Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-18
THEY DID NOT FIGHT.
Dempsey and La blanche Fail 10
RehpO0d at the Uas1 NUasua,,,

The early incoming trains on the New
YORK, New Haven and Hartford railroad
were crowded with disappointed sporting
men Friday. Their disappointment was
caused by an all-night'5 tramp in the
| Vicinity of Harrison, WestchesiAr eot,nty,
n. Y. where they went in homes Of seeln,
the much -talked-of ring encounter between
"Jaek" Dempsey of New York. and George
La Blanche of Boston, better known MS Tie
Marine" They were to fight to Il finish
with hard gloves for $1,000 a side and n
purse OF $l,6OO, contributed by club men
OF New York interested In such encoun-
tiers. Dempsey, who has been training
at Newburg with Tom Cleary and Inc
Marine" who trained with Patsey Shep-
pard In Boston, met at Hartmann's Hotel.
near the Grand Central Station, New York
on Thursday; Dempsey was accompanied
ny Oleary, Gus Tuthill, his backer, Jere
Dunn, and q few other friends. And La
Blanche has as companions his backer. Dave
Blanchard OF Boston, John Snooks, the
stakeholder. and Patsey Sheppard. IT was
agreed that this party and the men who |
paid $75 for the privilege Of witnessing the |
contest should start on the 1856 p. N. tiatn |
for New Haven and get off at Harrison |
about % miles from New York, and tb,t the |
light should take place at that point.
This news spread rapidly and c owd of |
sports who got wind OF the affair left New
York on the O'Clock train, arriving at the |
ngnting ground shortly before 0 o'clock, |
and were at the station on the arrival of |
tne lO.lS train to meet the pugilists and the
''silk stocking SPORTS" as they called tbe
club men. AS soon as the train stopped one
of the managers who stood on the platforms
TO see SO many familiar faces
" the station, held hurried consultation
With La Blanche's hacker, aud walking
nto the car where the principals and club
men We're seated, shouted: ''DOn't get off
he car, the fight is off. La Blanche says he
VIII not fight, because there are too many
)eople about"
All efforts on the part of the rough crowd
'athered at the little station 10 induce the
nen to get off and fight proved futile. The
and subscribers to the purse went
n TO Stamford, Conn.,, and returned to | I
lew York Friday morning. Assmeetlng was ,
cid Friday afternoon between the hackers I,
the two fighters, the stakeholder and the
manager, and 1t is said that the two men will !
lake another effort to arrange meeting. :
Ine disappointed crowd at Harrison t
rank up all the whisky to be had at the &
fountain View Hotel, and then fell to quar- b
bling about the respective merits of the +
vo pugtifsts. 80 bitter did these Wordy :,
)mbats become that but for the presence OF
leriff Duffy Of West Chester, and a posse Y
om White Plains, who had been notified q
the possibility of fight, the mob would b
'obably have INDUCED In FREQ fight then r,
I'd there. So well did Sheriff Duffy do his b
lty that it would have been impossible for n
o fight TO have taken place Ia Harrison. II
Gus Tuthill, the backer Of Dempsey, said ?,
iday that a number of club men offered ~
increase the purse to 50 500. The offer, of c.
urse, has been accepted, and as soon as p
alters can be arranged another effort will
made to bring the men together. 1t is tc
ought that theyw fight in few days. Ii