ViRne then tried several leftS for the
face, but failed to lnnd. while Erne pun
ished him on the body and outfought
him throughout the round.
Round 9-Lavigne's right foot seemed
to bother him when he came from his
corner and his seconds ripped his shoe
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| of left for the head, landing and block
| ing q. right counter. Layigne feinted
several times but Erne carefully avoid
ed these traps. Both dodged and block
ed continually all leads intended for the
body. Erne led left on the neck, the
Kid countering with his left but ran
into an awful left uppercut. Erne re-
peated this dose second later and had
all the better Of the mill when the bell
rang.
bruised when he came up for this round
and Erne showed no signs Of punish
ment. Two hard lefts from the Buffalo
boy made LaVigne rub his nose, which
was bleeding badly and the Saginaw
man seemed unable to block Erne's LETT
leads, three OF which landed in quick
succession on his mouth and nose. La
vIgne tried a left for the face, but re-
ceived a forceful left uppercut in the
wind which Erne followed up with a
right on the ribs. Erne was now doing
the forcing and sent left and right to
face, Lavigne countering on the body
with both hands. Erne bored In at close
quarters and after taking a left on the
neck showed his right over Lavignes
heart at the close OF the round.
Round 1.-THE opening OF this round
was tame, both sparring at long range.
Erne tried left swing which went over
the Kids head, btu second Afterwards
sent right smash to the Kids wind.
IIavigne hooked his left twice to the
short ribs and sprinted away from
Erne's counters. They came together
with crash. each landing on the stom-
ach and In miX-up honors were about
even. Erne bored In with his right to
the wind but had his head rocked with
a straight left second later, Just before
the bell.
Erne Aggressive.
Round l2-Erne on the aggressive
landed light left on the head and
blocked a counter. Lavign1 forced,
landing left on body and right on neck,
Erne counterIng on RIBS and head. La
vIgne hooked his left to the wind and
Erne failed to send anything back. Er1e
seemed a bit tired and lacked the a9-
gressIVeness OF his opponent, who al
though having the worst Of 1t was ever
ready with both hands. The Kid feint-
ed with his right and hooked left to
neck twice after which he broke ground
and saved himself Lavlghe played
continually for the body, but received a
left smash on the nose which again
drew the blood and the gong separated
them with Lavlgne'si Stock having
slight upper tendency. ~
Round 12-Lavigne came up with a
rush but did nothing. They exchanged
lefts on the face and ErTfe sent double
left blow to neck and ribs following
with right to the neck. to which the
Kid replied with left and right lightly
on the body, Lnvlgne waited for Erne's
lead. Erne sent his left to chest and
the Kid ripped his right TO the wind.
Erne worked both hands TO the body
while Lnvigne sent his left twice to the
face. LavIgne was forcing the pace at
the bell.
but II was tit for tat with left and right
for the first minute Of this round. Erne
sent his left hard TO the wind and In
half clInCh Lavlgne struck him on the
body. The referee cautioned LaviEne
and one Of the Kids seconds remon-
strnted, saying: "Why don't you tell
them to break awny7" The referee told
the man to shut up and there was no
more interference. In the meantime
Erne was using both hands with good
effect on the Kids face, but Lavigne
was as game as a pebble.
Round 15-Erne was as cool as the
proverbial cucumber while Lavigne was
in evident trouble when they came to-
gether George bored in, but was driven
back with straight lefts on the face,
which were administered with good
| Judgment Erne eBsayed two leftB for
the body which George blocked with his
elbow, but u third attempt from the
Buffalo boy was more successful, as i
landed hard on the abdomen. Two left
leads from LaviEne were blocked ana
then Erne hooked three hard let's on
the wind and George returned to his
corner much the wenker Of the two.
Round 1G--WhIle Lavigne was in his
corner some OF his seconds advised him
TO take chance and Lavigne tried a
straight swing as soon as they shaped.
ETne lodged and drove his right hard
TO the body bringing It UP to the head
at the same time blocking two lett
lends. a straight left smash on the
| nose from Erne forced the Kid to cllnch
and after the break Erne sent both
hands to the body and n left to the face
with scarcely semblance OF a return.
| A left TO the wind and a right to the
face were Erne's next contributions and
Lnvlgne's returns were simply love taps.
Erne drove right and left to body and
forced the pace in most one-sided
style to the end Of hte round.
LRvigno Game to the End.
Round l7-They rushed TO clInch
twice over. Erne led right for body and
hooked his left to the neck, Lnvigne
countering on the ribs. A left lead to
LRvlgne's neck and right over the
heart brought Lavigne to close quarters
| where Erne blocked left hook for the
body. Lnvigne tried right for the
body but Erne blocked and sent left and
right to neck and chest. LRvigne bored
In with his left to the wind, but was
sent back with n crashing left to the
stomach. Lnvigne then tried landing,
| but Erne WINS too nlmble and the round