The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-01
TURNER THE WINNER
The Black Pearl Knocked Out
in the Nineteenth.
THE RYAN.NEEDHAM FIGHT OFF.
The Chicago Man Had . Sore Throat
Maher and Fitzsimmons Battle
Tomorrow Night.

sAs FRANCISCO, Feb 2o.-Charlie Turner, the
eolorsd Stockton middle-weight pugilist, has re-
covered his old form and is now fighting better
than ever. He whipped the Black
Pearl tonight. showing his superb
GRITTY in every way He outboxed,
outslugged and outgensraIed the Pearl, who is
himself no poor fighter. Turner's knockout
blow In the nineteenth was unexpected and sud-
den. The Pearl was still strong and was max
ing game, hard fight, but when the Stockton
man swung his right fist on the Pearls massive
jaw there was no more fighting. AS the Pearl fell
scnseless to the floor, Turner went TO his cor
ner with happy grin, turning his back on his
defeated antagonist as II convinced his blow
had done the necessary work. The contest was
remarkable for the fairness with which the
pugilsts fought
The first three rounds were uneventfuL
Fourth-Turner led with his left, but the
Pearl ducked. The Pearl rushed, and Turner
sent him back with left in the mouth. The
Pearl came back at him and foored Turner in
fought back hard, and gotin come good ticks on
thesPearl's mug before the round closed.
fifth-Turner swung his right for the Pearls
jaw couple of times, but missed. The Pearl
rushed and Turner knocked him down with a
right on the jaw. Time was called with both
men punching.
sixth-The Pearl made Turner's nose little
fatter with poke. The Pearl missed right
swing, and Turner fioored him. He got up, and
both men slugged, Turner getting little the
best OF IT, the round closing with both men
groggy.
seventh and eighth-Uneventfui.
Ninth-Turner opened the proceedings by
reaching the PEARLS wind with his right. Tur-
ner kept making left jabs at the Pearls mug,
which commenced to swell.
Tenth-Turner still did all the leading. land
ing several times with his left and once with
his right, but no harm wa. done. The Pearl
rushed and caught Turner on the jaw with a
back swing. Turner stood up to him aud gave
him more than he received. The Pearl went to
his corner, bleeding from the head.
Eleven h-Uneventful
Twei.th-The stockton gladiator got in on the
Pearls jaw with hot left The Pearl braeed
up and did little fighting, but Turner stopped
him with straight lett
received hot counter on the neck. Turner put
his right on the PEARLS jaw.
Fourteenth-Quiet
Fifteenth-Turner hit the Pearl on the Jaw
with his right, and the latter started in to mix
things up. He slugged right and left and the
Pearl was badly hurt. He staggered Turner,
though, with right swing, but quit very weak.
Si&teenth-The men started right in to bust
ness, Turner trying 10 swing his right on the
Pearls jaw. The Pearl kept away, though, and
avoided trouble.
back with a left punch in the face. After more
sparring Turner threw in his left and right
with good effect.
EIghteenth-Turner got in several stiff lefts,
which showed plainly on the Pearls swelled
countenance The Pearl would duck Turner's
left swings sometimes successfully, but some
times ne caught their full force on the jaw.
Ninetecnth-Turuer swung his right and
ducked, and the Pearl missed beautiful oppor-
tunity to upper-cut him, but made up for it q
second later by smashing Turner in the nose
Suddenly Turner swung his right with terrific
force. 1t landed on the Pearls jaw and the fight
was over. He dropped like log to the floor
and lay motiouless AS he was counted out he
raised his head slightly and then sank back.
He was carried to his corner and there revived
by his seconds.