The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28

hotel, 1 was obliged to accept those
in the annex, where my baggage had
been sent. Sine then, however,
I have secured rooms where the color line
is not drawn. In Australia, throughout
the United States and in ENGLAND / have
stopped at the leading hotels, and this is,
the first time such a thing has ever hap
pened to me. Even when here before l
stopped at the Baldwin and no objection
was ever raised
Mr.. Ascher, one of the proprietors Of
the hotel, when questioned about the
pugilst's assertions, said: There is abb
soIutely no truth in the charge
that we drew the color line on
Peter Jackson and refused to assign
him a room in the hotel, or
that his name was erased from the register
because OF anv objection made by guests
OF the house. Jackson registered and was
assigned rooms IN the Annex, to which
he made no objection, and his name was
scratched off the register simply to avoid
answering innumerable questions by Curl
Gus people who might happen to see it.
The Annex, though under the same man
agement, is a lodgin g-house apart from
The page OF the Baldwin Hotel register
bearing date of Tuesday, September q,
shows unmistakably that name-un-
doubtedly that of Peter Jackson-has
been partly scratched out and the name
"W. J. Simmons, Spokane" written over
the erasure. The capital "P' and small
"k'' are quite distinct, though the other let
tiers are obiterated. Opposite the name
room II" is written, which is the room
Jackson supposed he had engaged and the
numbe of the room he was assigned in
the annex.
Diligent inquiry failed to find anybody
at the hotel who had any remem brance of
''W. J. Simmons Spokane, when he ar
rived, where he is now or what he looks
like The belboy On that floor has no
recollection OF Simmons, and all the clerks
can remember Is that he left the hotel the
day after he registered.
AS to The Annex being apart from the
hotel, there is passageway between the
two buildings and 1t is asserted that
guests OF the former pass in and out
through the hotel proper.
To add to Peter Jackson's cup of bitter
ness Thomas Sharkey, the whilom pride
OF the American navy and aspirant TO
heavyweight cham pionship hOnors, has
also drawn the color line and positively
refuses 10 meet Jackson or any other COL
ored man in the ring. Dollars and dia-
monds seem to have made the ex-sailOr
naughty, for who ever heard Of
q well regulated man OF war with
ont one or more negroes among
the crew who messed with the whites
and in every respect were on term
OF equality with their clearer skinned
shlpmates, and treated by them as their
equals2 Surely Shsrkey has messed with
colored men on board ship before this.
and his sudden assumption of dignity
will cause a guffaw among those who
know him best.
81 will fight any white man living" de-
olared Sharkey yesterday, "but l draw
the color line"
DO you mean to say you refuse to meet
Peter Jackson?" he was asked.
Yes; 1 positively refuse to fight Jack
son, or any coIorsd man, for that matter.
Mind you, do not regard Jackson n any
harder game than the others, but l will
not meet any colored man"
What his objections TO colored fighters
were ne would not Say, nor would he
vouchsafe an explanation as to how q
candidate Tor the championship could
make any distinction in his opponents.
When asked about meeting with
On arley Mitchell, Sharkey expressed him
self as entirely willing TO give him battle
should a sufficient purse be offered.
i m not in the business for my health
or glory, and 1 am willing TO fight any
body for a side bet and percentage of
the receipts before any reputable club, J"
said ne.
Sharkey expects to leave for Vallejo
soon, where he has many friends.