The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-10
MURRAY BATTLE
GOES TO DRAW
Jackson and Rogers Give CIey-
er Exhibition Before
Crowd of 1000.
UTAH MIDDLEWEIGHT
SHOWS SURPRISING CLASS
Has Shade at First and Last Of
Fight, but Goes to Knees
i'm Sixth.

Jack Rogers, one Of Utah's promising
middleweights, and Young Peter Jackson.
one of the best negro fighters who ever
stepped into a roped arena, boxed a good
tcn-round draw for the benefit Of the
Murray team in the Stale baseball league
in Trocadero hall at Murray Tuesday
night. F. L. Schefski was the third man
In the ring and his decision OF draw
was popular with the crowd OF 1000 that
saw The go.
The fight was cne of the best seen in
Utah in a long time. Rogers started out
cautiously, trying to Outlook the negro. but
jackson still Is the fighting machine that
he was eight or ten years ago. and RoS-
ers was helpless at this game Jackson
outgeneraled Rogers, who did the clean
est work however. and this helped In get
ting him a draw.
Rogers seemed unable TO stop or hurt
jackson. while the negro dealt his white
opponent considerable severe punishment
Near the middle OF the fight Rogers re-
ceivcd u cut over the eye and another In
his llp, while Jackson came out OF the
bout apparently unscratchcd Both men
finished strong. While the decision was
popular Jackson undoubtedly shaded his
opponent. but only on hair-linc decision
could the referee have called Jackson the
winner
Rogers had a shade in the first four
rounds, but in the fifth and sixth Jackson
rights and lefts TO Rogers's head, dazins
him. but the Utah man Is game. and this.
with his youth. enabled him to withstand
the storm. Coming back Rogers divided
the remaining rounds with his clever op
ponent and thus gained draw
When Jackson. after dropping Rogers
struck him light blow on the head ad
mlrers OF the Utah man shouted foul,
but on account OF the lghtness of the
blow the referee refused 10 call the foul.
Rogers m
than al any other in the fight
Drops Rogers to Knees.
Jackson wanted TO get at Rogers's head
and to this end too klefts TO the face
in order TO counter. but Rogers showed
peatedy baeKed aS Johnson 10 10 The emu ropes
and landed short-arm jahs. jackson.
however. appeared in little or no distress
In such situations and did not hurry lc
break from close range. showing his
gameness, which never has been ques-
toned.
Rogers was nervous at first and while
he feared the cleverneSs OF his opponent.
showed none of the cutters disposition.
In fact, after the first few minutes. he
met Jackson more than half way all the
time in mixing It. Rogers showed class
in evading swings that would have put
a heavier man out but lacked the punch
TO more than rock Jackson after breaking
down his guard
The fight has given Rogers lot or
valuable experience. and should inspire
In him confidence that will be valuable
asset in future battles.
Preliminaries Are Good.
Tommy Fitzgerald and Harley Ross In
one OF the DrciminareS. boxed "a good.
slN-round draw. but in the other Willie
Willie colored put Kid Murphy out in
the thir dround. Murphy claimed foul.
but the referee couldn't see II that way.
Jackson is now after Morgan VIII
Iiams who got a decision over him in
four rounds at Oakland in 1902. and with
whom he fought a four-round draw at
Goldfeld later on. Williams had issued
a challenge TO the winner of the Murray
bout. but there was no victory. the
challenge goes for nauGht Jackson.
however. is eager TO meet Williams, and
will remain here x few days in the hope
of obtaining Willams's agreement 10 so
with him. Williams is slightly heavier
than Jackson.
Williams bested Rogers in one round
here about two years ago.