Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-09

soon as Jackson released Godfrey from
the impending ~cross-buttock the men
spared d moment at long range. God
frey landed a light l~eft-hander on the
tall fellows nose, and Jackson retail
lated with a smack on the Bostonian's
nasal organ, but neither received any
injury till Godfrey resumed his tactics.
Jackson, after posing himself on his
toes in his peculiar fashion, let go with
the left, following it with the right, in
tending to get into in-fighting, In
which he is n master. His shorter an
tagonist was right with him, however,
and one Of the most exciting rallies
ever fought in the California Athletic
club followed.
AUSTRALIAN SKILL.
The exchanges were so rapid and the
repeated right-handers of the Bostonian
so savage that q Knockout at every
opening of the battle seemed likely.
Again and again he rushed at Jackson,
only to receive the tall Australians left
flush on his face. He reached his an
tagonist repeatedly, however, but the
tall antipodean managed to elude the
fatal mash on the iugular, and piled his
left and right in such piston-rod style
that the Bostonian was driven to the
ropes.
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peen dazed, but he rallied instantly and
another series of terrific exchanges fol-
lowed in such lightning style that when
thine" was called every man in the hall
was standing. The excitement was in
tense.
Godfrey had shown himself a most
formidable pugilist, but even at this
stage there was no galnsaying the fact
that he was outclasscd in size and reach
if not in boxing skill. His ~intighting
had been most effective, but though UNI
mistakably a hard and determined hit.
ter and very skillful at ducking to avoid
punishment, he did not move with the
almost machine-like precision OF the
Australian, who followed every advan-
tage in a most systematic, scientific and
thoroughly workmanlikc fashion.
II FIRST KNOCK-DowN.
The BostonIan did not seem at the be-
ginning Of the second round as if he
had Tears OF having met his superior.
He came UP smiling, and. in facts almost
to the last laughed through his terrific
punishment. He tried with his left but
missed, as the Australian was very
shifty. He tried left and right, and was
stopped cleverly. Then Jackson as
sumed the offensive, and following a
straight shot on the chin with the left
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crowded his man towards the ropes, and
administered some heavy punishment.
Godfrey never ilinched, however, but
took his medicine gamely, and tried
maniully to floor his tall opponent with
m OF his right-handed swings.
After the first rally Godfrey spared
at long range n second, and rushed in TO
half-arm work, but misc~alculated the
size OF the opening, and got a LETT
handler on the jaw that foored him
neatly. He was on his pins in Il mo-
ment, however, as Spry as alark and APP
parcntly not dismayed in the least by
| the mishap. Ae dashed his left at the
elevated chin OF his opponent, and hot
exchanges followed, Godfrey missing
one well-intended right that would have
put n different complexion an the round
if it had reached the target.
J~ACKSoN'S he GHoDICAL LEFT.
In this round, as in the other, Godfrey
experienced the disadvantage Of fight
ing with a man not only very clever
with his hands and feet, but some
inches taller, and many pounds heav-
Ter. He led time and again, only to be
short, while the straight left of jackson
flew out with discouraging regularity
and was planted with telling effect or
the Bostoniau's face aud stomach. God
frey never tired of trying for n knock
out blow with his right, II the Aus
t~raliau, whenever tho opportunity of
fered, followed up his leads with efec'
tive right-handcrs on the ribs and
rally, in which the eastern man wa:
generally forced toward the ropes, re
ceiving considerable injury as he went
but still fighting.
In the first two rounds there was NOR,
punishment administered and taker
without iinching than in some Of tn,
longest drawn out fights IN the club. A
the end of the second round both mel
were short of wind when time wa
called,
The third round was much the light
est fought so far. Godfrey came NJ
fresh aud smiling and led, but was shor
with his left. Jackson then led an,
planted his left in the Bostonian's stom
ach in vigorous style, and following i
up in his now accustomed manner Will
a right on the ribs, did some lively in
fighting till the Bostonian was close L
his own corner. There WA very littl,
clinching in any OF the rounds, the me
standing up gamely to their work an,
giving the referee very little trouble.