The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-19
Billy Mccarthy Puts Him Out At
New Orleans in the Six
teenth Round.
The Australian Had tho Best Of It
Most of the Time From
the Start.
After Using In Blanche as q Punchins Bae
In the Last hound He Hamnore
Him to Sleep.

New ORLEANS, May 18.--Gsorge La
Blanche, the Marine. and Billy Mccarthy.
OF Australia. fought Tonight for q 81, 600
purse Ia the arena Of the Crescent City
Athletic club. which was crowded. Mo-
CartEy won in the sixteenth round. Both
men were in excellent condition., the
Marine about six pounds overweight. for
which he forfeited the money posted. Nc
Carthy entered the ring first followed
shortly after by LaBlanche.
Whom time was called for the first round,
La Blanche attemp pied to lead with his left
but jumped AWAY. McCarthy's clever hea d
and foot work won applause. La Blanche
forced Mccarthy to the xopes and landed
three light lefts on his stomach. In the
second round, both landed heavy lefts, and
Mac scored again ON the head. MCCARTHY
nearly knocked La Blanche down with Q
heavy right on the face. Both men missed
several blows and were in a heated exchange
when the gong sounded. In the third, La
Blanche went down with heavy right on
the ear. Both men received heavy rights
and La Blanche was visibly in distress.
Both men were fighting fercely in the
fourth and hitting In the clinches. La
Blanche was fought into his corner. having
received the worst of the hot rally. In the
fifth LaBlanche received q heavy left on
the stomach and scored his right on his op-
ponents jaw. Both men received heavy
lefts on the face. In the sixth LaBlancbs
was nearly knocked down with heavy lem
Soon after a heavy right nearly upset the
Marine again. LsBlanche received heavy
right and left and would have fallen but
T~.
but in the eighth the Australian knocked
his opponent down with left in the eye
and repeated it moment later. In ths
ninth LaBlanche landed a heavy right, and
the Australian landed jab ON the month
and knocked LaBlanehe down. LaBlanchs
appeared very much distressed.
In the tenth MCCARTHY assumed the ae-
Rressive and forced matters at q fearful
pace. In the eleventh LaBlanche received
left ON the head, another on the mouth
later and then olinohed. Both men used
their rights with effect in the twelfth, fight
left hand isbs on MoCasthy's head. This
was McCarthy's round by = bare margin. In
the thirteenth La Blanche received blow on
the stomach and fell into his corner. Later
he was knocked on his back with heavy
left, but got ny Immediately and fought to
the ring in the fourteenth. MCCARTHY was
half knocked to the floor. but recovered and
LaBlanehe was nearly out when the gong
struck. Both men were weak in the ff-
| teenth, and in oiinches fell several times.
LaBlanohe received heavy right and was
knocked to tho floor though hs got up in
time to save himself from being counted
out.
1he sixteenth was the last round. Mo-
Ca thy landed right on La Blanche's jaw.
and he barely got up in time to be thrown
through the ropes. La Blanche was
knocked to the floor with three heavy
rights and counted out.
The fight was the best ever seen in this
city. and the packed house rapturously ap-
plauded the victor.