Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-19
A very FINE BATTLE.
Mccarthy Defeats La Blanche the Ma
rine, in t6 Rounds.
LA BLANCHE GAME AS A PEBBLE.
The Fighting Was Fast and Fr1ri-
ous-McCarthy Had the Best OF
1t From the Start, but La
Blanche Was There All the
Time.

CRESCENT CLuB, NEW ORLEANS, May is
George La Blanche, the Marine, and
Billy Mccarthy. OF Australia. fought TO
night for purse of &, 600 in the arena OF
the Crescent City Athletic Club, which was,
crowded. The admission Zee was plscod
~ 81. Prof George Scott was referee.
Time was called at $50.
Round First-Both men jumped nim oily TO
the centre Of the ring and began 10 hght
Mccarthy assumed the aggressive, and
La Blanche clinched. La Blanche a.
tempted lead with bis left for the head,
but Mack jumped away.
Round Second-Both landed heavy lefts
and Mao scored again on the head. la
Blanche's delivery very wild at times.
Both men missed several blows.
Round Third Mccarthy scored left on
mouth and used right In upper cut Mac
knocked La Blanche down with heavy
right on the ear. La Blanche was vislbly
In distress This Was Macs round.
Round Fourth-The Australian landed
right and left on the Marines head, and
the latter was nearly knocked down in the
Australians corner with heavy right IL
was McCarthy's round.
Round Fifth-La Blanche attempted to
use shis right, but received heavy left
hand swing on the stomach. He scored
HnOLlcT TlkuL On OppOhouhS jaw, uOW-
ever IL was McCarthy's round.
Round Sixth-Comnenced with a clinch,
La Blanche attempting TO use his right
but missing Both men fought vigorously.
Both received heavy lefts Whom the
gong sounded La Blanche was much the
worse for wear.
Round Seyenth-The men clinched and
La Blanche was lifted In the air. The
mon were fighting very fast when the
gong sounded.
Round Elghth-McCarthy was again the
aggressor. Though he ran away from
left aimed for the stomach, he came back
and landed left on the nose La Blanche
landed a right during the clinch, and the
crowd yelled foul. Mccarthy did not
claim IL. La Blanche landed light on the
ear. The Australian knocked his opponent
down In his corner with a len on the eye
and repeated IL moment later.
Round Ninth-La Blanche landed q
heavy right swing on Macs ear and got
away without return. The Australian
landed lab on the mouth and knocked la
Blanche down In the centre OF the ring.
La Blanch was wild with rage and very
much distressed.
Round Tenth-M Carthy immediately
assumed the aggressive. The Aus.upilh2
was full OF tight aud forced matte4 NJ
fearful pace, though he received a loft ia(
on the mouth.
Round Bleventh-LaBlarche To-.
two left upper cuts and seemed 10 be L.
The Marine was fought In his corner with
three heavy rights as the gong sounded.
Round Twelfth-Ths Australian landed
his left on the stomach and both mon used
their rights with effect. La Blanche land
ed several lefts on Macs head. IL was
wonderful how La Blsnohe's strength
stood by him, and as Mccarthy bled FROM
the right eye the Marine seemed 70 hght
better. This was Macs round by baro
margin.
Rounds thirteenth, fourteenth and If
teenth werea repetition OF those preceding,
La Blanche getting the worst OF them all.
Round Sixteenth-McCsrthy landed hls
right on La Blanche's jaw and returned
light one. Mccarthy landed a heavy right
on La Blanche's jaw and be barely
got up in time 10 be thrown through the
ropes. He was as game as pebolo. The
fight was fast and vicious, La Blanche bo-
ing the receiver In general. though his
vitality was wonderful. He was Knocked
to the floor with three heavy rights. and
counted out
The fight was the best ono ever seen In
this city, and the packed house rspturuusly
applauded the victor. La Blanche fought
a fair and honorable fight and Rallantly
stepped back into the honorable place
which he formerly occupied with the pco-
pie.
McCsrthy's weight was 100 and La
Blanche's i68. The Marine forfeited tZ50
for being over weight