The Washington times., 1910-04-11
CHAPTER XIII.
1 Knock Out the Famous Peter Jackson

L AQCCk UuL the amOuS PETER JACKSON
7 vas on March =, 1895, that fought
Peter Jackson and knocked him
4 out f. three rounds. Whenever I
think Of this fight 1 have 10 laugh.
Before IL came of ali the newspaper
writers referred 20 Jackson as lne
great Peter Jackson Afterward every
body wrote Poor old Peter" Today,
twelve years after the fight / happened
70 pick up a paper whose sporting edi-
tor doesnt like the way / comb ny
hair. There was a paragraph about my
record Jeffies never took a chance
with a good black fighter he writes
one OF the first lemons he picked was
poor old Peter Jackson he grabbed
that match WitD jackson because he
knew IL was soft. Jackson was wreck
when he came back from England and
anybody could have whipped him
The thing that makes me laugh Is an
old clipping that I pasted on the wall
IN my training camp while getting
ready Tor the night Il may be sticking
there yet To The best OF my recollec-
ton 81 read.
champion Of England ard Australia
has designs on Bob Fits iulm5ns title
He viii polish OF two or three minor
heavyvveights before going after the
worlds championship
was one Of the Two OF three minor
heavyW Fights u Oe polished on
Now. I didn't pick Peter Jackson
was around ready 10 nsHt any Oooy.
Jackson came back from England. where
he had beaten everybody FOR several
years He was a mighty popular fighter
in California because Of the siXty-one
round draw with Jim COTDetJ seven
years before. IN fact he vas popular
all over the country because ne vas
good square man IN the ring and out
I've often heard men say Wei. Peter
Jackson was a gentleman u he was
black" He was. too ARD there vas
no doubt that ne could fight Jonn l.
sullivan wouldn't meet him although the
whole country wanted JohE 20 stand up
and show the superiority Of the white
race Jackson had 10 80 70 England
10 get a good fight and there ne KNOCK
cd out Frank Slavin the Australian and
English Champion England treated him
so well thar he stayed there for several
years. fighting now and then
When peter arrived IN san Francisco
everyone wanted 20 see him 6Elr again
He had been doing some training and
looked fine As 7 had cleaned up al
the other LeaTyweignrs VINO might nave
had Iook-in Billy Delaney vas aSHed
= I'd fight Jackson. Billy cidn even
IA knew me better By this time than
when I fought Van Buskirk
I went TO work IS usual ana on z lol
or running and some boxing I knew
that jackson "A as q fast and clever Die
man. and that I'd have 70 use as Hucn
speed rs possible 90 Offset G1S skin la
stories from the other camp mere are
always a few people VINO FlslL the uEf L
ers in turn and tell each one what Jne
other IS doing They think they are
standing IN one Of these fellows came
10 me few DAYS before I was to Gei
into the rims.
i've been over seeing Jackson work.
he said He's wonder al rignt- our
best chance IS 20 keep running away
and try 10 tire him out Ike COTDeti
did Take my tip
7 suppose this same fellow went over
20 Jackson and told him that I was 60
ing to ran and that his best chance v a.
TO keep after me He was playing the
game both WAYS ON the middle T.
could hang aIC.U = s1e winner AFTER sne
night and tell svt Vbody that his advice
did f. after d while he'd think he won
the fCr5 himself I've seen lots OF that
kind. Il makes me smile when / hear
some fighters manager say. oh, yes,
we Knocked -anG-SQ out N 4 round
The fight came OF IN Wood ward s Pa
viIiou, which divided hOnors with Ne
cha1ic's Pavilion in the good old DAYS
crowd-about 5000 people. Jackson got
into the ring 6rSt and what a hand
they gave him The crowd almost
raised the roof. When followed 1 was
well received myself. but with less
noise Jackson. standing in MS corner.
bowed 70 me very politely and smiled
as " we were Just about q play a game
OF haudbaU instead of trying 20 knock
each others head of This surprised
me a little. as most OF the men 7 had
fought tried TO look ugly and throw a
scare into me 7 managed 10 grin a lit
tie and bow 20 him in return
7 can remember now just how Jack
son looked when he stood I'D in his
corner stripped for the fight I've seen
p Tot OF good men, but 7 don't think any
one OF them compared with Jackson
He was as tail as myself and his shout
de-s were a wide as a door His arms
were long and his hands swung nearly