The San Francisco call., 1901-12-07
RIVAL BOXERS
ARE READY FOR
A HARD FIGHT
Heagerty and Lavigne Ex-
pected to Show a
Busting Bout.

Kid Lavigne and Tim Heagerty are
ready for their fifteen-round bout which
takes place before the Acme Club, Oak
land, next Thursday night. Both light
weights are reported in excellent condi
tion for the battle and a lively bout is
expected. Lav1gne will be the favorite
in the betting. The several good battles
the great little man OF fists from Saginaw
has put up in this city make him p0pu-
lar here. LaVgneS long rest from the
nghtlng game and his temperate habits
have maze d new man of him, and those
who have seen him work at mis- training
quarters down at Blankens s say he will
snow his oId-tiTne form.
The result OF this contest means much
to Lavigne. If he succeeds in polishing
off the sturdy lightweight champion uI
Australia ano shows again the lightning
speed he possessed before he took his
hrst step down the LADDER of pugilis1n
1aVinge will go after Erne. laVlgne was
the greatest lightweight lighting machine
impaired his speed and he had to lay off.
Lavlgne's trainers say he is in better
shape now than when he fought Erne
and McFadden in the East. 1he Kid is
the Antipodes. He says he was never in
better condition, except the time he
trained out here Tor his famous fight with
Waicott.
II feel strong and expect to win easily
says Lavigne- Il am not undertaking
Heagerty, however. I have studied his
A number of people in the East think
can never regain my old form, but 1 v i'll
prove can. 1 have taken excellent care
of myself for a year past and will go into
the ring fit to do myself justice"
Heagerty is in excellent condition to
make has debut as a fighter in this coun-
try. His trainers realize that Lavigne is
perhaps the most formidable man in the
lightweight division, and they are leav-
ing no stone unturned to get their man
in shape for the fight.
CHnCt6ora hI6 infprnef ic haincy oEriY7o
in the possible outcome of the clash be-
tween the lightweights both here and in
the East. Lavigne was disappointed at
Terry won he promised Lavigne the next
chance at 128 pounds. Lavigne is much
lighter than when he was on the coast
before and says he can make that weight
The fight will be held in the Exposition
building. Oakland. large number of
at the ringside. The majority will leave
on the 1880 p. m. narrow gauge boat. Jack
Kitchen, the official referee of the Acme
Club, will be the third man in the ring.
Alex Greggafns has secured two inter
esting bouts as preliminarfes to the meet
ing of Gardner and Carter in Mechanics
Pavilion on the 10th inst. Toby Irwin
and Billy Snailham and Tommy Gilfeath-
er will go the same distance. The latter
bout is for the feather-welght champion
Carter is said to be in rugged form.
The dope book men will find difficulty
in figuring winner. Gardner defeated
Carter decisively, although the latter
claimed he was below weight. Gardner
was defeated by Walcott and Carter in
turn made Walcott strike his colors.
Jim Mcdonald will referee the fight. =.
Dave Burns, the clever Olympic Club
feather-weight boxer, who was severely
injured while training recently. is rap
idly recovering. Burns was confined to
his bed as result of the injury for over
two weeks.