1883-08-14 Jack Dempsey W-TKO24 Bob Turnbull
Source: The Marion Daily Star (1883-08-16).A Hunters' Point, L. I., telegram says: A prize fight took place between Dempsey of Brooklyn and Tanbull of New York about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. Twenty-three rounds were fought and Dempsey declared winner. There was a large attendance of New York sporting men.
Source: The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (1883-08-14).IN NEW YORK.
Hunter's Point, Aug. 14.--A prize fight took place between Dempsey of Brooklyn and Turnbull of New York, about 4 this morning. 23 rounds were fought and Dempsey declared the winner. There was a large attendance of New York sporting men.
ANOTHER.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 14.--A prize fight between Wm. Wagner of Pittsburg and Albert Connaugh of New York was fought this morning at Whitehall, a few miles from this city. It resulted in a victory for Connaugh, who knocked Wagner flat in the fourth round.
Source: The Bismarck Tribune (1883-08-17).Albert Cavanaugh and Wm. Wagner, two pugilists, fought near Pittsburg Tuesday, and Wagner was knocked out in the first round.
Dempsey vs Turnbull, pugilists, resulted in a victory for Dempsey after twenty-three rounds had been fought. The fight took place at Hunter's Point, N. Y., at four in the morning.
Source: The Atchison Globe (1883-08-15).A prize fight, between Wm. Wagner, of Pittsburg, and Albert Connauck, of New York, was fought this morning, at White Hall, a few miles from Pittsburg. It resulted in a victory for Connauck, who knocked Wagner out in the fourth round.
Another prize fight took place, between Dempsey, of Brooklyn, and Turnbull, of New York, about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, near Hunters Point, L. I., and twenty-three rounds were fought. Dempsey was declared the winner. A large attendance of New York sporting men.
Source: Fitchburg Daily Sentinel (1883-08-14)PRIZE FIGHT
Hunters Point, N. Y., Aug. 14.
A prize fight took place between Dempsey of Brooklyn and Trumbull of New York, this morning, on the green in Newtown. Twenty-three rounds were fought. Dempsey won the fight.
The result should probably be listed as RTD:
Source: The New York Times (1883-08-15)When time was called for the twenty-fourth round the Englishman was unable to respond, his seconds threw up the sponge, and Dempsey was declared the winner. The fight lasted 40 minutes.
There's a detailed description of the figth in NYT too, but I don't want to post it here, because the contents are copyrighted.