Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-28
PACIFIC COAST.
Jack Dempsey Knocked Out
by LIE Blanche.
A FIGHT OF THIRrY-TWO ROUNDS
A Lively Blaze at San BernardinO
The Burt Block Destroyed.
Other News.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,

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SAN FRANCISCO, August pa fight
a finish between Jack Dempsey an
George LeBlanche, for a purse
$500, $500 to go to the loser, took plac
at the new rooms of the California Att
letic club tonight. The fight created ur
usual interest and the rooms wer
crowded at an early hour. Dempsey
seconds were Denny Costigan and Dav
Campbell, and LeBlanche's second
were John Donaldson and Paddy Gol
man. Hiram Cook acted as referee
More than an hour was occupied in
preliminary setto between local pugil
lists. When the two men appeared the,
were given most enthusiastic reception
The master Of ceremonies announced
the contest was not for the middle weigh
championship, az LeBlanche weighed
16l pounds and Dempsey 151 pounds.
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 and caught Dempsey lightly
On the wind. A clnch followed.
Second Round-Dempsey opened with
short blow on the Marines chest, an
clinch followed. LeBlanche caught
Dempsey in the eide. Dempsey landed
good right-hander on the Marines Jaw.
A short clinch followed, and the Marine
slipped to the floor.
Third Round-Dempsey punched the
Marines neck, and received hard one
on the breast. Dempsey landed hard on
LeBlanche's chin, which caused the lat
ter to stagger little.
Fourth Round-Dempsey got in two
light blows on the Marines head Dur.
ing the 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 lat
ter responded with a vigorous rush,
forcing Dempsey against the ropes
Fifth Round--The men clinched and
the Marine threw the Nonpariel to the
floor amid q storm Of mingled hisses and
applause. Some sharp fighting at close
range followed.
Sixth Round-At the opening of this
round the Marine, amid a storm of
hsses, lifted Dempsey on his hip and
tried to throw him to the floor. LIE
Blanche followed this with several
rushes, but accomplished but little.
Seventh Round-Le Blanche made a
vicious lunge and landed lightly on
Dempsey's jaw. Dempsey responded
with two heavy left-handers on LIE
Bianche's chin.
Eighth Round-Dempsey landed with
much force on the Marines ear, which
he repeated in the next minute. A
clinch followed, and as the men broke
away LIE Blanche struck Dempsey q
singing blow on the jaw, which stag
gered the latter. Loud cries of foul were
heard, but the Claim WAS nut ,1lluns,1- -
Ninth Round-Le Blanche clinched
with Dempsey and threw him
heavily to the floor. Dempsey
next gave the Marine a sharp
upper cut, but the latter caught Demp-
sev we'll in the neck a moment later.
Tenth Round-LeBlanche again at
tempted to rush the fight, but Dempsey
struck him staggering blow on the Jaw,
which caused him to be more careful.
After the gong had rung for the close OF
the round, LeBlsnche struck Dempsey
hard blow on the face and then retired to
his corner. Dempsey walked over to
him and landed hard one on the Ma
rine,s neck, which made the latter
cropey. Loud cries of foul we're heard
on every side, and great confusion en-
sued. The referee would not allow the
claim, The next two rounds were q
series of clinches.
Thirteenth Round-Dempsey landed
heavily with his right on LeBlanche's
Jaw, followed with hard right-hander
on his ribs. :,
Fourteenth Round-Dempsey repeated
his attack on the Marines jaw and the
latter seemed little unsteady.
In the sixteenth round LIE Blanche
started in on the aggressive, but several
lively clinches followed, in which he had
the worst of it. Near the close Demp-
sew landed his right with awful force on
the others nose.
In the nineteenth round Dempsey
opeued with three well-aimed blows on
the Marines neck, and before the close
he had put in four more in the same
place the last one sent LIE Blanche heav'
ily to the floor, being the first knock
From the twentieth to the 26th rounds
the Marine, though evidently suffering
from his punishment, struck out vi
ciously, but Dempsey avoided and con-
tinued hammering the Marine on the
neck below the chin.
In the LW6QLy-blXbA boIhPooy loiCOl
the Marine into his corner and pounded
him on the neck until the latter stag
oered around like drunken man, ant
the knock out seemed to be approaching
Before the round closed, however, La
Blanche rallied, and, whirling arount
completely, caught Dempsey hard ont
in the neck.
Several vicious blows by Dempsey
were the only feature of the twenty'sev
enth round, and in the few following
rounds the Marine did little except T.
stand up we'll under the fierce sloggin
he received in the neck.
In the thirtieth round, however, b
gave Dempsey terrific Highlander o.
the chest, which seemed to stagger tn
latter for moment, but he recovere
and showered half dozen blows on th
Marines head, and in the latter's etfoi
TO escape he slipped to the floor.
The thirty-first round was exceedingl
tame. and when the men came upfor th
thirty.second round Dempsey attempte
TO force matters. He was by far To
fresher man of the two, and with but
faw exceptions had the fight all his ow
wav up to the present time. He force
IeBlanche into his corner and pounde
him numerically. The latter receive
staggering blows on his head and neci
but Stood up under them well. The me
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