The record-union., 1892-03-14
THEY SAW A FIGHT.
Turner and Hatch Compelled to Pun
mel Each Other.
Turner Scores Two Knock-Outs and
Then Breaks His Arm-De-
cided a Draw.

There was decidedly unique slogging
night-or rather Sunday morning.
Two bulky colored pugilists- Charles
Turner of this city and Dave Hatch of
Visalia-were billed to ''fight-to-a-inish,
good -fght-or- money! refunded, and men,
in-the- ring at t-ten-sharp." At 10 o'clock
only a few sportively inclined indi-
viduals had ''pungled" the necessary
dollar for admission. so the management
concluded to wait while. At II O'Clock
it was announced that there was but $50
in the house, and that the fighters refused
to fight for that amount. a collection
was taken up and the purse expanded
somewhat.
FIGHT NO. l.
1t was "A. NJ" when the dusky bruisers
stepped into the ring with their seconds
Manager Norton acted as referee, so as to
insure the audience that there would be
good foight." The men fought once be-
fore in this city, and Turner demon
strated his superiority as a thumrer in a
fOrcible manner. 1t was quite natural
then that Hatch should face him this time
in sort of watch-me-g get-my head
knocked-off way.
The meeting of the giants was short
and sweet. Three or four cuffs had been
exchanged when Turner suddenly
Snorted, sprang into the air, swung his
thlnly padded right fist over his head,
and as he descended to the floor brought
the aforesaid padded fist down on Hatchs s
sunburned jaw. Hatch Smole a sickly
smile, scared upward and backward and
then dropped on the floor with Jhull
dud.
1t required fully ten minutes of ear
rubbing, slapping, kicking, sponging
Hatch back into the world.
Turner, of course, claimed the fight.
he had knocked his man "c1ean out OF
time and wanted dat money"
FIGHT NO. 2.
Manager Norton meditated. Then he
grated. In his own eloquent way he
stated that the gentlemen in the audience
had paid twlce-once at the door and once
III the hat-to seea ''ioight" and he was de-
termined that they should see one. Then,
amid great uproar from Turner's corner
he ordered the contest to proceed, Hatch
having by this time got his eyes open.
Turner quite naturally growled about
this, but the announcement CT mo foight,
no money" caused him TO toe the scratch
again. He went at Hatch savagely and
endeayored to punch holes through him.
But Hatch had learned a severe lesson
and danced about the place and lodged
like phantom. Turner hammered him
severely, but he managed to keep alive
during the round. In the next round.
however, Turner knocked Hatch across
the ring, and when the latter caught his
breath knocked him down again. Hatch
was done for again. He was bleeding
profusely, and remained on the floor for
twenty seconds.
FIGHT NO. 3.
Turner claimed the fight again, but
once more the management ruled that the
audience had not seen enough "foight, -
and ordered the men to continue. This
pleased the spectators immensely. and
they urged Turner to ''killim this time -
Turner tried to, but knocked his arm out
OF joint III attempting TO knock Hatch'S
! head oil.
Then there was another halt. Turner
absolutely refused to fight with a broken
arm and Hatch wanted some splints for
his jaw. Manager Norton reluctantly
! gave in, although he feared that his
patrons had not yet seen enough foight.
He acknowledged that Turner had won a
couple of times, but thought that under
the circumstances he would call it draw,
Pete Brown, another colored pugilist,
stepped bravely into the ring and threw
down the gauntlet to both men. He
would fight either of them then and
there, but preferred Turner, as he APP
peared to be the most disabled Some
body whispered to the challenger that
Turner was only 'sfaking'' the broken
arm, and Brown dispersed rather sud-
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