Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

Won by Dempsey After a Fierce Fight of
Thirteen Rounds.


NEW YORK, March 14.-The Dempsey
LaBlanche prize fight came off early this
morning at Larchmont, near New Ro-
chelle. Dempsey won in the 18th round,
LaBlauche failing to respond to the call
OF time. There were only 20 spectators in
GLIDING three reporters. A ring was
pitched the two gladiators stripped and
were rubbed down, when one of the best
known members of the Eastean Athletic
club made the following brief speech to
the men "You will fight according to the
Marquis of Queensbury's rule with light
gloves. You will break at the call Of the
referee, make no noise and go to your cor
ners when either of you knocks the other
down, and wait till the referee decides
whether the fallen man is done up
or not. Now then shake hands. !"
Tuthill was number two for Demsey,
aud Patsey Sheppard for the Marine The
men went back to their corners and after
donning their brown light kid gloves, were
summoned to the fray by the referee with
Are you ready? Time" Round l. The
men faced each other coolly and determin
eddy, Dempsey standing remarkably high
above his adversary, who was compact
1.-the and resolutely bent on being the ag
with his right, landing on Dempsey's
breast. This was not very effective, but
it was swiftly followed by another with
his right on the ribs and still another with
his left on Dempsey's face which sent
him back against the ropes. Then Demp-
sey shifted ground and tried to change
the Marines tactics with left handed
feints which, however, did not check the
advance of LaBlanch, until Dempsey sue
ceeded IN putting in singer on his adj
versary's neck. This stopped him for an
instant, then seemed to anger him, and
gathering himself up he went for Demp-
sey with both hands straight, and vigor-
ously landing his right on the New York
er's ribs, made serious abrasion OF the
| skin. Time was called and the men went
to their corners amid absolute silence.
Round 2. Marine was up quickly and
started in to force fighting. He looked
and felt confident. Dempsey smiled as of
Marine was bent upon effective work and
rushed his man against the ropes, admin
istering severe body blows, which were
always countered by Dempsey with his left.
This round ended in nobOdy's favor.
In the third round, Dempsey gained
first blood by a sharp and swift undercut,
as LaBlanche bent over in an attempt at
| Dempsey's jugular.
The succeeding rounds to the tenth were
characterized by fierce fighting, the ad-
vantage OF which lay with Dempsey. La
Blanche's eye had a large bunch that
nearly closed it, and he spit out several
teeth
In the tenth round the Marine and
Dempsey clinched. The referee shouted
Break" and the Marine dropped his
hands IN obedience, when he received a
stunning knock down blow from Demp-
sey. A foul was claimed but not allowed.
Dempsey's body was covered with abra-
SiOnS and his face WAS marked here and
there. In the 18th round the Marine came
up again, dashed gamely at Dempsey, who
pitched for dear life for his belt. The Ma
rine was bleeding freely. Both then got
to work at half arm distance and never
stopped punching each other till the Ma
rlne dropped exhausted. Dempsey went
to his corner showing signs of terrible pun
shment. The Marine strove to get his
feet but could not. The fight which was
very square one, lasted fifty minutes and
was awarded to Dempsey, being the 36tt
victory he has gained in three years.