Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-29
"rHE MARINE" ON TOP.
The Philadelphia Champion
Goes to Grass.
DEMPSEY'S ONLY RIVAL WINS,
La Blanche Looms Up as Promising
Candidate For the Champion
ship Belt.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.-The first of a
series of contests for the middleweight
championship of America, to be given at
the rooms of the California Athletic
Club, took place tonight in the battle
between George La Blanche, of Boston,
"The Msrine," and Mike Lucie, of Phil
adelphia. The fight was to a finish,
Marquis OF Queensberry rules. La
Blanche was pound the heavier,
weighing in at 155, and was slightly the
favorite in the betting. Lucie weighed
154 pounds.
A tenround glove contest, between
Johnny Aaron, of Boston, and Dan Ma
honey. OF this city, light weights, pre-
ceded the principal fight. Little was
done in the glove contest until the third
round, which was marked by some cool
and clever fighting on the part of
Aaron. In the next four rounds
Mahoney did most of the rushing, and
got in number of good ones on Aaron's
face. In the ninth round Aaron forced
the fighting and drove Mahoney around
the ring at lively pace. Mahoney was
weak, and once got his head into chan
Gerry, again dropping twice TO save him
self. The referee gave the fight to Aaron
at the end of the tenth round.
At 8 O'Clock the Lucie. La Blanche
! fight was announced. Lucie was sec
onded by Tommy Warren and Jack
Welch, and La Blanche by Paddy Cor
man and Martin Murphy. Hiram Cook
was referee. Time was called at 9:2O.
First Roundabout men spared eau
tiously, Lucie breaking ground. La
Blanche led with his left lightly. Lucie
responded with his left on the ribs and
slipped. La Blanche forced him into the
corner, and dealt him one in the wind.
Second Round La Blanche feinted with
mis- left and got one on the left ribs that
made him puff. Lucie got left hand
stop on the Marines chin, followed by
several swings on the latter's ear. A
clinch followed. Lucie got one on in the
wind with a stop on the chin.
Third Round-La Blanche forced Lucie
against the ropes in the opening and the
men got away. La Blanche left himself
open and received one on the nose. Lucie
reached his wind and La Blanche tapped
him on the nose. Lucie returned with
one on the lip gaining first blood.
Fourth Round-La Blanche forced the
| fighting, and received some roasters in
the lett eye. Lucie continued to slip
away from him and appeared much
more nimble, getting two in ON the ribs
and one on the wind, while La Balsnche
was unable to find him. La Blanche,
however, msde several stops and honors
were about equally divided at the end OF
the round.
| Fifth Round-Lucie led for the wind
and clinch followed. The men broke
away, and a second later La Blanche got
a right-hander on the ear. La Blanche
frequently led, only to fall short, while
Lucie found him easily.
Sixth Round-La Blanche rushed, and
Lucie stopped him with blows on the
nose and in the wind. La Blanche
again rushed him, but was cleverly
stopped.
Seventh Round-Little was done by
the mon in this round.
| Eighth Round-The Marine drove Luz
Gle against the ropes with left-hander,
and the men fought around the ring,
Lucie finding La Blanche's face and wind
easily.
Ninth Round-The men spared con-
tinuously for few seconds, Lucie look
ing for an opening and frequently lead
ing. La Blanche got in good upper
cut, with the LETT hand, ON the nose,
following it, few seconds later, with
another.
Tenth Round-Some right and left
cross counters were followed by left
hand upper cut from La Blanche, in
Lucie's face. La Blanche then got in a
neat right handler on Lucie's nose,
knocking him down. This reused the
Marine, and advancing his right foot, he
knocked the Philadelphia boy down
again. with terrific right hand upper
cut.
Eleventh Round-La Blanche forced
the fighting and, with right and left
hand swings, drove Lucie from corner to
corner. La Blanche's careful general
ship was telling on Lucie, who was now
hitting wildly.
Twelfth Round-Ls Blanche forced
the fighting, giving Lucie his right and
left in the face. Lucie broke ground
and LIE Blanche followed him round the
ring, getting in some good blows. Lucie
fell, but rose q second before the round
closed, dazed with left.hander in the
eye.
The thirteenth and last round found
LGcie groggy, and in this round the
Marine knocked him fiat on his back
with light right.hander. Lucie arose
at the expiration of ten seconds appar-
entity uninjured, but the fight had been
awarded to La Blanche.