New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-15
DEMPSEY COMES our TIE vICTOR.
THIRTEEN ROUNDS WITH LA BLANCHE.

| A BRUTAL PRIZE-FIGHr NEAR LARCHMONI-BOIH
MEX BADLY PU%IsHED.
The Demnsqy-La Blanche prize fight came
of Yesterday morning at o'clock in building about a
mile from LarchmOnt 1t as brutal an exhibition as
is often seen In ring and the wealthy club men who
subscribed 800 apiece to sec IL are perfectly satisfied
with the OF gore that was made to flow Their
arrangements eudng what they call the rough ele
inert were quite successful. The principals and their
friends and the subscribers went to the place In tug
Others that succeeded getting the tip " went up By
! the railroad cars.
"Tne Marine is tho short OF the two przefghters
but several pounds heavier. His tactics TO force
tho fighting. and he paid most attention TO body blows
Dempsey, as is usual with him. was slow
ana methOdcal His reach is exceptionally long and his
quart good. Had "tne Marine" been able to get III
on him about head we'll lie did on the body tho
result, many say would have been different - IL is.
Jack won't be able rest cithcrsc with ease formany
days, so badly arc Suta swollen. THE Marine Is
good !OuainE man, but he will take no pleasure III look
ing in the glass for weeks His and eyes are fear
ful TO behold. Dempsey gave most OF his attention to
his opponents head.
The fight with small gloves ana the blows sounded
Ike the falling OF sledge hammers. "Tom" Boguc and
"Patsey" Sheppard, of Boston, acted as seconds for
1.-The Marine" and tom" Cleary and "Gus" Iuthili
for Dempsey Every time "Jack" got in good work.
Ceary would chuckle lie knows all about the Brook
yn boys blows as he succambed to them once himself
third rounds the Marine rushed Fighting and there
much difference In the punishment winch each
man received. though Dempsey drew first blood. This
WAS in the round wncn he landed his right on La
Blanches nose. DcmpsCy's RIBS were much swollen AT
the end OF from continued pounding by the Marine
In the fourth round the lighting was furious Dempsey
with his right fist, catching tine Marine over the
eye and making severe cut from which DloOd lowed
so freely that II smcarcd everything. 1t aroused " the
Marine TO action and lie SoOu got even FOR ne
planted his right on Dempscys mouth, cutting II badly
Then give and take until tho Brooklyn boy
planted his right above La Banches belt with snch
force as to make Bostons favurte drop ms guard then
Dempsey shOwered blow upon blow upon the Marine,
who unable To return them
Everything went Dempscy's way until the eighth
round when the Marine made desperate effort To
turn the tide battle lie again rushed things ana by
well-dlrcctrd blow opened up the Old cut about
Dempsey's mouth Before time was called both men
sauEhter-hOuse In the tenth round 1.-The Marine
came to timo in "grOsgy" CONDITION. but sun he
Camely tried TO rush Dempsey. He pald dearly Tor H.
as the Brooklyn boy delivered blow after blow on the
already much injured nose, aud the Marines lace
looked like piece Of raw beeisteak Dempsey |
right cheek, the Boston man fell To
his knees. II is said tnat Dempsey struck |
him before he got up and "a foul was claimed !
but not allowed. From This " the Marine" fought
gamely but whenever he made pass lie opened ms !
gnard ana was punished horribly. The blow that settled
the fight was a right-hander the Marines" jaw !
almost Immediately aftor the beginning OF the thirteenth
round THE Marine" dropped ON his hands ana |
knees. He up just before Time was called. but he |
told his seconds that lie badly hurt and they threw
up the sponge.
themselves quiet for at least to-day La Blanche said
that he had had "A fair show and was fairly whipped.
The fight lasted hfty-one minutes.