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Show .IACKHON ON HIS MISCLK. He Knocks Out s Dozen Germans Who AuMulted Ulin. " Peter Jackson tho colored pugilist downed a dozen Germans at his training train-ing quarters near Alameda a few nights ago. Jackson was driuking beer iu the sitting room of tho Wayside house, where he did his training for h's tight with Patsy Cardiff. The Germans entered en-tered for refreshments, aud some dispute dis-pute arosa about tho weight of one of the number. Jackson, who prides himself him-self on his skill iu judeing weights, named the fellow's weight. Herman Helmie1. a brewery proprietor, ridiculed ridi-culed Jackson's guess, wheuthe slugger offered to back it with coiu. In his eagerness he came up to llelmick and touched him on tho arm. Tho German grew angry. Jackson said he wanted no quarrel with him. The big brewer than taunted him. Helmich made a motion to strike Peter. Tho next moment mo-ment lie was curled up on the floor. Jackson's right fist had caught him squarely on the eye, closing that organ tight. A half dozen of Helniich's friends at once sailed into Jackson, and a lively light took place. Peter's fifjts shot out like driving rods, and men trent down to grass right and left. The light was transferred from the bar room to the por,ch. and the way was strewn with the prostrate forms of Peter's adversaries adver-saries as they went down. Meanwhile the female relatives of the Germans who had been left outside in the bus shouted for help, but it did not come. The whole crowd was thrown outof the house by Jackson, and Jed to the wagou, which went off at high speed. There was some talk of getting out a warrant for Jackson, but the Germans concluded to let the matter drop and accept their whipping. |