The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-31

Joe's jaw. With repeated lcft-hand jabs he had
McAuliffe dazei and the coup de grace came in
the middle OF the twenty-iourth round. McAu-
life had been doing his best in the last few
rounds to keep away from Jacksons eyerlast-
ingly extended left With that style so
peculiar to himself, Peter nursed Joe
into corner, and, feinting first. be caused
the big fellow TO raise both hands
as il to parry face blow. Jackson's left went
in with terrific force Joe's ribs, bringing his
two hands down there. AZ his face was uncov-
cred, Jackson delivered a straight right from
the shoulder, bringing up directly on Nc
Aulife's nose, and the California champion
dropped to the ground, the ropes and stakes
alone preventing him from lying prone. Patsy
Cardiff was Jackson's next victim. They fought
March 20. 1859. al the California club Cardiff
was utterly helpless and could have been
kno ked out in the third round, though ten
were fought before the white mans seconds
threw up the sponge. Jackson did not have the
hard -hearfedaess to hit his already defeated op-
ponent, but as long Is he stood on his feet it
was necessary to keep tapping him. Jackson
barely put force enough to his blows to knock
Cardiff down. but each stroke of his mitten
made the white man more dizzy, until his head
dropped to one side inert, and only mis- seconds
arms prevented him from falling. After this
battle it was impossible to secure a
match for Jackson, Sullivan refusing to fight q
negro So Peter, having conquered Australia
and America. sailed for England. where he was
matched with Jem Smith, the champion, then
looked upon as man fit 20 fight John T. Sui
Ivan. Smith was whipped in the first minute
At the beginning of the second round he lay
against the ropes, in his own corner, incapable
OF protecting himself. 1t was then that the
ever-prevailing spirit in Jackson's makeup
came forth. He stood away snd gave his man q
chance for the game. Instead of choppiug I'M
mi 3afa al oil n;
to come away from the ropes. Smith, it is quite
evident from his subsequent conduct was so
far gone that he did not know the generosity of
his dusky opponent AS soon he could get
his thoughts together, so he could know he
was in fight, he broke toward Jack
son and endeavored to cross-buttock
him. the most palpable foul in
fighting next to biting Off an opponents nose.
The battle was rightfully given to jackson on a
foul. On Jackson's return to America he tried
In vain to get a match with Sullivan any
other man. In Australia he had the same ex-
perience. Returning to San Francisco he was
matched with Jim Corbett, "the bombastic
Splinter" Shortly before the fight Peter
sprained his ankle and the California club
wanted to postpone the event, but jackson,
over confident, refused, the result being that in
the battle. which occurred in May. 1891, he was
unable TO chase the sprinter After the men
mad fought sixty-two rounds the battle was de-
clared draw. In the dressing room after
the fight it was found that the negro's
ankle was swollen to twice its natural size. For
weeks Jackson tried TO get Corbitt to fight
again: then he eudcavored to meet Sullivan,
finally securing a match with Frank Savin,
who had defeated Jen Smith, Joe McAulffe and
Jake kilraiu. In training for the battle with
slavin, Jackson remembered his weak ankle
and nursed it tenderly. The odds against Jack
son were high, and he and his hackers have won
an enormous sum of money. Many thousands
of dollars changed hands in Seattle. where Peter
Jacksons visit, early in 1889, is well remem-
bered