The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-28
LIE BLANCHE WINS.
Dempsey Knocked out by a
Chance Blow.
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I1S AK "A 2A4t ~
Finish between Jack Dempsey and sseoss~
LIE Blanche. soek place al sze new roaEss
OF ths California Ashi-fle clab toctxhf.
The azhE ereasrd u5Essssi Interest anS
the rtsoEas sere crowded AZ an eaEiy hoar
bsmp-ey's seconds were Denay Cosfsgaa
and Dave Gsmptxsl. and La Ranches see
ofsds usre geas Donaldson and Paddy ssar-
maa- Hiram Cook acted as refe7es. More
than an hour was oecaplei in preliminary
ses-tos between local pags.ists Nhea the
men aDcesrsd they xrre given q nsst en-
thnzastie reception The master Of eersA
monies anEoaneed ths; ghe contest wss
asf for the usidase-x eight championship.
as Le Blanche weig1e Isl pouncs aad
Dempsey Isl pounas.
LERIAScHE STARTS THE rrsRr,ss.
First roard-The men spared cautiously
for moment when lie Blanche led with
has right. but Dempsey avoided the blow
By jumping back. lie Blanche again led
and caught Dempsey lightly on the wind
A ciineh followed
short blow on the Marine en-, 81 A eiinch
fossosesf- lie Blanche caught Dempsey Gu
the sfs:e. Dempsey landed q good right
hansier on the Marines Jaw short
eifach followed, and the Marine slipped
10 tie aoog.
Thiri roand--Dempsey reached the Ms
riness ns ck aud received q hard IRE on the
beast Dempsey landed hard on Le-
Blanche's chin, which caused the latter 10
stagger.
Fourth Ronnd-Dempsry so. in two
blows on the Marines head. During q
efineh which followed Dempsey Came
near goins 10 the noor. A nclas ut before
the round closed Dempsey again landed on
the Asrin's chin and the latter respopde
with vigorous rush, forcing Dempsey
against the ropes.
Fifth rouDd-The men clinched and the
amid q storm Of mingled bisses and ap
phase some sharp lighting ar close
range followed.
sixth round-At the opening Of this
round the Marine, amid q storm of Misses,
lifted Dempsey on his hip aud tried 10
throw him TO the ioor. LeBlanche fol-
lowed this with several rushes, bu, ac-
compiished but little.
seventh roend-IA anche made q
vicious iunRe and landed lightly on
Dempseyfs jaw. Dempsey responded with
two heavy lefthanders on La bisuche's
chin.
Eighth round Demp psey landed with
much force on the Marines ear, which
repeated In the next minute. A chneh
followed, aud as the men broke AWAY la
Blanche struck Dempsey q blow on tbe
iaw witch staggered the latter Lou
cries OF foul were heard, but the claim
Was rot allowed.
Ninth roand-Ta Blanche eIinehed with
the Nonpareil ard threw him heavily IL
the floor. Dempsey next gave the MARI {
= sharp upper cut. but the latter caught
Dempsey well in the neck q nome nj later.
Tenth round-la Blanche agsia a.
tempted 10 rush the fight, hH' d. mpsS
Tuck him q staggering blow on the jass
which eans d ham 10 be more careful.
After the gorg rGBx for the close OF the
round La Blanche struek Dempsey q hsr
blow oo the face and then raced ham in
his corner Dempsey walked over Ia him
aud ianisd hard one on the Marines
neck which made the latter groggy. Loud
cries OF "foul were heard on every side
and great confusion eBsued. The referee
wonld not allow the claim.
The next two rounds were . series II
caincnes.
Thirteenth round - Dempsey landed
heavily with his right oa La B'ayche's
jas aud followed with hard right handler
on bis ribs.
Fourte. nth round - Dempsey repeaset,
the attack on the Marines jaw, and the
latter appeared 20 be little unsteady.
sixteen round-Le Blanche started in on
the aggressive, bur several lively clinehes
followed, in which he had the worst of II.
Near the close Dempsey landed with his
right with awful force on the otoer's
nose.
FIRsr KSocKDowN Fog DEMPSEY.
Nineteenth round-Dempsey opened
with three well-simsd blows on the Ms
rine's neck. and before the close he bad put
foue more in the same place as the last.
which ssnf lie Blanche heavily 10 the ioor,
being the firsi kuoe kdowu.
From the twentieth 10 the txeufy-sixth
loanus, the Aarine. though eyiden'ly suf-
fering fIom punishment, struck out VIC
iousls bsit dempsey avoided him, and
cot timed hsmm ring the Marine Oh the
neck. below the chsn.
Ia the twenty sixth. Dempsey forced the
Marine into corner and pounded him os
the neck uatil he sfas .ered around iike
drunken man. and a Knockout seemed sp-
preaching. Before the ronnd closed, how
ever. lie blanche rallied, ant, whiFliDg
completely arouud, caught Dempsey q
hard one on the neck.
Several vicioas blows by Dempsey were
the only .eaturc of the twenty seventh
aud the few following rounds. The Ma
rine iid little except stand up well under
the fierce slnggsrs he received in the neck.
In the tbirtieth. however. he gave Demp
sey a terrific right handler on The chest,
which seemed to sfagger the latter for
moment. but he recovered aud sbowere,i
hall dozen hlews on the Marines head
snc IN the isi'ers efforts To escape he slip.
kEl 10 TIE Iittt-
The thIrfy-tirst round was exceedingly
tame. bat when the meo came up for the
thists-secont round uenpssy attempted 10
force matters He WAS b. far the iresher
man. suc with bat few exchanges bad the
fighs all his ewn way up 10 the present
time.
DEMPSEY KNOCKED oeT-
He forced l.. Blanche into his corai ?
and pound Il him uamV rcifaliy. The iSfs
ter re-, iycd stsggeriug blows on the hesi
and neck. bat stood up ausier them, sla
the nen grs1aa iy worked "a the center =
the ring, and while Dempsey still cs,s-
tiunsd Ia fad the Marines uesk the latte.
whirlei arownd suddenly and caught
Dempsey terrise bloN on The law.
The Sonpafiel weisf down ike shot
He fell heavily OH his faee, and e,osi
spGried ont ou the floor.
Ten sero0ds went by amid iatense eS-
eitemen,. Dempsey struggled TO Iise. bat
before he had reached his feet weak aud
staggering time had expired aud the
referee awarded the rgat tO la Blanche.