New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-07-04

not very active in taking King Of In our
| opinion King is the better man, being taller
and more active and perfect wrestler, but
Turner is brege, noble hitter, aad the sym
pathy 0f his friends was with him He made
gallant fight, and lost it only by strategy
which he may never overo0me in King if
| they meet again. King returned to the city
happy and victorious amid his friends on
the Cad'Ro, and Turner took passage with
his friends ami warm sympathiSers on the
| Cuba.
Our reporter was cordially and politely in
vited to return'oU the Cuba by its officers,
| and desiring to avoid the scene Of earousal
consequent uponthe victory of King, shifted
| himself from theCaddo to the Cuba and re-
| turned to the city about 10 O'Clock Wednes-
day evening. ToCaptain MCGOWAN and the
\ officers OF the Caddo, as well as the officers
i OF the Cuba, we return sincere thanks for
4 many polite attentions shown him during
the excursion.
| The following is the tally of the rounds: ::
/. Both parties approached the scratch
| say, skipping from side to side; King landed
q slight blow with his right tceler on the
Len side OF Turner'S eocoanut, clinched, and
| Tu;ner thrown. First blow and first fall
| claimed for King.
I. Shy skirmishing, no blows struck:
turner threw King, but was hsstily turned
and Aing lay on him like pillar of granite.
3. Turner grappled with King and hoisted
him oYer the ropes. Turner's friends eX-
ubera1t-
1. Turner landed his left mallet on Kings
right eAop. King responded with his right
over Turner's left pepper no harm done
cilncneds hing trlpped Turner and fell on
him like q bullock
3. Turner threw out his left feeler, missed
King and went down; nobody hurt.
.. Turner rapidly advanced and bolted
King on the upper crust; King received the
bat with dodge, and caught Turner on the
neck, grappled him and threw him heavily
on the sod.
Z. Turner put in his left on Kings right
cheek, nasty spank on the face, and then
| went down.
8. Turner missed his blow and went down
In the style OF Barney Aaron, determined to
weary King who avoided the fatigue,
8. Shy and cautious skipping: King landed
has right on Turner's lett arm; Turner went
down and escaped further punishment
10. Turner walked up spry and sailed into
King his left taking effect on Kings breast
and King, sounding Turner's skull effect
lively. After a few more blows exchanged
Turner went down.
II. Turner down. No blow struck.
L. Heavy blows exchanged without any
advantage TO either
l3 Careful sDarring. Turner went down
Ia. Each got in a feeler on the other
breathing apparatus. Turner was thrown
over the ropes.
| iO' 'obll uOWHs No DlOWS.
16. Turner went to work in earnest an(
with sumner on Kings left pepper, spill
open the skin, winning the first blood, an(
with jump from Kings offending fist wen
down.
II. Careful skirmshng. Turner wen
down. King now saw Turner would no
stand up to punishment and changed his
tactics TO hugging him and pressing him
out of wind.
| Is. King was met by Turner with a hor
rible thump in the ribs, booming in sount
and belching in effect. Turner went down
10. King caught Turner affectionately
Rugged him close, and dashed him to Tho
ground, and bore on him heavily.
20. Same as the 10th.
Il. King got III two good blows on Tur
ner's mug, and went down.
". Turner struck King one solid shot il
the ribs, King hugged him hugely ant
heaved him over. The fall was n heayy
one, and his weight was all on Turner.
23. Turner got in one blow on King,
, breast, when King clinched him and made
him eat dirt again.
"a. King came up boldly, seeing his ad
| vantage on the throw, grappled Turner
from his feet and dashed him on the
ground. Turner fell like piece of lead.
%. Nobody hurt Turner went down.
rs. Same rs the twenty-fourth.
u. Turner smashed King on the snufbox
aud the claret flowed freely.
, %. Each party missed his blow, and hotl
went down.
| 20. Turner made pass at King, threaten
ing serious damage. King went down
, Turner walked to his corner smiling bodin
success.
| 30. Turner got in some heavy blows as h
walked up manfully and hit up, evidentl,
anxious to press the fight; then went down
81. Turner walked up and hit out straight
, The heavy lighting here commenced in earn
net olo,
, Turner's friends confident and bets wer
f offered on him but not taken.
, 30. King replied to Turner straightfol
) ward fighting and planted heavy shot ol
J his skull, and another on his neck. Turne
. went down disconnected at his own game.
33. Turner came up game and the
, | clinched and went over the ropes. Bot
,, parties put in heavy blows until they wen
down. Turner got slight advantage il
, | this round.
"a. Turner got in heavy shot in King
ribs and went down like Barney Aaron,
35. Turner got in two shots on King, no
, very effective, and went down.
36 Both parties clinched, rough tussling
King got Turner in chancery, but Turne
went down in time, his weight carrying
!, him to prayers.
81. Turner struck out boldly at King
. hash-house, missed his lick and went down
, 3S. Both clinched. Turner got hugged b
| Mug, Jul luIutr put Ill his WnOle lOTCe VI
; Kings ribs and King went down in hi
corner. King was heavily punished in thi
, round.
! 80. Turner pumped King sogdolager il
.. . the ribs and went down.
! 40. Turner still pummeled at Kings ribs
! King ciinched him and dashed him over o.
! the earth. Turner fell like lump.
Al. Both parties clinched, King huggin
. Turner by the neck. Turner lifted himsel
for prayers, and his weight carried him t
his knees, but not until his neck was elon
gated in the effort, having a sitting effect.
+ AZ. Turner put in a solid one on King
, phiZ and another in the ribs and went down
! 43. A few nasty blows hastily given with
/, out serious effect Turner went down.
A. A close, affectionate hug by King, an,
, Turner thrown in Kings corner heavily.
45. A clinch and King thrown; fell lightly
46. Both went down with effect.
) 4s. Both clinched and went over the rope
!, a moment and then recovered, and sever
, , blows were landed ON Kings ribs by Turner
, , King got in one ON Turner's neck. Turne
, went down.
: 40. Both went down; nobody hurt.
: so. Clinched. King threw Turner and fel
, heavily on his neck, and lay there in dea,
, weight. We consider the effect of this roun,
decided the contest in favor of King.
81. Turner got in heavy shot on King
body, and fell against the ropes.
81. Turner got in a sad blow ON King
! ribs, grappled, and Turner again tried i
play. King held him for moment by tn
neck, lengthening it some in the effort
Turner's weight brought him to his knees
but such work was more disastrous to KIM
than his heavy blows to Turner. Choking
OF hot July day was proving exhaustive.
50. Turner went down, no harm done.
81. Grappled; Turner threw King, bu