, 1889-08-28
The M~iddleweights Meet in
San Francisco.
Dempsey Knocked Out in the
Thirty-SecOnd Round.
Over Four Thousand Witness
the Mill.
The Fight.

tween Jack Dempsey and LeBlanche, the
Marine" which occurred under the aus
pices Of the California Athletic club.
Four thousand persons witnessed the set
to. Hiram Cook acted as referee. Bet
ting for several days had been in Dempsey's
favor. Both men entered the ring in fine
condition, Dempsey weighing ISL and La
Blanche lGI. Time was called at 9:35 D.
N.
First round-The men spared eau
tiously for a moment, when LeBlanche
led with his right, but Dempsey avoided
the blow by jumping back. LeBlanche
again led aud caught Dempsey lightly in
the wind. A cllnch followed. This was
repeated as the round closed.
Second round-Dempsey opened with
a short blow onto the Marines chest. A
cllnch followed. during which LaBlanche
caught Dempsey in the side. Soon as
they broke away Dempsey landed a good
right handler GU the Marines Jaw. A snort
clinch followed and the Marine slipped to
the floor. The round closed with some light
inighting.
Third round--Dempsey reached the
Marines neck and received a hard one in
the breast in return. In half a minute.
Dempsey landed hard onto the Marines
chin, which caused the latter to stageer a
little. Several lunges were made by each
men, but no harm WITS done.
Fourth round-Dempsey backed away
from LeBlanche and then got in two light
blows on the %latter's head. During the
c inch that followed Dempsey came near
going to the floor. A moment before the
ruund closed Dempsey again landed on
he Marines chin and the latter responded
with a vigorous rush, forcing Dempsey
against the ropes
Fifth round-The men clinched and
the Marine threw the Nunpareil to the
floor amid a storm of mingled Kisses and
applause. Some sharp fighting at close
range followed, in which neither had the
advantage. The Marine struck Dempsey
a smart blow on the forehead as the round
closed.
Sixth round-At the opening of this
round the Marine, amid a storm of
Kisses, lifted Dempsey on his hip and
tried to throw him to the floor. Lee
Blanche followed this with several rushes
but accomplished little.
Seventh round-LeBlanrhe made a VIC
Gus lunge and landed on DempseY's jaw.
He followed this up quickly and caught
Dempsey two or three times in the same
spot. just before the round closed
Dempsey added two heavy left handlers
On the Marines chin.
Eighth rouud-Dempsey landed with
much force on the Marines Tar. This he
repeated in the next minute. A clinch
followed, and as the men broke away Lee
Blanche struck Dempsey a singing blow
on the jaw which staggered the latter.
Loud cries offoul were heard but the ciGim
was not allowed. Some spirited ~infighting
completed the round.
Ninth round-LeB Blanche opened with a
rush, clinched with the Nonpariel and
threw him heavily to the ground, Anoth-
er cry of foul was raised. but not allowed.
Dempsey gave the Marine a sharp upper
cut. but the latter caught Dempsey in the
neck a moment later.
Tenth round-LeBlanche again at
tempted to rush the fight, but in two of
these efforts Dempsey struck him stag
gering blows on the jaw, which caused him
rung for closing the round LeBlanche
and then retired to his corner. Dempsey
walked oyer to him and landed a hard
one on the Marines neck, which made
the latter grogCy.
Eleventh and twelfth rounds Nothing
but cautious sparring.
Thirteenth round-Dempsey landed
heavily with his right on LeBlanche's
jaw. Three times before the round closed
ne caught LeBlanche in the neck but the
latter responded with good blows on
Dempsey chest.
Fourteenth round-Dempsey repeated
his attack on the Marines jaw and the
latter seemed to be a little unsteady.
Dempsey sent in two hard right handlers
on the Marines Jaw before the round was
finished.
Fifteenth round-In this bout there
was a sharp interchange, but not much
damage. In the sixteenth, seventeenth
and eighteenth Dempsey got in some vic
ious blows on his opponents Jaw and neck
aud in the nineteenth put four more in
the same place. the last of which sent lie
Blanche heavily to the floor, being the
first knock down. An uproar OF applause
followed.
Dempsey continued his aggressive
tactics, and IN the twenty third round the
Marine was showing the effects of punish
ment. During a clinch, however, he
pounded Dempsey hard on the ribs.
Twenty-sixth round-Dempsey forced
his opponent into his corner and pounded
him on the neck till LeBlanche staggered
like a drunken man. Before the close of
the round however, he recovered aston
ishingly and caught Dempsey lard on the
neck.
Twenty seventh roand-Several vicious
blows by Dempsey were features of the
twenty seventh and the few following
rounds. The Marine did little but stand
up well under a fierce ~slugging he re-
ceived in the neck. In the thirtieth
round, however, he gave Dempsey n ter
rife right handler on the chest which
seemed to stageer the latter for a moment
but he recovered and showered hall a
dozen blows on the Marines head and in
the %latter's effort to escape he slipped to
the floor.
The thirty-first round was exceedingly
- - l. So, - A..