The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-19
La BLANCHE AND VARLEY.
The Latter Beaten in the Third Round-The
Whole Party Arrested by the Police.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18-The officers of the
steamboat Patrol ran alongside the barge F.
Myers. at 5 o'clock this morning. and arrested
ninety persons who were witnessing the prize
fight between La Blanche, "ths Marine" and
John Varley. the middle-weight champion Of Eng
land. The fight had just ended in Varley's being
knocked out at the end Of the third round,
which occupied eight D inutes. Captain Smith,
when he boarded the barge, found a number of
leading celebrities engaged in new occupations.
For instance. Jack Dempsey was acting as sto
ker; Snapper Garrison as bartender; Jack Fallon,
of Brooklyu, as salesman at the lunch counter.
and so On. Other celebrities were Judge New
ton, Jack McAulife, George W.. Wood, Abe
Coakley, Frank Farrell and Jim keenan,. of Bos-
ton, and all, with a number of sporting report
ers, were put under arrest. Jack Dempsey's
efforts to disguise himself and escape arrest
created much merriment He hurriedly visited
the engineers room. where he blackened his
face and hands and donned a freman's jumper.
After some delay a complaint WAS finally
made under Sections 458 and 461 of the penal
code, charging LaBlanche and Marley with en-
gaging in a prize fight. Both demanded an ex-
animation through their counsel. Joseph Moss.
Of Howe & Hummells Office. Marley Is pretty
badly used MP. both eyes being closed and his
lips cut. LaBlanche escaped almost unhurt.
His hands were badly pulled and swollen.
Justice Powers held LaBlanche and Marley in
$500 each for trial The Others were discharged.
The ring was made on a dancing platform.
LaBlanche was the first TO enter the ring. HIS
weight was l56 pounds. Jack Varley followed;
he weighed l57 pounds. At twenty minutes
past ''timep was called and the men began
their battle. From the start 'the Marinee
began the rushing tactics for which heis famous.
They had no sooner faced each other than out
shot his left on Varley's right eye, cutting the
skin. He followed this up with another right
and left in quick succession. 1t was evident
from the start that the Englishman was over
matched. Marley could do nothing but take the
punishment the Marine inflicted OF him.
LeBlanche's left visited Varley's nose and a
crimson stream flowed. First blood was claimed.
Varley seemed incapable. all through the round.
Time was called, with Varleys eye badly
swollen sud q bloody nose in addition.
When time was called for the second round,
LaBlanche went right to work again, and his
rushes. with upper-cuts. were so fierce that they
almost knocked Marley out. He landed q terri
BILE blow in the region of Varley's heart. and the
latter dropped to the floor like q log. Marley
was so Rroegy at the call Of time that his Sec
onds had to assist him to his corner. His lip
was cut clean through. and his left eyelid was in
the same condition. Marley never landed an ef-
fective blow on the Marine at all.
The third and last round was very short. only
thirty five seconds. The Marine saw that Var
ley was his game. and he commenced to punish
him right and left. Marley finally turned and
quit. and Charley Norton, his second, threw up
the sponge, and the fight and money was
awarded to the Marine. Queensbury rules gov
erned the contest.