Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-04


Round 1-After they had 1ddled for
an opening. Lavigne tried a lead for
the face which was blocked. Lavigne
hooked a left To the neck Erne count
cred on The body. These blows Were
soon repeated. LayiEne sent TWO
straight lefts to the forehead ana Erue
sent his left to the ribs After Il
clinch Erne sent a left and right ~ the
face ana neck. Lavienc cnuntering on
the body. F.fny's nose began to bleed
He parted a left to the head and dodgad
two left swings for the head. The round
ended in a half clinch.
Round 2-Layilua orered with q
rush but was blocked. Erne sending
his left TO the body and right To the
neck. L&ViGne cGunirr"d and then
sent a hard left to the wind. Lavignr
sent left hard to the face hut was
met with 4 terrific left in the stomach.
Layjsne caught his man square in the
chest with his left, Ernc hooking his
lift to the stomach ana following with
a lttt hook on ~ face An exchange
Of lcfts on TIL body brought the man
t. clinch. Lavjgne twice reached
Ernes face.
Round 3-Ernc came up fresh with
L-avignc leading. y half arm miXup
which had no effect. brought the men
together three times in succession and
then Erne landed Il beautiful lett oil
the Kids face. r.rns sent loft TO the
body very hard hut the Kid came bacl,
quickly with i corking right under the
jaw ana SENT left tn the face. once
4, -;.I IL, 4
r,rnc countorjnG On the ribs.
Round i-Lavignc led with left to
the jaw. Ernc clnching. Hard rights
and lcftS We're exchanged on the breast
ana neck ana i.aviGnc sent hard
left over the heart. Ernc fought back
gamely but got another hard blow al
most in the same spot in reply to
which he ripped left to the wind
Erne Strengthened L.aVignc with a right
upper cut on the face, Lavignc coun-
tering hard on the body.
Ronnd a-Erne landed left on the
face. Lavignc swung hrs right to the
ribs Ernc threw over right to the
body and double exchanges on the body
followed. Lavignc got the worst of the
in-tighting which ended the round.
Round 6-Lavignc led a left for the
chest, Erne sending Il double left to
the ribs and head. following with n
left smash for the wind. L1viGne sent
Al left 10 the head. right to the ribs
and another hard left with terrific
force. while Ernc sent right to the
body and left to the neck. Lavignc
was forcing the pace at the close Of
the round.
Round 1-Ernc sent two lofts to tho
body. Lavigne whipped his right to
the ribs and bored in with left ana
right on the body. Erne hooked left
to the head and swung q right over the
kidneys, taking q hard punch over the
heart. right smash on the face from
Erne drew blood from Lavigne's nos,,
and later heavy left on Lavigne's
jaw staggered him. Erne then sent a
succession of left and right swings on
LaviSne's head and face. which made
the Kid groggy In less than half q
minute Erne landed = score Of blows.
while the kid fought back wildly. only
landing occasionally on the head. 1t
looked as if the Kid would be out. Tn
bell saved him.
1T was evident that Lavignc had lost
much of his speed. Ernc waited for
Lavigne TO come to him. Frank block
ed left for the head and hooked left
to the wind. Lavigne then tried sever
al lefts for &he face but failed to land
While Erne punished him on the body
and outfought him throughout the
round.
Round 9-Lavigne's right foot seemed
to bother him and F-his seconds ripped