The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-28
IBIG FIGHTN THE RING.
prsNoHB WHIPS DEMPSEY IN
La rI-r THIRTY SECOND ROUND.

TIE THIRTY-SEOOND HOoNO'
st. vorouished slugger Had Much
4no ~. p.st Of the Battle Nearly All the
80 w. through, and Looked Like a
600 winner Until the Last Mo-
ment.
,.4,1a.n 20 lack Dempsey and George La
Uionoba the Marine, tonight, under the
&c, ,.--.,oos Of the California Athletic Club,
ao,ipso1 in point of popular interest all sim
"@- contests ever held here. A great crowd
-..,r,o,,d the entrance to the building hours
safore the doors we're opened. 1t was an
,icjnsted that the old gymnasium hall
-rouId be inadequate, and so the drill hall
otono Of the National Guard regiments was
fitted up.
1000 SPECTATORS.
probabIv 1000 persons witnessed the
a1bt The police were present, but made
ne attemDt to stop the mill. Hiram Cook
of Ills city, who acted as referee
in the California club contests
for several years, ofliciated in that
canscitv tonight. Betting for several days
has 6eeu 100 10 IS in favor of Dempsey.
Roth men showed marks of careful train
inc when they entered the ring, Dempsey
weiyhing 15l and the Marine l61 pounds.
They were given an enthusiastic reception.
THE FIRST ROUND.
The first round was characterized by
light hitting and clinchlng.
In the second round, as they broke in a
cGncb. Dempsey got in a good right-hander
on the Marines jaw. The round closed
with light nhghting.
In the third round Dempsey reached the
Marines neck and received a hard one in
the breast in return. In half minute
DEMPSEY landed a hard one OF La Blanche's
chin. which caused the latter to stagger a
little. Several luDges were made by each
man, but no harm was done.
LA BLANCHE GETS VICIOUS.
In the fourth round Dempsey backed
away from La Blanche and then got in two
light blows on the latter's head. During
clinch which followed Dempsey came near
going to the floor. A moment before the
round closed Dempsey again landed on the
Marines chin, and the latter responded
with vicious rush, forcing Dempsey
against the ropes.
In the seventh round La Blanche made
vicious lunge and landed light on Demp-
sey's jew. He followed this pquickly and
caught Dempsey two or three times in the
same spot. Just before the round closed
Dempsey responded with two heavy left
handlers on La Blanche's chin.
HIT HIM IN THE EAR.
Dempsey landed with much force on the
Marines ear, and repeated it the next min
ute. A clinch followed as the men broke
away. LaBlanche struck Dempsey stinging
blow on the jaw, which staggered him
Loud cries OF foul were heard, but the
claim was not allowed. Some spirited
lighting at close quarters completed the
round.
In the ninth round La Blanche opened
with rush and clenched with the Non
perell and then threw him heavily to the
ground. Another cry Of foul was raised, but
was not allowed. Dempsey next gave the
harlne sharp upper cut, but the latter
caught Dempsey well in theneck a moment
later
lhe lighting was then tame until the
thirteenth round, when Dempsey landed
heavily with his right on La Blanche's ia W
Inree times, and followed with a hard
Il8aV handler on his ribs Just before the
iouHd closed ne caught La Blanche aga n
III tne neck, but the latter responded with a
good blow or Dempsey's chest.
La BLANCHE GETTING UNSTEADY.
In the fourteenth round Dempsey re-
peaJed his attack on the Marines Jaw and
&ae @ latter appeared to be little unsteady.
I1em,PIsey ,lPIy sent in two hard right-handers on
"a. "a 9iaaehes jaw just before the round was
oda Ia tne next two rounds each alternately
amloPted rushing tactics, and some hard
04Ts g5ti were given, followed by clinches.
hard blows characterized the seventeenth.
eisnteenth e and nineteenth rounds. Dempsey
49, syan9 the most punishment, hitting the
1haIlne 1ld .a IN the jaw and neck. He Closed
hue tile nineteenth round by sending La Blanche
bhTTaVHy to the floor with a welI-aimed
down. LID was 01e IlEs0 Knock
ro1aig Although everything in the next fonr
ninl. Minus lo0Sed favorable to Dempsev's win
TT'aiT3 Ta s. La Blanche did some vicious leading
ro,,n4 r1o oianche weakened in the twenty-third
se,- sUlna' and in tho twenty-ffth DENIM
acd ,, go5 him in corner.
oG So pounded the marine on the neck untii
y tba ''aSgered like drunken man. Before
4 Tbi,,oIs ,olIYse, however, La Blanche suddenly
n Da1.Isu a,l, Ieu completely around and csught
4 was ,ii3p5ey 3neyy nard one in the neck. DEMPSEY
n ''''CNel out in thirty second round