The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-19
SIXTEEN ROUNDS FOUGHT.
George LaBlanche Goes Down
Before Mccarthy.
TT WAS A GREAT BATTLE.
Said to Be the Best Ever witnessed in
New Orleans.
Both Men We're in Excellent Condition,
the Marine Was About Six Pounds
Overreight-The Purse
Was $4,000.
TT WAS A GREAT BATTLE.

NEW ORLEANS May 1S.-George La
Blanche, the Marine, and Billy Mccarthy
of Australia fought tonight Tor S200l
purse in the arena of the Crescent CITY
athletic club which was crowded. Boil
men were in excellent condition. The
Marine was about six pounds overweight
for which he forfeited money posted
Mccarthy entered the ring first, followed
shortly after by La Blanche.
First round-La Blanche attempted tt
lead with his left, out jumped
away. McCarthy's clever head and foot
work won applause. LaBlanche forced
Mccarthy to the ropes and landed three
light let's on his stomach.
Second Roundabout landed heavy with
TIE left, and Mac scored again on tn.
head. Mac nearly knocked La Blanche
down with a heavy right on the face.
Both men landed several blows and were
in a heated exchange when the gong
sounded.
Third Round--McCarth scored hits on
the head. La Blanche went down with q
heavy right on the ear. Both men re-
ceived heavy rights. La Blanche Visibly
in distress.
Fourth Round = Both men fighting
fiercely and hitting. In clinches, La
Blanche was fought into his corner, hay
ing the worst of hot rally.
Fifth Round--La Blanche received a
heavy left on the stomach and scored a
right on his opponents jaw. Both men
received heavy let's on the FACE.
Sixth Round-La Blanche wac nearly
knocked down with heavy left and a
heavy right nearly upset him. Again
La Blanche received a heavy right and
left and would have fallen but for the
ropes.
Seventh RcundAWas very tame, but in
the eighth the Australian knocked his
opponent down with left on the eye,
and repeated it in a moment later.
Ninth Round-La Blanche landed a
heavy right; the Australian landed a jab
on the mouth and knocked La Blanche
down. La Blanche was very much dis
tressed.
Tenth round-McCarthy assumed the
aggressive and forced matters at fearful
pace.
Eleventh round-La Blanche received a
left OH the head another on the mouth
later and clinched.
Twelfth round-Both men used their
rights with effect, the men fighting
savagely and La Blanche landed several
left hand iabs on McCarthy's head. 1t
was A1cCarthy's round by bare margin.
Thirteenth round-La Blanche received
8 blow on the stomach and fell into the
corner. La Blanche was knocked TO the
back with heavy left, but he got up i'm
mediately and fought to the ropes.
Fourteenth round La Blanche was
fought all over the ring. Mccarthy half
knocked to the floor. La Blanche nearly
knocked out.
Fifteenth Roundabout men were weak
and in the clinches fell several times. La
Blanche received a heavy right and was
knocked to the floor, though he got up
in time to save himself from being
counted out.
Sixteenth Round and last-McCarthy
landed his 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 aud a packed house rapturously ap-
plauded the victor.