The herald., 1898-04-23
ENTIRELY OUTCLASSfD
AND OUGHT TO BE GLAD THAT
He ISN'T DEAD
Mexican Pete Was Too Delicate Toy
for Big Jim Jeffries to
Play With

SAN FRANCISC, April 22.-Big Jim JEFF
fries of Los Angeles completely eclipsed
the latest aspirant for championship
honors, Mexican Pete Everett, in the
gymnasium of the Olympic club tonight
in the short space of ten minutes.
| The fight was practically all over from
the moment the gong sounded for the OPEN
ing round, for Everett was so clearly out
classed by his burly opponent as to render
the affair farce. That he escaped we'll
meritetd thrashing for flying so high is
due solely to the good nature of his OPP
ponent and the kindly offices Of Referee
Wand, who stopped the proceedings after
the Coloradan had felt the weight of JEFF
fries fists half dozen times and as often
sought the only refuge open to him-the
floor.
Everett entered the ring at 1880 o'clock,
attended by Paddy Smith, Jim Carr and
Tim McGrath, and couple of minutes
later Jeffries jumped into the arena, es-
quired by Billy Delaney, Jack Stelzner and
Spider Kelly. Although the Angeleno tip
ped the beam at 210 pounds and his op-
ponent at 1870, there appeared to be fully
fifty pounds difference between them when
stripped for the fray.
Time was called at 10:38
Round 1-Jeffries opened the ball with a
rush. driving Pete into a corner; swung
his left for the jaw, but Everett ducked the
blow and tried left swing for the body,
which fell short. Jeffries rushed again
and they clinched, Pete being evidently
anxious to remain so. Everett success
fully ducked three more vicious swings,
and when Jeffries closed in on him ducked
his head between his arms and awaited de-
velopments, much to the amusement of the
crowd. Jeffries smiled derisively and con-
tented himself with playing a tattoo on
Pete's ribs.
Round 2-Jeffries rushed Pete to the
ropes any they clinched. He then toyed
with the Coloradan for few seconds, and
with mighty punch in the ribs drove him
across the ring and almost through the
ropes. Everett sank to his knees and re-
smained there for six seconds. When he
rose Jeffries rushed and swung viciously
with his right, but Pete sank to his knees
to avoid the blow. Beyond few feeble
body blows in the clinches the latter had
not yet touched his opponent.
Round 3-Jeffries smiled as he came UP
for the third round and opened hostilities
Pete reel. He then smashed him all over
the ring and after he had landed one short
arm crack on the jaw Pete contented him.
self with hiding his head under his arms
until sent to the floor with body blow
The referee then stopped the fight and
awarded 1t to Jeffries.
Smaller Mills
| The main event was preceded by hot
giye-and-take battle between Kid McFad-
den of Chicago and Fred Maynard of the
San Francisco Athletic club, bantams
which at the end of ten rounds was de-
clared draw.
Jimmy Lawler was awarded the decis-
ion over Charlie Conway Of Chicago after
the latter had put up game fight for ten
rounds.
- Six Fast Rounds
PHILADELPHIA, April 22-Tommy
West, New York's crack welterweight,
and Joe Walcott mixed up for six rounds at
the Arena tonight. West used his right
and left to advantage on Walcott's face
but when the gong sounded the colored
boy had somewhat the best of the en-
counter.