The record-union., 1899-11-25
The Final Bell Saving the Latter From
Being Knocked Out.
Rufe Turner of Stockton Defeats
Sammy Maxwell of San Fran
cisco in the Third Round of the
Preliminary Bout, the Police
Interfering When It Was APP
parent Maxwell Was Beyond
Resuscitation.

SAN F'RANClSCO, NOV. -f.-1H liz
presence of 5000 spectators at Wood
wards Pavilion this evening, AL Nell
of San Francisco gained Well merlted
decision over George Green at the ex-
piration of the twentieth round, the
final bell saving the latter from De1ng
knocked out. In the same arena Ru1e
Turner of Stockton defeated Sammy
Maxwell of this city in the third round
of what was to have been fifteen
round exhibition, the police interfering,
as it was apparent that Maxwell was
beyond resuScitatiOn.
The main bout, between Neil and
Green, opened up tamely, and for time
it seemed that listless exhibition
would be the result. When the gong
sounded for the third round, however,
the men settled down to hard work,
and from this time forward both were
kept busy. Green seemed to have a
slight advantage in the first three
rounds. landing oftener, but Neifs
cleverness stood him we'll in hand dur
ing this period.
Neil evened up matters in the next
four rounds by repeatedly jabbing
Green on the face and body, and clever
ly ducking vicious right swings for the
head Green was hissed during the
progress of these rounds for continually
wrestling and holding Neal, and was
warned to desist by the referee.
The ninth round witnessed some very
fierce fighting on the part of Neil. He
tented quickly with his left, ard
brought his right heavily to Green's
jaw, the latter Immediately becoming
very groggy. Neil went after his man
in an endeavor to land a, knockout,
fairly smothering him with left jabs
and right swings. Green, although
weak, rallied. and by keeping his wits
about him managed to protect his vital
parts until the end of the round. Neils
left jabs did great execution in this
round, and he seemed to find little diff
Guilty in landing.
From this to the sixteenth the sxhi
bition was decidedly tame, Neil seem
ingly being able to land his left swings
and jabs on the jaw frequently, sus-
tanning very little punishment.
In the eighteenth round, just as the
gong sounded. Green sent in a vicious
right swing to the jaw, and Neil went
to his corner woobling somewhat.
The nineteenth and twentieth rounds
continually on Green's body and jaw
with right and left swings. the latter
being very groggy, only the bell saving
him.
In the twentieth Neil went after his
man, flooring him with a right swing in
the face. Green rose slowly, and was
Immediately forced all over the ring.
To save a knockout he clung desper-
ately to Neil, winding his arms about
the latter's body. Neil succeeded in
freeing himself, and sent two rights to
the jaw just as the bell rang. Green
reeled to his corner practically knocked
out
Throughout the fight Neil showed
himself to be possessed of a good left,
both in jabbing and swinging, and sell
dom failed to land. Green, while not
landing as frequently as his opponent,
displayed better generalship, and when
his blows landed they were not lack
ing in force.
In the preliminary event Rufe Turner
Of Stockton won from Sammy Maxwell
of San Francisco in the third round, the
police stopping the bout with Maxwell
practically knocked out, although the
latter was on his feet before the ex-
piration of the ten-second limit.
The men toed the scratch with Max
we'll on the aggressive. In the first
round they went at it hammer and
tongs. Maxwell's blows seeming to have
the most force. Turner, however. landed
more frequently and showed great
cleverness in eluding vicious swings.
This round was slightly in Maxwell's
favor.
The second round was a repetition of
the first, both men fighting fiercely.
Maxwell set hot pace, and it required
clever work by the colored lad to avoid
blows which had they landed would
have given him his quietus. IN this
round Turner landed frequently OIL the
local mans jaw with both right and
left Maxwell landed several good body
blows, but their effect was scarcely
pereeptible. This was Turner's
round.
The third round opened with Max
well trying a vicious right swing for
the jaw, which was cleverly blocked by
Turner, who retaliated with a right on
the jaw, flooring Maxwell. He was up
quickly. and after a mix-up the coll
ored lad sent him to the floor again
with a left on the face Maxwell re-