The San Francisco call., 1905-08-05
RECORD OF THE FIGHT.
Account of the Battle, Blow
by Blow.
FIRST ROUND.


The fight by rounds was as follows:
FIRST ROUND.
They come To the center of the ring and I'D
die Gardner lands stiff left to body. Turner
is short with hard left TO wind Turner
reaches body light with right Turner lands
body. Turner is the aggressor and lands rights
and lefts to BODY and face. The men were
sparring at the bell 1t was Turner rouno.
SECOND ROUND.
Gardner looks worried. Turner lands light
left to face. Gardner appears nervous In a
mixup they exchange let's to face Garoher
lands light left 70 face Turner is short with
right and left swings TO body. Turner misses
with a vicious right uppercut that was in
tended for a Knockout. They exchange rights
and lefts Gardner reaches Turner very low
knees. claiming foul. but Referee Roche tells
him to fight and sends them to their corners
a '--s THIRD ROUND.
Gardner lands hard right to head and is
fighting with more confidence. Gardner lands
several hard let's to body. Turner lands a
ner 10 the ropes and INDUCES in rough tao
tics They exchange rights and lefts in the
center Of the ring. The round ends in a herce
mixup in the center OF the ring with honols
FOURTH ROUND.
They fiddle and Gardner is short with left to
head ana right to body Turner reaches
Gardner forces his man through the ropes, but
there Is no damage Gardner misses hard
right to face Gardner lands several hard
lefrs to the nose which bring the claret pro-
fuseiv The round ends in a mix in center OF
ths ring in which Gardner has all the best OF
" FIFTH ROUND.
Gardner lands hard right on mounth. which
sends Turner's head back. Turner rushes, out
Is stopped with hard left TO the mouth Gard
ner lands hard left to face and Turner coud.s
ters with left to face At this stage the men
both appear tired and s.re doing considerable
holding in cIinches. Turner lands two hard
Jefts 10 face as he'll Sounds Honors are even.
SIXTH ROUND.
Turner forces the hghting. but does no dam
age They exchange stiff lefts to face. They
indulge in a sparring bee, With no damage
Gardner lands two hard lefts to the face.
some beautiful blocking and covering. turner
rlishes his man and gets in a hard right 10 the
face Gardner lands stih LETT to wino at the
gong o,,DD
They come to a cUnch with no damage
Turner lands hard right TO head. Gardner
reaches the mouth with nara !elt my 5stI -
much steam behind them Turner iands marc
right 10 face and left tn the body Inc round
ends a mixup In the center OF the Iliis
with honors even
EIGHTH ROUND.
They fiddle and Turner reaches the head
with light left They clinch with no % %9hnl-
age Gardner doing some beautiful nieeklns hill,s.
TO the wind Gardner lands stin leit 10 wlho
Gardner again rushes Turner 70 the ropes ana
engages in rough tactics Turner seconds
claim a foul but II is not allowed. Bell. 1T
was Gardner's roi'nd
NINTH ROUND.
Gardner lands a light left to the head and
is forcing the fighting Gardner reaches ms
man with hard right to the head ana aucAs
a fierce left swing Gardner lands VICIOUS
left to the wind Turner reaches the meek
with a light left They engage in some more
rough tactics Just before the bell, IN whicn
Turner appears to be the chi7f oHenaer ior
change. o
The men rush to a clinch and indulge IN
some tame infignting Referee Roche having
considerable difficulty in separating tnem
Gardner misses hard right for the eooy;
Gardner lands two hard lefts TO the wlnd and
hard LEFT TO the face Gardner sends turner
to the floor with hard right to the "iho ior
the count.
ROUND ELEVEN.
Turner leaves his corner wobbly and Gardner
r,ishes over and puts a hard right 70 the 9a"
l<noc<ing turner down and out Turner was
several minutes in regsining his scattered