Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-04
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Round 10ELavigne's face was badly
bruised when he came up for this round
and Erne showed no signs Of punish
ment. Two hard lefts from the Buffa-
10 boy made Lavinge rub his nose,
which was bleeding badly. and the
Saginaw man seemed unable to block
Erne's left leads, three of which landed
in quick succession on his mouth and
nose. Lavigne tried a left for the face,
but received 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 TAX
ing a left on the neck showed his right
glove over Lavigne's heart at the close
Of the round.
Round 1.-THE opening OF this round
vas tame, both sparring at long range.
Erne tried a left swing which went
over the Kids head, but a second. at
forwards sent a right smash to the
Kids wind. Lavigne hooked his left
twice to the short ribs and sprinted
away from Erne's counters. They
came together with a crash, each land
ing or the stomach and in the mix
up honors were about even. Ernc
bored in with his right to the wind,
but had his head rocked with a straight
left a second later just before the
bell.
Round 12-Erne on the aggressive
landed a light left on the head and
blocked a counter. Lavigne forced,
landing left on body and right on neck,
Erne countering on ribs and head.
Lavigne hooked his left to the wind and
Erne failed to send anything back. Erne
seemed a bit tired and lacked the ag-
g~ressiveness Of his opponent, who al
though having the worst of it, 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. Lavigne
played continually for the body, but re-
ceived a left smash on the nose, which
again drew the blood and the gong sep
arated them with Lavigne's stock hay
ing a slight upper tendency.
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rush but did nothing. They exchanged
lefts on the face and Erne sent a dou-
BILE left blow to neck and ribs, follow
ing with a right to the neck to which
the Kid replied with left and right
lightly on the body. Lavigne 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 Lavigne sent his left
twice to the face. Lavigne was forcing
the pace at the bell.
Round 14-Lavigne was the agrees,
sor but it 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 a half clinch Lavigne struck him on
the body. The referee cautioned La
vigne and one of the Kids seconds re-
monstrated, saying: why don't you
tell them to break away?" The referee
told the man to shut UP and there was
no more interference. In the mean
time Erne was using both hands with
good effect on the Kids face, but La
vigne 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 essayed two lefts foi
the body which George blocked with
his elbow, but a third attempt from the
Buffalo boy was more successful, II
landed hard on the abdomen. Two leftS
from Lavigne were blocked and then
Erne hooked three hard lefts on the
wind and George returned to his corner
much the weaker of the two.
Round 16-While Lavigne was in his
corner some of his seconds advised him
to take a chance and Lavigne tried
a right swing as soon as they shaped.
Erne lodged and drove his right hard
to the body, bringing it up to the
head, at the same time blocking two
left leads. A straight left smash on
the nose from Erne force the Kid to
clinch and after the break Erne sent
both hands to the body and the left
to the face with scarcely a semblance
of return. A left to the wind and a
right to the face were Erne's mex con
tributions and Lavinge's returns were
simply love taps. Erne drove right
and left to body and forced the pace
in a most one-sided style to the end
of the round.
Round 16-They rush to a clinch
twice over. Erne led right for body
and hooked his left to the neck, La
vigne countering on the ribs. A left
lead to Lavigne's neck and a right over
the heart brought Lavigne to close
quarters, where Erne blocked a left
hook for the body. Lavigne tried a
right for the BODY. but Erne blocked