The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
Scenes at the Rin9side.

exactly 142 pounds, and Layiggne eo5 about 9Bt
men and read q telegram from Iom
O'Rourke stating that Joe Walcott would
fight the winner for purse and side
BilIy Iavigne objected to some band
ages which Smith had on his lett wrist
and insisted that they be removed. Ihey y
had an animated discussion about 1t. but
George LaVigne finally decided II by say
ing that Smith could wear all the band
ages he wanted.
The men agreed to break away clean,
without hitting in the clinChes. 1t was
exactly $50 when the battle commenced.
In the first round, after some prelimi-
rights into the ribs. Lavigne tried his
right for the head and Smith clinched.
Smith feinted and they clinched again;
Lavigne landed d hard left on the head
and after they had clinChed Smith threw
his right hard into the body, the CROWD
yelling Foul as the men mad agreed
not to hit in clinches. LaVlgne swung
his left hard on the head and smith
thumped him twice in the ribs after Inc the
clinch. raising another cry of Foul. Inc
referee warned Smith repeatedly TO de
sist hitting in the clinches. LaVlgne
rushed, without damage. ana Lh9n zen
straightened out his left, landing slightly
on the head.
Between the first and second rounds
Referee Mcdonald talked to Smith, warn
ing him not to hit in the clinches. smith
opened the second with a stiff right on the
head. In the succeeding clinch smith
resumed his old tactics OF hitting ana was
roundly Kissed. Lavigne essayed rush
landing his right in the side. Smith tried
a vicious right for the head and missed.
Lavigne drove his right hard INTO the
face and Smith swung his right into the
kids body after they had clinched.
Lavigne rushed in, landing his LETT on the
head and Smith clinched without strlk-
ing back Smith blocked vicious left
and LaVigne missed with his left Tor the
p1jOPbinp nd receiving anOtler Oh
Smiths foul blows in the ribs. The ref
cree again warned Smith. Lavigne landed
a terrific right in the ribs Ihey rusheu
into a clinch as the gong sounded.
Lavigne opened the third round with a
light left in the face. This made smith
mad, and he came back, but fell snort.
and hitting the kid while he held him
raising another cry of Foul. LaVlgne
planted a hard left in the face and then
rushed in swinging both hands on the
head. Smith returning on the body. La
vigne landed another hard one on the 1ace
and a left in the ribs, and smith seemed
winded. Lavigne ducked terrlhc lelt
swing. and as he clinched Smith again
dallied with his ribs. Smith swung his
right around the Kids" shoulder and
they exchanged hard lefts in the body.
In the fourth. after little cautious
sparring, Lavigne led his left for the
head Smith getting in on the body. La
vigne led and fell short then rushed ana
was blocked Smith rushed Lavigne to
brought his right across hard on the head.
Smith rushed again, landing his left on
the Kids back as the latter ran away:
Smith tried a wild uppercut and missed
by yard LaVigne rushed in and Smith
clinched, smashing him on the back after
ward.
right and IlaVigne ducked, landing g hard
left on the neck with his right. Smith
then blocked similar succeeding blow.
Lavigne rushed and fell short. Lavgne
missed a right swing and Smith blocked
another. Both rushed into clinch with
out harm to either. Lavigne landed light
ly on the forehead, Smith countering on
the ribs. LaVigne ducIed right and
rushed into close quarters. Both swung
rights and lefts for the head, but they
were too close to do damage.
Lavigne opened the sixth with an inef-
fective rush. Tie ducked from Smith S
vicious right, but received it a second
later hard on the neck. Smith got in with
left and right hard on the body. and
rushed the Kid to the ropes, landing his
left on the body. He tried his right for
the, head, but went around LaVigne's
neck and the latter clinched. LaVigr.
placed a hard right on Smiths shoulder
and another in the ribs: He rushed
Smith, missing with a left swing but
landing his right on the body. They
clinched and Smith hit him. raising the
Smith opened the seventh round with q
rush, throwing his elbow into Lavigne's
face as they clinched. Lavgne rushed
and Smith smothered the effort. smith
uppercut, which was a mile short La
yigne landed a hard left in the face and
Smith came back with his left in the
body Smith hit him in the ensuing
clinch, and everybody saw it but the ref
cree: Smith blocked a straight left and
received a hard right on the head La
yigne planted another hard left in the
race without return. Lavigne rushed
Smith to the ropes and they exchanged
straight lefts in the face. Smith rushed
and swung both hands hard for the body.
but the Kid jumped away. getting in with
his left on the ribs as he did so
In the eighth there was some clever
blocking and ducking at first Smith hit
in the clinch again Smith landed hard
in the mouth after the breakaway He
then threw his left into the ribs as La
Vlgne went around his neck with a right
swing. Lavigne landed light left on face
counter. Both ducked and blocked left
swings for the head. Lavigne rushed
oVerreaching himself, falling against the
ropes. Smith followed him up and swung
ms right, Landing hard on the Kids spine.
LaX1gne clinched and came up laughing.
Inc ninth was the slowest round of the
night. They rushed. clinched ducked and
blocked without damage to either.
The pace was slower now, both men
being tired. From the tenth to the thir-
teenth little of interest happened, an oc-
casional stiff body blow relieving the
monotony.
The end came in curious way in the
fourteenth round. After several counters
and blocks Lavigne landed hard on the
mead without return. The blow warmed
up Smith, who came back at his antagon-
ist swinging his left and right for the
head. He landed twice on the face and A
hard right on the jaw. The Kid reeled
as if nearly out but essayed a weak rush
Then his brother Billy jumped through
the ropes and threw his arm over the