The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-17
WHIPPED A DOZEN BULLIES
Peter Jackson, the Colored Pugilist,
Forcibly Resents Repeated Insults.
His Assailants Given Taste of His Right Arm
and Rapidly Floored-Seyen-Round Fight
at Buffalo-Draw at Louisville.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-Peter Jackson
had lively set-to yesterday against odds.
and won the battle. 1t was not an
advertised fight. but it proved none
the lNs interesting. With some friends
the Australian had gone to a road-house for
bit OF tramp, and was sitting in the bar
room chatting when a bus load of
picnickers drove up. Among them
was q brewery man named Herman
Helmick. Helmick was in ugly humor and
began to get insulting to the colored
man, whom he did not know. Jack son
paid no attention, but when half q dozen
jeers had been uttered he remarked that
he did not want any trouble. This aggra-
waited Helmick, who made q pass at him,
with ,the result that Heimick doubled up
on the sanded floor. Peters right hand
taking him in the eye. it was
Heimick's friends at once sailed into
jackson. and about the liveliest
fight ever seen took place. Peters
arms shot out like driving rods
and men went to the floor right and left.
The fight was tranferred from the bar
room to the porch, and the way was
strewn with prostra to forms of Peters ad-
versaries;; They went down, got
np f5se and Sm weHt %sanSSs aSEn tSs sain wves ss
daughters, cousins and aunts of the
besiegers were shouting for help at
the top of their lungs as they
saw their loved ones inspect the porch
floor and ground between the horse-trough
and the buildings. Jackson. however,
| now that his blood was up, determined
| to put the whole crowd to flight. This
| he succeeded in doing, and the vanquished
crowd, with more haste than grace, hustled
| into the bus and went away at full speed.
seven-Round Fight at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June LED Smith, of
Denver, and Jim DAILY. of Philadelphia,
| fought seven rounds here tonight before
the Arlington Club. DAILY was seconded
by Tom Manning, of st. Paul. and Steve
Brodie, of New York; Smith was backed by
| Mike Cleary and VIM. Muldoon. Daily
weighed 165 pounds and Smith It's, though
the latter looked heavier. Prof. James
Connors of the Buffalo Athletic Club. was
referee. The match was for q purse of
| S1.5O0
In the first round Smith led, and DAILY
tried for the wind. but did not reach. After
| good ln-fghting. Smith got the best of It,
/ anu bcOTeQ a puSQ-OOWn before bne TOunQ
| closed. The second round was give and
| take. Smith struck harder blows, and
| seemed to have Daily at his mercy. He
| planted right-hander on Daily's mug that
| dazed him. In the third round it was
| clearly apparent that Daily was over
matched. Daily clinched to avoid punish
ment. He was knocked down, and lay
several moments before his seconds could
| get him on his feet again. In the fourth
round Smith forced Daily at the outset
! into his corner and into his chair, where he
| sat powerless Then Smith let him get up
and walked to the center so that
| he could knock him down. He
| repeated this before DAILY was fairly on his
feet. Cries of foul were heard and the
| referee warned Smith. Smith scored third
| knock-down and would have got another
| if DAILY had got up in time. In the fifth
round Smith sent DAILY to ground five times
In the sixth round DAILY was knocked down
| and pasted until the close of the round
| Smith struck more blows which were al
| legged to be foul.
| In the seventh round DAILY was knocked
down repeatedly, and finally on clinch,
| when Smith refusedeto break away at the
referees order, Daly's seconds tried to
| claim the fight on foul for their man. but
| the referee disallOwed it. and DAILY failing
| TO come to the center, he gave the fight and
purse to Smith. Time of fight, twenty-eight
| minutes.
| Ten.ROund Draw,