The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-18
HE HIT TOO HARD.
turner Quits in His Battle With
WilliamS-Eieven Hard Rounds.

WilliamS-Eleven Hard Rounds.
Ihe Wigwam was packed last night with
people who gathered to witness the Turner
and Williams fight.
The Salt Lake sports who backed Viii
Hams strong in the pool were on hand to
cheer for their favorite.
The betting ended with even money on
both men, and al this figure there must have
been fully Sac. 600 wagered on the result.
Williams weighed jD without shirt and
shoes at 157 pounds: Tuner tipped the
scales at 1881 pounds.
The purse was $1,000. Turner was
seconded by Sam Fitzpatrick and Billy
Akebs. and Williams was esquired by
frank Allen, Del Wilson, Dave Reese and
Hen Gallagher.
Williams looked to be at least twelve
pounds bigger man than his dark oppo-
nent Both men appeared in splendid
fettle and evidently anxious for the fray.
;. Thomas Chandler. the once famous pug-
ilst, was selected as referee of the mill.
The first, second. third and fourth rounds
were so much in Turner's favor that hum
dreds or tips were dispatched to the down
town p0olreom sharps 10 the effect that the
Salt Lake man was being chopped 10 death
and that Turner would win in a eanter.
This valuable piece of news had very
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from even money TO $50 on Turner 20 S5 on
Williams. There was great plunge and the
poolseilers were unable to wrestle with the
large amounts of money that tho hedgers
were endeavofing to have placed on Turner
at the odds offered.
In the fifth round Sam Fitzpatrick, who
WIS turner's principal second, could not
hold his colts dusky head any longer.
Turner had warmed up to the fistic race,
and he was aching for dash and q finish.
ha haA
Williams aud planted his right and left on
the mouth and neck of the latter The
blows were "stiff 'uns," and stirred up the
Dlg white middle-weight to a sense Of duty.
turner Lad ire In his eve and continued TO
dash under his opponents guard, regardless
OF swim ging right which shot within an
inch OF the colored mans Jaw. A rally
followed, and Williams swung right and
ieit at Turner, some of the blows catching
the dark pug In the neck and arms. The
hshtlng was Of the hot order, and before
the sloRgIng came to an end Williams was
felled by right on the chin. He was up
quickly and al il again. Then it was
give and take, with Turner landing the most
blows, until the gong sounded time for
corners.
1t was hot, red-hot fghting, that was wit
messed In the sixth round. Turner could
not be held down; he wanted to finish his
man in short order and was fooled badly, as
Williams proved a great taker of punish
ne stood his ground and took his cruel in
good shape.
Close in-fghtlng was the order of battle.
Turner had. planted two singing lefts on
Wiiiiems' mouth. when the latter swung
his right and caught the cOlored champipn
OF Stockton on the jaw. knocking him down.
Turner was up In jiffy and hsrd and close
slogging followed. Both men were hitting
Wild In the attempt to administer a knock
out blow.
The exnifamant Of this ;,not,ra 80. e.
tense. The shouting Of the friends of the
contestants drowned the sound of the gong,
and as result the battle was raging" for
iuiiy ten seconds over time. When the men
were separated from clinch Turner seemed
10 have the worst Of the rally. He also
showed In this round the white feather by
going down in his own corner without
having received a knock down blow. He
was badly pumped and wanted a breathing
spell.
In the seventh round Turner. after
having an experience at short-range fight
Ing, insisted on slogging and retired at the
end the worse used-up man.
In ~tha~ eighth -ranad Turner cauzhl ~ IL
llams heavy right on the jaw, which dazed
the Salt Laker. The white man wss forced
backward and against the ropes. where he
got half dozen smashes and Deck-twisters
that knocked nearly all the fight out of
MIN. Before he could get 10 open ground
he was felied by an upper cut on the law.
lie was up in four seconds, and Turner.
having become exhausted from punching.
resorted to hugging tactics until the gong
sounded.
In the ninth round the fighters were so
completely pumped that neither man made
much attempt at hitting.
The tenth was another hurricane affair.
Turner 0pened by smashing his opponent
two heavy rights on the neck. Williams
retaliated, and in :he rally lie punched
Turner several stiff 'uns in the mouth and
stomach.
Turner now showed the coward In earnest
by running like a scared cur away from
bodily punishment He clinched and
hugged and tried every means to keep from
getting hit, and finally he dropped near his
corner, and while tie seconds were being
counted he kept his eye on the clock. The
gong sounded corners as he was seated on
the carpet.
The eleventh round finished the coon. He
did not Ike his medicine, and frequently he
held I'D his jaw TO Williams so the latter
would put him out. The Salt Laker was
too weak himself to hit the mark. ana
Turner dropped to the floor. He was up m
lew seconds, but kept going down con-
tinually. Finally Williams did touch him
on the jaw and the colored man dropped To
the floor, where he remained nntil counted
out.