Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-25
WORLD OF SPORT.
Childs Wins His Fight With
La Blanche.
La Blanche Commits a Willful
Foul.
A Most Exciting Hurricane Battle
Last Night.
The Local Fighter Has the Best OF the
Mill ThrOughout-The Foul Oc-
CURED in the Eighth Round.
La Blanche Blamed.


piece de resistance of the evening was
Marquis OF Queensberry fight, at catch
weights, between George La Blanche of
Boston, and Frank Childs, the local
colored fighter. 1t will be remembered
that in a preliminary setto, about a
month ago, Childs knocked out La
Blanche in the shortest order.
The event created big stir
in pugilistic circles as La Blanche had a
worldwide reputation as pugilist.
while Childs had only local reputa-
ton. The friends OF La Blanche claimed
that he was under the influence of
liquor at the time. The match, which
was decided last night, was the outcome
OF the preliminary setto. The greatest
interest was evinced in the fight last
night. The quidnuncs could see moth
ing init but La Blanche, and odds of 20
to IL went begging. There were few
staunch adherents of Childs, however,
but they were few and far between.
Quite number of the best judges were
unable to quite decide as to the result
In short, it was a hard fight to gauge
with any degree of intelligence.
THE CONTEST.
The fight was hurricane one from
the call OF time, and was similar in many
respects 10 the great Goddard Choynski
contest in Australia.
1t was about 8 80 O'Clock when the
principals made their appearance. Childs
quite rally. The men behind him
Rt11x, Innoc onA Too
wood.
La Blanche appeared a few minutes
later. His seconds were Billy Maber,
Henry Peppers and J. Manning. Mort
Curran officiated as referee, and the
time keepers were Frank Phillips for La
Blanche, Tom Darmody for Childs and
Tom Rodman for the Pastime club.
All the preliminaries being arranged,
time was called after Referee Carran
had requested each man to fight square.
Childs had the advantage in height
and reach, but La Blanche made up this
disparity in chunkiness, and each men
would probably scale within trifle OF
172 pounds.
THE OPENING.
First round-Childs rushed in at once
and landed couple Of light ones. Hot
fighting followed, both men appearing
over-anxious. The colored man made q
vicious swing, which just missed La
Blanche's head. The latter upper
cut the colored man and made
wicked swing, which Childs
avoided by cleverly stepping back.
The local fighter rushed La Blanche and
landed hard several times. La Blanche
looked perplexed, as he had failed to
reach the colored man, who was forcing
matters. There was rapid exchange
of blows and La Blanche fell over,
amidst the greatest excitment. He goSs
up all right, and Childs was again rush
ing his opponent when time was called.
Childs had long way the best of the
round and looked all over the winner.
The spectators, who we're beside them
selves with bottled up excitement, then
began to talk and discuss the chances at
2:10 gait. = t,f
HOT WORK.
Second round-Hot fighting again
commenced at the call OF time. Childs
rushed and reached his antagonist three
{ times IN succession, and La Blanche
fell down, but jumped up. Childs fol-
lowed up his advantage, but La Blanche
gave him stemwinder in the wind.
Close fighting followed and the colored
man fell, but was up as spry as if he
was out for q cake-walk, and rushed La
Blanche and uppercut him for the first
time. La Blanche dashed at the colored
man like wild bull at gate. The fight
ing was fast and terrific. Both landed
with lightning rapidity and the crowd
watched the fighters in breathless ex-
citement. Childs kept reaching La
d Blanche on the face while the latter met
the colored, man with vicious smashes
as he rushed in. Childs was fighting
like q demon when time was called.
The round had been something terrific.
No such fast fighting was ever seen here
before and the audience was worked up
to the highest pitch.
LA BLANCHE LOOKS SERIOUS.
Third round-Hostilities began with
out any delay. La Blanche landed hard
on Childs's neck. The latter retaliated
by round arm swing on his opponents
neck. Then followed another hurricane
rush. 1t was hammer and tongs, La
Blanche showing to better advantage
than in the previous rounds. It was
hot and heavy in the reporters corner
for twenty seconds. Finally the col
I, ored man got La Blanche in the corner
and was pummeling him hard when the
three minutes expired.
Fourth round-There was a let-up in
this round, the fast work apparently
telling on the pugilists. The latter part
of the round was characterized by plenty
of hard slugging. The colored man
jabbed La Blanche with his left and up
per cut him with his right. La Blanche
took his medicine like veteran, but he
looked much more serious than when
time was called for the stround.
Fifth round-This was the most event.
full one of the fight. Nothing effective
was done but the men exhibiting the
greatest caution. La Blanche got hard
jab Just at the close of time.
CHILDs PLAYS WITH THE MARINE.
Sixth round-The colored man con-
tented himself with an occasional jab
and jumped around his burly opponent
like jack in the box. He swung his
arms like O'Leary did in his palmy
days when competing in six-day walk.
Childs hit La Blanche repeatedly with
out any return, and La Blanche looked
distressed when he went to his corner.
Seventh round-This was q corker,
Childs was forcing matters, but was
cautious especially az La Blanche gave