St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-29
LA BLANCHE WINS EASILY.
A Rather Tame Fight Between
the Marine and Lucie.


SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May 28.-The
first Of series Of contests for the midi
dleweight championship of America, to
be given at the rooms of the Cali
fornia Athletic club, took place to-
night in a battle between George
La Blanche, of Boston, s'the Marine,"
and Mike Lucie, of Philadelphia. The
fight was tOa finish, Marquis of Queens
berry rules. La Blanche was one pound
heavier, weighing in at 155, and was
slightly the fayOrite in the betting.
A ten-r0und glove contest between
Johnny Aaron, of Boston, and Dan Ma
honey, Of this city. light weights. pre-
coded the principal fight. Jimmy Car
roll acted as master Of ceremonies. At
o'clock the Lucie-La Blanche fight
was announced. Lucie was seconded
by Tommy Warren and Jack Welsh; La
Blanche by Paddy German and Martin
Lucie was first in the ring, attired in
blue knee breeches, dark hose and
shoes. La Blanche wore his white
tights and socks. Lucie was apparently
SO much lighter than his opponent that
bnt few recognized him as one Of the
principal contestants of the evening.
Both men were well received.
Time was called at $3.50. In the first
round both men spared cautiously,
Lucie breaking ground. La Blanche
led with his left lightly. Lucie re-
sponded with his left on the ribs. LIE
Blanche forced him into the corner and
dealt him one in the wind. Lucie led
with his left, LaBlanche turned and it
passed over his shoulder. Some rush.
ing followed. No heavy blows were
struck.
Round TwO-La Blanche tented with
his left and got one on the left ribs
that made him puff. Lucie got left
ing by several swings on the latter'S ear.
A clinch followed. Lucie got one on
the wind, with stop OH the chin. La
Blanche held himself well together, and
the round closed with some light blows.
Round Three = 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 it with one Oh the lip,
gaining the first blood.
Round Four-La Blanche forced the
fighting and received some roasters in
the left eye. Lucie continued to slip
away from him and appeared much
more nimble, getting two in On the ribs
and one in OH the wind while La
Blanche was unable to find him. La
Blanche. however. made several stops,
and honors were about equally divided
at the end OF the round.
Round Five-Lucie led for the wind
and clinch followed. The men broke
away. and second later La Blanche
got a right-hander on the ear. Lucie
led with the left and La Blanche
ducked. Some light sparring was fol-
lowed by a clever smack from Lucie on
La Blanche's left cheek. La Blanche
frequently led only to fall short, while
Lucie found him easily.
H. Round SiX-La Blanche rushed and
ELucie stopped him with blows on the
nose and in the wind. La Blanche
again rushed him, but was cleverly
stopped. Lucie was cool, while La
Blanche was breathing hard.
/ Round Seven-Little was done by
the men in this round.
I Round Eight - The Marine drove
Lucie against the ropes with a left
handler, and the men fought around the
ring, Lucie finding La Branches face
and wind easily. La Blanche began to
get warmed up and found Lucie'S nose
twice.
Round Nine-The men spared eau
tiously a few seconds, Lucie looking for
all opening and frequently leading. La
Blanche got in good uppef-cut with
his left hand on the nose, following it
few seconds later with another.
Round Ten-Some right and left
| cross-ceunterS were followed by left
handed upper-cuts from La Blanche in
Lucie's face. La Blanche then got in a
neat right-hander on Lucie's nose,
knocking him down. This reused the
Marine, and advancing his right foot.
he knocked the Philadelphia boy down
with terrific right-hand npper-cut.
Round Eleven = La Blanche forced
the fighting, and with right and left
land swings drove Lucie from corner to
corner. La Blanche's careful generalship
was telling on Lncie. who was now
hitting wildly. The heaviest blows
of the fight were delivered in this and
was delivering some swerving blows,
La Blanche got sounder OIL the right
ribs and this closed the round.
Round Twelye-La Blanche forced the
fighting, giving Lucie right and left
handlers in the face. Lucie broke
ground and La Blanche followed him
around the ring, getting in some good
blows. Lucie fell, but rose a second
before the round closed, dazed with a
left-hander in the eye.
The thirteenth and asst round found
Lucie groggy. and in this round the
Marine knocked him fat OH his back
with light right-hander. Lucie arose
at the expiration of ten seconds ap-
parently uninjured. but the fight
had been awarded La Blanche. Few
heavy blows were struck during the
fight. and La Blanche had apparently
merely waited his opportunity to get
Knockout blow and end the fight.
WILL GO TO KANSAS.
Capt. Collie Bell Goes to the Kan