The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-16
A TERRIFIC FIGHT
BETWEEN MCCOY AND LABLANcHE
Five Eouads of Dospsru'o Singing Wit
messed BY select Audience of "sporta."
Mccoy Claims Numerous Fouls,
which Are Not Allowed.

BosroN, Mass, Sept. 15.-A great glove
fight was fought in the suburbs of Boston
this morning between Geo. Lablanche
the Marine, and Pete Mccoy, middle
weight, which resulted in draw after
5 desperate rounds. There has been
very bitter feeling between the contes-
ant8 since a fight between them in phi.
yate club room In this city, in April.
About two hundred sporting men started
at an early hour for station on the East.
ern railroad. The ring was pitched in
the centre Of . large room. Mccoy
was in frst-class condition and
weighed l42 pounds; LabIanchs weigh
ed ITO pounds. James Colville was
the referee. The tight was OF very
brutal nature and both men were badly
punished. In the first round McCoy's
lace was badly cut, the blood flowing In
streams. Mccoy was knocked down In
this round, and he responded by flooring
Lablanche. On the whole Mccoy had
the best OF the first round.
A youL CLAIMED.
At the end Of the round the friends of
Mccoy claimed that Lablanchs butted
Mccoy and claimed a foul, which the
referee disallowed, though it was the uni
yersal opinion that the claim was Just
one. The men spared cautiously for ten
seconds at the beginning OF the two min
ute round and both showed Ecience in
feinting. Lablanche led with his LEFT and
attempted TO get in tremendous right
blow that Mccoy escaped by dueking.
A cliuch followed in which Mccoy was
bested, and after the contestants were or
Jered to separate by the referee they did
some wonderful short arm fighting. Blow
after blow was exchanged at short range
and the blood flowed from cuts on their
hands and faces. Lablanche had much
the best Of the round.
The men had no sooner come together
in the third round than Mccoy got in
staggering blow on Labtanche's neck.
TERRIFIC gIGaTTSs.
For moment it looked as though La
blanche was whipped, but he rushed upon
his opponent like mailman and sent
blow after blow with terrible velocity,
breaking Mcooy's guards. The man from
Bridgeport recovered in q moment and
returned Lablanche's blows by planting
hisright upon the latter's face. La5l9nche
sent in an upper cut that sent Mccoy
against the ropes and clinch followed.
When the men came together during the
clinch McCoy's second again claimed
that his man was fouled,
and he appealed to the referee
for decision. The referee decided that
there was no foul. The round closed with
Mccoy landing his left on Lablanche's
neck, and the latter reciprocated by strik.
ing Mccoy hard blow under the ear.
The contestants were rather broken up
at the beginning Of the fourth round, yet
Mccoy appeared the ffesher OF the two.
This round from first to last was the
tamest of the teht. Near its conclusion
Lahlanche, who seemed to recover his
strength, ruahed upon his opponent and
with a terrible right handler knocked him
completely off his feet.
Mccoy was quickly assisted to his cor
ner where his seconds waited upon him
for the usual 10 seconds, after which he
appeared in the middle OF the ring bright
and happy, and waiting for more. A few
exchanges followed and then the referee
called time, and the men retired to their
corners.
TIE FIGHT A DRAW.
The excitement during the one minute
rest was intense. When time was called
for the fifth and last round the men re-
spondsd with alacrity and then began the
tug of war. Mccoy displayed considers
BILE flneness, all the punishment that the
Marine could lavish upon him being n.
ken with an open countenance. A rapid
exchange Of blows took place in the mid
die OF the round, the men fighting all over
the ring.
Finally they stopped for q moment in
the left band corner and exchanged near
ly dozen blows as hard as could be sent
in at short range. After this exchange
the men appeared to be very weak, aad
for the balance OF the round they were
content to exchange blows that did little
harm until the windup, when they both
rallied and sent in blow alter blow upon
each others head, face and shoulders, At
the conclusion OF the round referee Col
vile said that as both men were in condi-
ton to answer to call Of time for the
sixth round he could do nothing but de-
eide the contest draw. The decision was