Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-09
TWO COLORED CLADIATORS.
Godfrey Gives up After the Nine
teenth Round.
EXCITING FIGHT TO THE CLOSE.
Heavy Blows of the Australian-A
Badly Battered Bostonian-
Australian Skill and Bos-
tonian Fierceness.
A Lively Mill.

San Francisco Chronicle, August %:
1t is doubtful if any contest that ever
took place in San Francisco attracted as
much attention from ring-goers and the
lovers of sport generally as that between
the colored pugilist, Peterson Jackson
and George Godfrey, in the gymnasium
of the California Athletic club yester-
day. The records of both men are
already familiar to everyone who pays
attention to the achievements of prof
fessors Of the manly art.
The California Athletic club offered
a purse Of 81 800 to the winner, and the
$500 which it had furnished to defray
Godfrey's travelling and training ex-
penses. The manner Of the training
adopted by the colored gladiators has
already been described. Jackson did
his work at Tiburon, by the sea shore,
and Godfrey went into the seclusion of
San Leandro at Joe Deaves' hosiery.
IN II RING.
While the men were d~onning the
gloves Mr.. Fulda announced that Hiram
Cook had been chosen referee, w. w.
NaughtOn timekeeper for Jackson,
James Corbitt ~timekeeper for Godfrey,
and Dave Eisner timekeeper for the
club. Cheers greeted the announce
ment.
The spectators were impatient, how
ever for the real business of the night,
and there was n great stir OF anticipa-
tion as Billy Jordan introduced the
pugilists,
claimed Mr.. Jordan, and a faint cheer
went up.
peter Jackson, OF Australian said
Mr.. Jordan, and a great shout shook
the apparatus Of the gymnasium.
The anxious Australians held n hur-
ried consultation with Jackson and his
seconds, and the result was that the
artful Chambers was called upon to toss
for corners. He produced a ten-dollar
piece and lost the toss. Godfrey was
accordingly placed in the corner far
thest from he door and the gigantic
Australian took the cooler spot, to the
immense satisfaction Of his admirers
outside the ropes.
AT IHE SCRATCH.
Exactly at 9:25 p. m. Hiram Cook or
dered the men to shake hands, and, dis
carding their eXtraneous toggery, they
stood up and walked to the scratch.
The difference in size was d~iscouraging
to the Bostonian's friends, and Arthur
Chambers, who had been cycling the
tall Australian keenly from the moment
of his entrance, grew very serious.
Jackson lowered three or four inches
above his brown-skinned opponent,
The Australians ebony skin shone like
satin, and the muscles OF his back, his
chest and his sinewy neck showed that
he had not neglected his training. Hi:
shoulders looked particularly fine, while
Godfrey was a tribe deficient in that re-
spect. The Bostonian was, however, il
splendid trim, and his round, deeI
chest, solid neck and fine trunk anC
legs indicated great staying qualities.
1t was given out that jackson weighed
175 pounds and Godfrey 100 pounds, blu
the Australian. was heavier than l9'
pounds. and though Godfrey looked
small beside him, he was at least IT.
pounds.
BosToNIAN F~IERCENEss.
Aiming a hot left at Jackson's jaw
Godfrey followed it up with a right
hand swing that would have knocked
down an OK. The tall Australian, how
ever, met the onslaught like u genuine
Nestor of the manly art. h left
handler caromed on his chin, but TIL
terrible right missed fire, and as h
ducked he caught h Bostonian on hi
hip, and had the battle been unde
London prlze-rlng rules instead oil Maj
quis OF Queenshury, would have give,
him a fall he would have remembered
This beginning Of the round showe'
that the contest was to be a %desperat
affair. aud as it progressed 1t lost moth
ing VI its determined character. A