The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-28
DEMPSEY WHIPPED.
lie Blanche by Il Chance Blow
Knocks Him Out.
SURPRISE TO EVERYBODY.
Fire at Columbus, OhiO-The City of New
York Wins-Boiler Explosion
Killed by Lightning.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 21.-There was
great interest tonight in the fight between
Dempsey and LeBlanche, the marine,
which occurred under the auspices of the
California Athletic club; 1000 persons wit
messed the setto, Hiram Cook acted as
referee. The betting for several days has
been in Dempsey's favor. Both men en-
tered the ring in fine condition. Dempsey
weighed 157 and LeBlance 16l. Time was
called at 9:35.
Round THE men spared cautiously for
moment when LeBlanche led with his
right, but Dempsey avoided the blow by
jumping back. LeBlanche again led and
caught Dempsey lightly on the wind. A
clinch followed. This was repeated as the
round followed
Round 2-Dempsey opened with a short
blow on the marines chest. A clinch fol
lowed during which LeBlanche caught
Dempsey in the side. AS soon as they
broke away Dempsey landed good eight
handler on the marines jaw. a short
clinch followed and the marine slipped to
floor. The round closed with some light
in lighting
Round 3-Dempsey reached the marines
neck and received hard one in the breast
in return. Dempsey landed hard on LIE
Branches chin which caused the latter to
struggle little. Several lungs were made
by each man, but no harm was done.
Round dempsey backed away from
LeBlanche, and then got in two light
blows on the latter's head. During the
clinch which followed Dempsy came near
going ia the floor. Before the round closed
cd on MOI ri
and the latter responded with a<vigorous
rush. forcing Dempsey against the ropes.
Round 1.-THE men clinched and the
marine threw the nOnpareil to the hooor
amid a storm of mingled Kisses and APP
plause. Some sharp fighting at close range
followed IN which neither had the advan-
tage. The marine str lck Dempsey smart
blow on the head as the round closed.
Round 6-At the opening of this round
the marine, amid storm of Kisses, lifted
Dempsey ON his hip and tried to throw
him to the floor. LIE Blanche followed this
with several PUSHES, but accomplished but
little. Dempsey landed with force on the
marines ear, which he repeated. The next
minute clinch followed, and as the men
broke away the marine struck Dempsey a
blow on the jaw which staggered the latter.
Loud cries of foul were heard but the
claim was not allowed. Some spirited
round.
Refund s. LeBlanche made a vicious
lunge and landed lightly on Dempsey's jaw
He followed this up quickly aud caught
Dempsey two or three times in the same
spot. Just before the round closed Demp-
sey responded with two heavy left-handers
on LeBlanche's chin.
Round 9-LeBlanche opened with a rush
and clinched with nonpareil and threw him
h. S1rrf 80 II
was raised, but not allowed. Dempsey next
gave the marine sharp upper cut and the
latter caught Dempsey in the neck in re
tur1.
Round 10-LeBlanche attempted to rush
the tignt but in two of these efforts Demp
sey dealt him some staggerers on the Jaw
W ich caused him to become more careful.
After the gong rung for the close of the
round LeBlanche struck Dempsey a hard
blow on the face and then retired to his
corner. Dempsey walked over and landed
hard one on the marines neck, which
made the latter groggy.
Round II and l2-Nothing but sparring
Round 13-Dempsey landed heavily with
his right on LeBlanche's jaw. Three times
before the round closed he caught Lee
Blanche in the neck but the latter
responded with good blow on Dempsey's
chest.
Round 14-Dempsey repeated his attack
on the marines jaw and the latter appeared
to be little unsteady. Dempsey sent in
two right handlers on LeBlanche's Jaw be-
fore the round was finished.
Round 15-There was sharp inter
change of blows but not much damage
In the sixteenth seventeenth and eight
zenith rounds Dempsey got in some vicious
blows on the marines jaw and neck and in
the nineteenth put four more in the same
place. the last of which sent LIE Blanch
to the floor. Being the:frst knock down, up
roarious applause followed.
Dempsey continued his aggressive tactics
and in the tweuty-third round the marine
was showing the effects of punishment
During the clinch, however, he pounded
| Dempsey hard on the ribs.
! In the twenty sixth round Dempsey
forced his opponent into q corner and
pounded him on the neck till LIE Blanche
staggered like drcnken man. Before the
close of the round he recovered astonish
ingly and caught Dempsey hard on the neck
He was by far the fresher man of the two
and with but few exceptions had had the
| fight all his own way up to the present
time. He forced LIE Blanche into corner
and pounded him numerically. The latter
received some staggering blows on the
head and neck but stood up under them
well The men gradually worked to the
centre of the ring while Dempsey
still continued to find LIE Blanche
neck. The latter wheeled around
suddenly and caught Dempsey a
terrific blow on the jaw. The nonpareil
went down like shot. He fell heavily
upon his face and the blood spurted upon
the. floor of the ring. Ten seconds OF
intense excitement followed. Dempsey
struggled bravely to rise. Before he
had reached his feet, weak and
staggering, the time had expired and the
referee awarded the fight to LIE Blanche.
The sudden termination of the fight was
a surprise to every one. A chrnce blow
lost DemS9y the battle at time when il
seemed that the marine was in his power