Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-05
RUFE TURNER KNOCKED OUT
AT coLMA
RIGHT TO WIND DOES IT
Black Boy Shows Well In the First
Two Rounds, but Is Unable to
stand Pace--oardner's
CIeverness
Nv Associated Press.

BY Associated FresS.
CoLAfA, Cal, Aug. 4--The largest
crowd by far in the history Of the
Golden state Athletic association
crowded the pavilion here this evening
to witness the scheduled twenty-five
round contest between Jimmie Gardner
and Rufe Turner. Gardner won the
aeht in the first three seconds Of the
eleventh round, with a terrific right to
the body. Turner showed to the bet
ter advantage in the first two rounds
only. After this the fight was all Gard
ner's. In the fourth round he made
Turner look like a novice. Turner took
a brace in the seventh round and par
TALLY evened matters, but it was only
temporary. All during the fight Gard
ner displayed remarkable cleverness in
ducking and blocking. Turner was un-
able to reach him with any effective
blows. At the conclusion of the tenth
round Turner went to the floor after
receiving several hard rights on the
body and was saved for the time being
only by the bell. When the bell tapped
for the eleventh round Turner came up
groggy and Gardner rushed over to
Turner's corner and ended matters
with a terrific right clean to the wind.
There was considerable roughing all
through the ten rounds.
Fight by Rounds
Round 1--Gardner landed a stiff left
to the body. Turner was short with a
hard left to the wind. Turner landed
light right to the face and blocked q
hard left to the body. Turner was the
aggressor and landed rights and lefts
to the body and face. 1t was Turner's S
round.
Round 2-Turner landed light left
to the face. In a mixup they ex-
changed lefts to the face. Gardner
landed light left to the face. Tur-
ner was short with right and left
swings to the body. Turner missed
with vicious right uppercut that was
intended for a knockout. They eX-
changed rights and lefts. Gardner
reached Turner very low just before
the gong and Turner dropped to his
knees, claiming a foul, but Referee
Roche told him to fight and sent then
to their corners at the bell.
Round 3-Gardner landed hard right
to the head and was fighting with more
confidence. Turner landed terrific
right to the face. Gardner forced Tur-
ner to the ropes and indulged in rough
tactics. They Exchanged rights and
lefts in the center of the ring. The
round ended in a fierce mixup in the
center of the ring with honors even.
Round 4-Gardner landed several hard
lefts to the nose which brought the
claret profusely. The round ended in
mix in the center of the ring in
which Gardner had all the best of it.
1t was Gardner's round.
Round 5-Gardner landed hard right
on mouth which sent Turner's head
back. Turner rushed, but was stopped
with hard left to the mouth. Gardner
landed hard left to the face and Tur-
ner countered with left to the face
At this stage the men both appeared
tired. Turner landed two hard lefts tC
the face as the bell sounded. Honors
were even.
Round 6-Turner forced the fighting
but did no damage. They exchanged
stiff lefts to the face. Turner rushed
his man and got in a hard right to the
face. Gardner landed stiff left to the
wind at the gong.
Round 7-They exchanged several
light body punches without much