The age-herald., 1899-07-04


 eral lefts for the face but Erne punched him on the body and out-fought him throughout the round.
 Round Nine-Erne landed on the head and carefully avoided several fents by Lavigne. Erne led left landing on the neck, the kid countering with his left but ran into an awful left upper cut. Erne repeated this dose a second later and had the best of the round.
 Round Ten-Lavigne's face was badly bruised and Erne showed no signs of pun ishment. Two hard lefts made Lavigne 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 re- ceived 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 the face. Lavigne countering on the body with both hands. Erne bore in at close quarters and after taking a left on the neck showed his right glove over Lavignes heart at the close or the round.
 Round Eleven-Both spared at long range. Erne sent right smash to the kids wind. Lavigne hooked his left twice to the short ribs and sprinted away from Ernes counters. They came together with a crash, each landing on the stomach, and in a mix-up honors were about even. Erne bored in with his right to wind, but had his head rocked with straight left sec ond before the bell rang.
 Erne on the Aggressive
 Round Tweve-Erne on the aggressive, landing 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 lett to wind and Erne failed to hand anything back. Erne seemed bit tired and lacked the aggressiveness of his opponent who, although having the worst of 1t, was ever ready with both hands. The kid feinted with his right and hooked left to neck twice and saved himself Lavigne played continuously for the body, but received a left smash on the nose which again drew blood, and the gong separated them with Lavigne'S stock having a slight upper ten dency.
 Round Thirteen-Lavigne came up with a rush, but did nothing. They exchanged lefts on the face and Erne sent a double left blow to the neck and ribs, following with right to the neck, to which the kid replied with left and right lightly on the body. Lavigne waited for Erne's left. It came, Lavigne getting two smashes, but Lavigne gave him a heavy body blow.
 Round Fourteen-Lavigne was the aggres sor, but it was tit for tat with little one sdedness. Erne sent his left hard to the wind and in half clinch Lavigne struck him on the body and was cautioned. Erne was using both hands with good effect on the kids face, but Lavigne was as game as a pebble.
 Lavigne Was in Trouble
 Round Fifteen-Erne was cool. Lavigne was in evident trouble when they came to- gether George bored in but was driven back with straight lefts on the face. Two left leads from Lavigne were blocked and then Erne hooked three lefts in wind, and the kid returned to his corner much weak CT. This round closed with honors about even.
 Round Seventeen-They rushed to clinch twice. Erne led right for body and hooked his left to the neck. Lavigne countering on the ribs. A left lead to Lavlgnes neck and a right over the heart brought Lavigne to close quarters where Erne blocked left hook for the body. Lavigne tried a right for the body but Erne blocked and sent left and right to neck and chest. Lavigne bored with his left to the wind but was sent back with a crushing left to the stomach. La vigne then tried leading but Erne was too nimble and the round closed with the odds very much in the local mans favor.
 Round Eighteen-Willing and game, La vigne came up to the scratch and after taking several body punches, threw his right over landing under Ernes jaw. Erne came back with a right body punch and the kid broke ground. Erne feinted his man and a right swing on the neck, ana a1ter an exchange of body blows both clnched Frne had the better of this round but La viene's gameness was more than remarka- ble.
 Round Nineteen-Lavigne led twice TOT the neck but Erne blocked him and sent two lefts to the wind and sent his rlgnt to heart LaVigne hooked his right to the ribs but his face suffered from right smash. The Kid, though weary, tried to De aggressive, with the result that his dam aged face received right and left punches and he bored in on the body Erne drove him back with a left over the heart. They were sparring as the bell rang.
 Game to the Last
 Round Twenty-They shook hands in gingerly fashion and Lavigne tried left for the head. Erne broke ground, but came back immediately with right and left on the face Lavignes countenance at this moment was anything but prepossessing, with eyes closed Several body blows brought Lavigne's guard down and then Erne smashed him in the face and hooked him without a return. Game to the core, Lavigne withstood this punishment and went to his opponent as if he were only beginning the bout Erne was relentless, however, and forced the pace, fighting his man as if his life depended on the result. ishment like stoic but it was all day with him and though almost to standstlll he returned to his corner, having lost the championship, but none of his many friends and admirers.