The Washington times., 1910-04-11

ITO his knees. yet he wasn't a. all awk.
ward Ike most negroes. His muscles al
lay smoothly instead OF punching IN
anywhere, and he didn't have any r.
70 spare I could see al a glance thai
he had trained hard He weighed u
pounds, and the club physicians mad
pronounced him in perfect physfca.
shape
Billy Delaney and Spider Kelly were
in my corner They were the best sec.
oHds IN the business. They knez
enough 20 keep still when a man v-as
fighting and didn't need advice YOUNG
Mitchell and Patsy CorriEan were be-
hind jackson
Peter stood looking across the rins
st me with . smile-and then the bell
rang
We started lightly feintinz eack
other out I WaS crouchiug 9 little,
and held NY left well extended
began Jabbing with the left and Peter
ducHcu easily The crowd laughed.
But I had ms plans lads. and keuf
right on using the left until Y g came
. together, when I ripped in g right for
the body Jackson JabbPd me on the
mouth several times. Then I began
walk nE IN toward him slowly. reach
Ing or his chin. A couple of pretty
hard punches failed 70 sh1 ke him uu
and ! shifted down 20 the stomach
! he grunted a little as that landed. but
ne kept right or boxing IN q nice
easy manner ike a man who has
something I'D his. sleeve
By the end Or tie first round 7 had
weTent as damaging as mad expect
cd, and I could hit him IN spite or hfs
cieEeTncsS. I've always believed I
could beat any man I could bit. The
second round ] started with rush
IN the first few seconds ] had Jack
| son on the defensive and taking more
punishment than he liked. He knew
after daf = minute that his one chance
lay n mixing ir, for he couldn't keep
ava or block the punches I threw iu
ore after another as fast as I could. He
7ICn1 anC waliOped with me, and for
minute We certainly did do some ar
tistic smuggling. He ripped some good
ones into my body but IL was ike iron
Punches didn't hurt He iabbeG me on
the mouth Reaching out with my left
7 hooked - In a little and Clipped Peter
on the chin he rolled his head. In q
second I had Clipped him again more
stithy- - dropped 70 his knees. In a
feW se-Jn1s he rose slowly Without
any no much hurry / clipped him on
the chin sgaiu and he dropped Peter
got Up very groggy this time. I real
iZed that the hard fight 7 had expected
Ike champion but London had robbed
him Of his stamina. A blow that
wouldn't have hurt Peter much when he
was al his best knocked him groggy- In
~ Coi HeL ESeSL = s1-.---11 !" olf>t7u or =
him as hard a. they could dUrinS the
rest / looked across the way and fE-
ured how Id finish Lim- There wasu't
any use holding back 4 punch until
the JOB WAS finished but / made up my
mind not 20 beat him Up any more than
I had to-
Peter came out stiU dizzy and weak
on his pins I went straight A. him
He didn't ask fer quarter, but put up
his hands and tried tc lab me away
DUsheG in against the lab and punched
him in The stomach with my left. bring
ing tie right over TO his chin for =
quick and mercifuI knockout Jackson
fell against the ropes and hung TO them
10 keep from falling He was prac-
riCdliy knocked out, although still on
his feet I had started another left,
but pulled II hack without landing and
turned 10 Referee Mcdonald
Hes done. jim / said
Mcdonald stepped between uS and
beckoned for Jackson-s seconds