The evening world. Newspaper, August 18, 1911, Page 9

WELL, THIS 1S GOIN’ TO BE AXEL'S BIGGEST FIGHT “TONIGHT. IF HE LOSES, I'M DONE WITH MIM. (7S 10 Tot HE GET'S LICKED AN' LAINT GOIN To BET ON HIM No MORE MEY DOO- WHY is A STICK OF GREEN CANDY LIKE A RACE HORSE? MUNG SWE AXEL, AY BARE GOT SCHEME THING tee AXEL wiN- “THE. HARDER You Lick IT. THe RASTER IT Goes Jo:.any Griffin Hit the Toboggan After Meeting Young Griffo, and Afterward Was Beaten by Kid Lavigne and by George} Dixon on Two Occasions, Johnny Griffin. NENT aks Now foe Won sO OLLOWING his defeat by Bolly G@mith et Roby, Ind, on July 10 183, and the loss of the world’ fomarvelgst championship, Johnny Griffin returned to Braintree. where he ‘ived quietly until Feb. 1, 184, when he re-entered the ring to meet Jack Mo- Qrath, @ Boston pugilist. The men fought before a Boston club for a puree, and Grifin kmocked MoGrath | vign 2 fm two rounds, Griffin again re- to his farm, coming forth on @ to meet Young Griffo, the Aus- tm Boston. Tho men were tohed to fight eight rounds at the Griffo outweighed GriMin by pounds. The terms of the fight for @ draw if both men were on thelr feet at the expiration of the time Umit. Five-ounce gloves were used. About twenty-five hundred people wit- nessed this affair, many of them jour- neying over from Now York for it. There was nothing to it but Griffo. He outboxed and outfought the Brain- tree boy—in short, outclassed him en- tirely, The Australian hit Griffin when and where he pleased. In the third round, when Griffin missed a swing, ‘one of his admirers in the sudience yelled aut, “Give it to him, Jol.nny." Where- upon Griffo drove a hard one to G: ii Ey | orctocx in the afternoon. When the | men weighed in, Griffin tipped at 122 pouns befure ihe The men wi gate privil When he found that Lavigne was overweight, Griffin refused to fight unless he was given $1,000, win, |1ose or draw. ‘This was done ang La- vigne received only about $750. There was a big crowd on hand, What- ever betting was done favored Lavigne. The Saginaw boy was seconded by Sam Fitzpatrick, Brooklyn Jimmy Carrot! and Bily Lavigne, and Grifin was looked after by George Reynolds and Bill Connolly. Tim Hurst was the referee. The first round was all sparring, not a good blow being landed during the on- tire three minutes. The second was ven. There was some lively work in third, with Lavigne having the bet- er of t. He had the fourth by a big margin, landing on Griffin's body heav- ily and often. The sixth was the same, and Griffin was in bad shape. In the seventh the Braintree lad took a brace. He did still better in the eighth. La- ‘3 blows landed often, but lacked In the ninth Johnnie had pulled ip almost on even terms after being practically beaten. In the tenth he made | @ big spurt and fogght Lavigne all over 4 knockout in this fight was his splendid condition. He was outclassed and once Was knocked through the ropes, but the Braintree boy took his punishment gamely and at the end of the fight was still ready to go on. Both men were badly cut and bruised. It became ap- parent early in the fight that Griffin had no chance againat the wonderful ttle nm » and it was a wonder to the crowd how the Braintree boy managed to last through the terrible beating he was get- ting. Johnnie established a firm repu- tation for gameness, but, as his mi ager said, ‘that doesn't pay hotel bills, Dixon Outclassed Him. Griffin's last fight was a second meet- ing with Dixon on April 26, 1897, at the Broadway Athletic Club. The weight was 128 pounds, but neither man weighed that much. Dick Roche was the referee. As in their former fight, Griffin was badly outclassed. He proved himself a glutton for punishment and won the sympathy of the crowd by the manner in which he took his medicine. Toward the end of the bout Griffin fought well and strongly. If he had done so at the beginning of the fight there might have been a different out- come; at least, Dixon would not have won by 80 big a margin. Johnnie was cool and plucky throughout the entire twenty rounds and did his best. When Referee Roche gave the decision to the little negro fighter the crowd yelled its approval. Griffin retired from the ring for good after fight. He lived in New York for eral years and died on March 12, 1899. His death was caused by his falling down the stairway at social club of which he was a mem! and striking his head against a stove, Grif- fin neglected his injuries for several days and was then forced to take to his bed. In @ few hours he waa dead. Johnnie's body was taken back to his native town of Braintree, Mass, Johnnie Griffin won several fortunes in the prize ring, but, like the major- ity of fighters, spent them all and died poor. He was @ clean, honorabie, gen- the ring. But the tide turned in the eleventh, and Griffin was again in dis- tres: Like the game boy he was, Johnnie ralifed in the next round and again out- ‘tought Lavigne. But {t was only a tem- porary spurt. The Saginaw man was stronger and heavier. ‘He had Johnny in bad shape In the thirteenth and near- ly knocked him out in the fourteenth. The men cut out a@ lively pace tn the fifteenth and last round, and after Grit- fin had sifpped to the floor tho police stopped the fight and Referee Hurst awarded the decision to Lavigne. Griffin Becomes Dentist. Another long lay off followed this | fight. Gri Mn was by this time a den- fin's wind, saying as he did so, “Here's “ band hi bition to one for your friend, Johnny.” Griftin| ‘ist; having abandoned his am was nearly put out in this round, but was saved by the bell. The Australian broke his hand upon the Braintree boy's] x In the seventh round Au Murphy, who was in Griff: gan to hurl abusive remar! The latter drove the Brain toward where Murphy sat, pounded Griffin, returned marks with interest. At the end of the elghth round the refereo calied the con- test a draw, as had been agreed. Grif- fin was a sorry sight. while Griffo was pragtically untouhced, Kid Lavigne Appears. ‘Then followed another layoff at Brain- tree until October. In the fall of 189 Lavigne, the Saginaw kid, came on to New York from Michigan looking for matches. So Jim Kennedy, the match- maker of the Seaside Athletic Club, made a match with Griffin. The fight was acheduled for Oct. 9%. The welght was to be 124 pounds, welgh In at three y} of it. e-|made te get Griffin and George Dixon . | together, become a Harvard professor. On 184, he again entered the ring ddie Connolly ot St. Johns, 1a, at Boston in a six round, n bout. Griffin had the best All during 1893 efforts had been At one time the Coney Island Athletic Club, through matchmaker, Judge Newton, offered purse of $10,000 for a meeting of thei two men with @ side bet of $10,000. But Dixon refused to fight at more than 118 and Griffin at less than 120 pounds. So nothing came of the negotia- tions, Finally a match was made be- tween them, @ eatisfactory compromise being made on the welght question. They fought at the Farragut Club tn Boston on Aug. 27, 195, for a purse of 41,50, Griffin. did Ms preliminary work at Roby, Ind, and finished up at Nantasket Beach, Dixon trained near Boston. The bout was to go twenty-five rounds. Willlam Daly jr. was the referee, ‘The other thing that saved Griffin from tlemanly little fellow, @ very clever boxer and @ game, plucky fighter. ptfnd a japter will be on Sully coaeeeelceaeeanes Matty’s Brother to Pitch Game. 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