The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23

see him stay away from Peter, and the result was that he lfoored Jackson twice and whipped him in the third round.
 Now Jeffries is the champion of Eng land and Australia, and must whip Fitzsimmons to become champion of the world.
 The fight in detail is as follows:
 Jeffries was the first to enter the ring promptly at g o'clock, accompanied by his seconds, Billy Delaney, Spider" Kelly and De Witt Van Court. He took the northwest corner of the ring, near est the dressing rooms, the same one he occupied when he fought Choynski. Fighters are generally little superSti- tious, and when a certain corner is lucky for them they like to take the position again.
 Jeffries looked his weight-said to be about 210 poundS-when he threw his dressing robe. He was not greeted with any great measure of applause. Far different was the reception accorded Jackson, who stepped through the ropes five minutes later. The crowd. yelled itself hoarse for Peter the Great" who bowed to the right and left as he walked across the roped inclosure, grinning from ear to ear, and took his seat dfagonally opposite JeffrieS.
 Jackson was seconded by Young Mitchell" Patsy Corrigan and Vincent White. His weight was stated to be 195 pounds, and when stripped he appeared well trained, but who could tell whether or not his dusky frame was undermined by the excesses of the past seven years
 Jackson wore long white trunks and black belt. Jeffries had on blue trunks with red and white belt. Jackson also had two large kidney plasters on the small of his back, almost hidden except to those o1N @N +Hav vi, l J@xyl l; belt.
 The referee was James Mcdonald, the famous baseball umpire, who had been selected by representatives of the prin- cipals week previous to the fight The men agreed between themselves previous to entering the ring not to hit in the clinches, but that either could hit in the breakaway from a clinch when both arms were free. Eleven minutes were spent by the men and their sec onds putting on the gloves and arrang- ing other preliminary details. and at eleven minutes past g the gong sounded for the first round.
 ROUND 1-Jeffries was the first to lead after half a minutes lively fiddling and stepping around in the center of the ring. He fell short with straight left, Jack son jumping away. There was a notice time when he fought Choynski. Then he kept his guard well up and fought at the start almost entirely on the defensive. Last night he kept his guard low and his left arm well extended, playing for an opening.
 Jackson kept sticking out his long left, crowding Jeffries around the ring. Jef- fries led the second time, landing light left punch in Jackson's stomach. He seemed to be playing for the body en- tirey. Both exchanged light counters on the body ending in clinch, from which they broke away cleanly Jeffries swung his left hard for the head and missed. Jackson landed his right on the body, left on the nose and right on the body again quickly after. Jeffries swung his left around Jackson's neck and they clinched. Jeffries ran into Jackson's extended left and Jackson jabbed him quickly again with the same hand in the nose. Jerfries landed a hard left in Jackson's stomach. Both fighting fast and the round ends in a clinch. Jeffries seemed considerably winded at the end of the round. Jackson vas cool and aak breathing heavily.