The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-07

! an opening Tor q stomach dow Whioh ne nam
mered In with great power. Laylgne
worked like demon after that. but McFadden
punched his eyes steadily. Lavlgne was nGht-
ing his man hard near a corner when time was
up. McFadden was a. strong an an OF whom
| he sat down. LAvigne seemed TO be firing.
| Lnvigne went after his man with more
! rushss In the ninth. McFadden stood away and
worked long lefts into the face. He blocked
many swings and then both swung right
! and left for the Jaw without the desired
| success. LaviEne did all the work in the last
minute, but he did not inHict much damage.
When the bell rang. the men. who we're In
corner. smiled blandly at each other. and the
crowd laughed.
As the tenth opened LaviRne bored In without
delay. McFadden blocked and jabbed. the
Kid coming to him all the time McFad-
den missed q great uppercut and tho
Kid laughed. LavigDe kept on with his
assault after that but McFadden's remark
able defence saved him from chance OF re-
ceiving a decisive blow on vital spot. Lavlgne
seemed to be tired Of punching at his man
whom the bell rang.
Lavgne got to close quarters at the begin
ming OF the eleventh and reached tho body.
McFaddon retreated until he slipped down ac-
cldentaliy in corner. Both fell q moment
later In q clinoh. with the Kid on
top McFadden did so much effective jabbing
after this that both OF Lavigne's eyes began to
puff. Still the kid" bored In with his swings
which. in almost every instance. were either
stopped or avoided.
McFadden placed left on the nose, making
that the nrst blow OF the twelfth. Lavgne
quickly got in close. with the idea OF getting
under McFadden 3 guard. The latter jabbed him
In the face and then backed off. LaviEne stuck
to his man until couple OF uppsrouts drove
him away. But the Kid. still full OF vigor
rushed his opponent to the ropes. McFadden
responded with short arm blows. but In spite OF
them Lavigne continued boring until time to
sit down.
So tar Lavigne had done more real lighting
than his adversary. but failed to infiict seri-
Gus damage. As they came up for the
thirteenth, the Kid resumed his former
aggressiyeness. He landed q long left
In the face. and as McFadden backed
to the ropes. the Kid followed with all kinds OF
blows. McFaddens defensive tactics came in
well again. also his straight blows In LaviEne's
eyes, which were slowly but surely closing
Lavigne had the better OF an exchange Of
swings. McFadden making no effort to mix 1t
in the last thirty seconds.
Both landed jolts as they came together for
the fourteenth. LaviRne hustled with rushes
and heavy punches. McFadden blocking and
retreating to all parts Of the ring. McFadden
the face. McFadden then rallied with hot
facers. LaviRne firing perceptibly at the close.
McFadden met q rush in the fifteenth with
corking left on the nose. Lavigne stood still a
moment while his adversary drove in a right
to tho stomach. McFaddsn now began to
fight. throwing in right hand upper
cuts in the body Lavigne fell
to the floor not from a punch. but the crowd.
thinking no was on the go, broke loose The
4 A,,s
blows we're harder and more effective. 1t was
| McFadden's round.
Lavigne started the sixteenth with the
| usual taoties. McFaddsn Strengthened
him up with left hook on the Jaw.
| hut the Kid came again. They exchanged
heavy swings. McFadden being the first to
break away. Then as the Kid bored In
| again. McFadden hooked him powerfully in
the neck. Lavigne kept on coming. but his
vigor was not the same. As McFadden finish
| ed strong. his hackers offered 100 to so on his
| chances.
| As McFadden avoided rush in the seven
| teenth he tripped on ring post and
| fell. He barked his shins. but that
was ALL Lavigns rushed him like a tiger.
only to receive more jabs In his dam
| aged eyes. Lavigne continued his
| swings, until McFadden sent him down with
| left on the Jaw. The Kid leaped to his feet
| laughing. and rushed. They both landed
| swings on tho head and were hard at work.
| throwing In the smashes. when the round
| ended.
McFadden blocked the right which opened
| the eighteenth and shot hot counter to the
mouth. He stepped away from two swinging
! rushes and then punched the Kid on the nose.
| McFaddsn swung both hands to the face and
| then shifted.
Lavigne pinned him against the ropes. La
yigne's former speed was not In evidence.
| but he was still willing. and with a stout
rally he put MoFadden In cor
| ner. Then McFaddsn came out with a
| right hand uppe circuit on tho Jaw which foored
| Laviene The latter was grogRy when he got
UP without count and fell again Just as the
bell ended the round.
| McFadden. seeing his chance. cut loose In
the nineteenth with rapids winga on the Jaw
Layiene fought back gamsly. but McFad-
den with all the power at his COM
mand knocked him fiat. Five times in
| succession Lavigpe was battered down. but
| he was game and got up each time SO grogRy
that he could hardly see his opponent. As no
reeled around the ring McFadden followed.
pouring In fearful blows. Another knoekdown
was scored. the Kid getting up YEARLY on the
sixth count He could not see and his guard
was down. McFaddsn put left on the chin
and Lavlgne fell over backward. his
head striking the floor vi tn q crash.
There was no need to count of
the time limit as the former light
weight champion was temporarily dead
to the world Lavigue was carried to
| his corner and McFadden was declared the
| win ner. The time OF the round was two MIN
utes and three seconds. Lavigne had to be
| assisted from the ring to his dressing room.
| He was badly punished.
| Gossip of the Ring.