The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-23
YOUTH IND STRENGTH TELL.
PETER JACKSON FALLS An EASN
yICTIM TO JEFFRIEs.
The CsIsreA Champion showed Sues
Of His Osa-Tine CI~versess. bat
CealA Not step the Rsshes 81 his
Yeunr asA ysgoress Oppenest.


SAN FRANCISCO. March 1--JsE' JET
fries. Of fos Angeles, easily ssessasesi f~ksf
jackson In The lhsrd ressDd tansShA a.
Woodward pavilion Jackson did not niaS.@
rnuch 81 q showing after the saTsi reIn9.
He displayed some q ass ola-tsxzsr ciese3~
ness n dacksng and 5ahesng wss8 his Erse-
but could not land hard enough 10 stop the
PUSHES Of his younger and stronger ansax-
or;.sf JeTrses showed considerable s'n-
provesnsnt Ia eieseruess. using bis hands
with bath Judgment and precision. The
second round was lively until Peter got a
hard ieft swing or the IA which sent hsfn
down On his hack. He arose Only 20 go
down again fron the same blow. and was
saved by the gong sounding time
jackson came mp looking fairly fresh IN
the third round. bat s1on received another
hard left on the jaw which made him wAo-
bic hes,,lesssiy about the ring. Another blow
from. Iefgles sent him against tie ropes,
where he hung. unable 10 iifs his hands.
Jenries rnagnanimously stepped back.
awaiting the recovery Of bis opponent but
az Peter was giainly cut the referee step
ped between them and declared Ieffrlss
the winner.
There was 10 question "a TO comparative
popularity between JefTries and Jackson.
The former entered the ring first. followed
by Billy Delaney. Dewitt Fancou ard
Spider Kelly. His appearance was cheer
ed but three minutes later, When Peter
Jackson stepped into the ring, followed by
Patsy Corrigan, Vincent White and Young
Mitchell the house Went Wild
At 900 Referee Jim Mcdonald. tie Ma
t.ona. League basel bail umpire, summoned
the men To the center of The ring ana
gave them the usual instructions. At $40
the gong sounded and the men came up
quickly with jackson quite aggressive.
JEFF led with the left bfll fel. short, then
rusaed, ard again led with the left. which
Peter ducked JEFF landed light On the
body with his right. receiving a similar
blow in return. Jeffries missed left
swing at the body, but landed lightly on
Jackson's head Peter put a straight left
on Jeffs body. following rapidly with the
right arm on the body. the left Oh the
face and the right over the heart. Then
Jackson jabSed Jeffries hard n the face
and received hard left in return.
In the second round Jeffries missed a
hard swing and was jabbed IN the face
with the left JEFF then pu; A good left
on Jackson's head and ci!nched Peter
coming in close. put In a short right over
J,ffries' heart jabblng Jeffrles fard on the
mouth with the left. drawing blood JeH
swung his left on Jackson's Jaw. krock-
ing Peter down. Jackson c,ambered to
his feet, but went down again from q
left swing just as the gong sounded
In the third round Peter came up fresh
considering the conclusion OF the freced-
Ing round. Jerres landed the left lightly
on the head followed with repeated bows
on Jackson's jaw and Peter went eroggy.
JEFF Knocked Peter against the -opes
swinging the left on the jaw. Peter falling
heiplessly against the ropes. Thereupon
the rsfere stopped the fight, giving the
decision 10 JEFF