The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-16
Fight Between Aiddls Weights.

bosrsN, Sept. l5.-A great glove
light was fought in the suburbs o,
Boston, this morning, bstween George
LaBlanehe and Pete Mccoy, middle
weights, which resulted in draw.
after nvo rounds were fought, There
had been very bitter feeling hetween
the contestants since fight between
them at private club-room, here. 90.
CURED. About 800 sports OF Bostop snd
vicinity started at. an early hour
station on the eastern railroad.
Tho ring was pitched ia the oontre of
aisrge room. Mccoy was in fitst-olsss
condition and Weighed li2 pounds:
LaBisuche weighed 40 pounds. James
Ooiville was the referee, The fight was
OF very brutal nature, and both
wero badly punished. In the first
,Sund McGoy,s face was badly cut,
nom @ 0inHa his wouas. MsM,as Mocox II streams ANS
knocked down in this round and
he responded by flooring h,s antsro-
mist. On the whole, Mccoy had the
best OK the first round. At the end Of
the round the friends OF McCov
claimed that LaBlanche buttsd Me.
Coy, aud claimed foul, which the
referee disallowed, although il WAS
the universal opinion that the claim.
was q just one.
The men spared cautiously for
nearly 10 seconds ut the beginning Of
tno second round, and boyh showed
science in feinting. Iiablsnche lad
with his loft and attempted 10 cet a
right handler that Mccoy was lnckv
enough to escape from BY ducking. 4
ciinch followed, In which MoCoy was
pested, and after the contestants were
ordered to separate by the referee.
they did some wonderiui
short'arm fighting, blow after blow.
was exchanged between the men al
short range, and the blood began to
now from the cuts on their heads and
faces. LaBlancho had much the best
OF this round.
The men had no soonor coma
together in tho third round than
McCoy got in a staggering blow on
Lablanche's neck. For moment II
looked rs II LaBlanohe was whipped,
but he rushed upon Mccoy like mad.
man, and sent In blow after blow, with
terrible velocity, breaking down the
guard OF Mccoy. Tho man from
bridgeport recovered in moment and
returned LaBlanche's blow by plant
Ing his right upon the latter's faco.
LaBlsnche sent In q cut that sent Mo.
Coy against the ropes, and q clinch
Iollowed. When the men came togeth-
or during the clinch McCoy'a second
claimed that his man was fouled, and
he appealed to the referee tor a docis-
ion. The referee decided that there
was no foul. Tho round
closed with Mccoy landing
his loft on LsBlanche's neck,
and tho latter reciprocated by striking
his opponent hard blow under the
ear.
The contestants were rather broken
up ct tho beginning of the fourth
round, yet Mccoy appeared tho fresh
estof the two. This round, from first to
last, was the tamest Of tho iight. Near
its conclusion LaBlanche, who seemed
TO be reserving his strength for u
sudden onslaught, rushed upon his op.
ponent, and with terrible right
handler, knocked him completely Off
hisEfeet.
Mccoy WAS quickly assisted to hls
corner, where his seconds worked
upon him for the usual 10 seconds,
after which he appeared In
tho middle of the ring.
bright and happy and waiting
Ior more. A lew exchanges followed,
ana then the referee called "time,U
and the mon retired to their corners.
The excitement during the one min
ute was intense. When time was
called for the fifth and last round, the
tho men responded with alacrity, and
then began tho tug OF war. Nc
Coy displayed considerable gameness
all tbs punishment that the marine
could lavish upon him being taken
with q brighter c0nntenance. A rapid
exchange OF blows took place In tho
middle OF the round, the men fighting
each other all over the ring. Finally
they stopped for moment In tho lett
corner and exchanged nearly
o dozen blows az hard AZ
could bs sent, at short range. After
this exchange, the men appeared to bo
very weak, and for the balance o! the
round they were content to exchange
blows that did little harm until their
wind was up, when they both rallied
and sont In blow after blow upon each
others head, face and shoulders.
At tho conclusion OF tho round,
Referee Colville said, as both men
were not I'm condition to answer
to the call OF time for the sixth
round, he could not do anything but
to decide the contest q draw. This de-
cision was received with considerable
applause.