Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-15
LA BLANCHE BEATEN.
Alex Greggains Knocked
Him Silly.
A Savage Battle of Eighteen
Rounds.
TIE Marine Had the Worst of 1t
From the Beginning.
The Police Interfered and Prevented
Knockout-The Battle, How
ever, Was a Very De-
cisive One.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press DISPATCHES.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 14.-George La
Blanche (the Marine) and Alexander
Greggains OF San Francisco met in a
finish fight at the Occidental club to-
night, for purse of $4,000. The men
had trained faithfully for the contest,
and were within a few pounds of the
weight, which had been fixed at 1853
pounds. Danny Needham refereed the
fight. La Blanche was seconded by Al
Butler and Billy Smith; Greggains, by
Martin Murphy and Patsey Hogan.
Greggains outclassed La Blanche in
height and reach, but the latter pos
sessed the greater ring experience. Bet
ting was 20 to IL on La Blanche shortly
before the men entered the ring.
After some feinting, Greggains opened
with short left for the ribs. The Sec
ond trial resulted in La Blanche trying
to swing, but Greggains parried. Greg
gains got in two good ones on the
Marines wind.
In the second round La Blanche
rushed, caught light one in the wind,
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gains Jaw. The Marines stomach was
red from Greggains left visitation.
In the third, an exchange OF hard
lefts on the jaws, and corking left on
La Blanche's jaw, led to hot rally in
which Greggains punished the Marine
badly in the wind.
From the fourth to the seventh rounds
Greggains eluded the Marines rushes
and frequently iabbed him in the wind
or stopped him with straight lefts on
the chin, a little too short, however, for
knockout.
In the seventh the Marine fell to the
floor from the force of left punch on
Greggains's ear.
In the eighth Greggains nearly sent
the Marine over backward twice with
left iabs on the chin. His long reach
worried the Marine, and he made little
return for the punishment received,
though in the ninth he reached Greg
gains's jaw with hard right, and in
the tenth with right body punch.
The eleventh closed with hot rally,
honors even.
From the twelfth to the seventeenth
the men fought at closer quarters.
Greggains had shanty over both eyes
and lump in the center OF the fore
head, while La Blanche was bleeding at
the mouth.
In the fourteenth Greggains cleverly
stopped La Rlanche's swing by a left
lab on the nose, and in the fifteenth
sent the Marine reeling with left on
the jaw.
In the seventeenth, the Marine rushed
With his right; Greggains eluded him,
and as the Marine rushed on him,
toppled over. falling through the ropes
over him. When La Blanche rose he
limped badly, and walked toward his
corner, claiming that his right leg was
injured. A large number of spectators
seemed to think that Greggains had
whipped La Blanche, while others
claimed the Marine was taking"
Pandemonium ensued when Greggains
rushed the Marine to the ropes, and
punished him right and left, the referee
endeavoring to separate them.
The round closed. and when they
came up for the eighteenth La Blanche
was apparently unable to defend him
self, and Greggains nearly knocked him
out. Sergeant OF Police Cole stepped
into the ring and ordered the fight
stopped.
President Robbins. of the club, an.
nounced that the decision would be
postponed, but Needham announced
that he would give the fight to Greg
gains.
In an interview later, Needham said
that La Blanche first had Greggains by
the neck, and that when they backed
against the ropes, the Marine stumbled.
Greggains tried to hold him and they
went through the ropes. He thought
there was no foul, and as Greggains had
been doing most of the fighting he gave
the decision to the latter. The club
abides by the referees decision.