Arizona republican., 1898-03-23
PETERS DAY IS OVER The Colored PuSiliSt Went to
 the Ring too Often
LAID LOW BY JEFFRlES
A Battling Fight While the
 Three Rounds Lasted
There Was Only a Trace of the Old Time CIeverness Which Had Won Battles on Opposite Quarters of the Globe.

San Francisco, March 22.-Jim Jef- fries of Los Angeles easily defeated Peter Jackson in the third round to- night at Woodwards Pavilion. Jack son did not make much of a showing after the first round. He displayed some of his old time clever in-ducking and jabbing with his left, but could not land hard enough to stop the rushes of his younger and stronger antagonist.
 Jeffries showed considerable inn provement in cleverness, using his hands with both judgment and pre- cision. The second round was lively until Peter got a hard left swing on the jaw which sent him down on his back. He arose, only to go down again from the same blow and was saved by the gong sounding time. Jackson came up looking fairly fresh in the third round, but soon received hard left on the jaw which made him wobble helplessly about the ring.
 Another blow from Jeffries sent him against the ropes where he hung, un- able to lift his hands. Jeffries mag unanimously stepped back, awaiting the recovery of his opponent, but as Peter was playing out the referee stepped between them and declared Jeffries the winner.
 The result of the fight was as the talent expected. From the time the match was arranged there were vary ing odds on Jeffries. There has been conviction for a long time amor s ring followers that there was not an- other fight in Jackson. But his re- cent careful training and the apparent result of it had a tendency to reduce this conviction and his stock rose slightly. But there was all the same up to the last moment a strong inn pression that Jeffries would win. Peters lack of strength was a painful surprise to his friends, who at the worst expected that he would last ten rounds.
 Round 1. Referee Mcdonald called the men to the center of the ring and instructed them. At 9:10 p. m. the gong sounded and the men came up quickly, with Jackson on the aggres- sive, feeling of Jeffries. Jeffries led with a left and fell short. Jeffries rushed and led with a left, but Peter ducked it. Jeffries landed right on the body and got the same blow in return. Jeffries missed a left swing for the body and landed lightly on the head. Peter put straight left on the body. Peter landed a right on the body, left on the face and a right over the heart in rapid succession. Jackson jabbed Jeffries hard in the face. Jeffries put a hard left on the body. Jackson put in two good right blows on the body as the round ended.
 Round 2. Jeffries missed a right swing for the body and was jabbed in the face with the left. Jeffries put a good left on the head and clinched. Peter came in close and put in a short right arm blow over the heart and Jeffries clinched. Jackson jabbed Jeffries hard on the mouth with the left. drawing a little blood. Jeffries rushed. but Peter cleverly got under his swing. Jeffries swung a left on the jaw, knocking Jackson down. Jackson got up and went down again from a left swing just as the gong sounded.
 Round 3. Jackson came up pretty fresh. Jeffries landed a left lightly on the head. Jeffries landed repeat edly on the jaw and Peter went groggy. He got Peter against the ropes and swung a left on the jaw Peter fell against the ropes and the referee stopped the fight and gave the decision to Jeffries.