Show J TilE JACKSON if Santo Homo Battles of or Orest Colored Fighter I J Time The news from Australia Au that Peter 1 Jackson tho the greatest colored tighter lighter L that ever lived Is Ig no more Is III not sur surprising J to those who are aro cognizant of ot I the lighters lI condition 4 he I departed for tor his hh old homo Homo come time f I neo nto When Jackson loft San Sail Francis Francisco co bound for tor Australia lie bo was only n R shadow of his former to filler self Ho lie was Willi wasp p the tIme opposite to the tho man who fought with Corbett Corbeit rounds In San SanI I o III In 1891 When time tho dusky boxer hoxer put lut up UI his hili mils against Pom 1011 Pompadour Jim ho he won sam In tn td prime ant the fact that ho did IId not defeat Corbett Corbutt It should not be bo counted against lI alnet him hi It vas said laid that tho the day clay the tho light Il ht t Jackson suffered a ankle and anil he lie went through the four tour hours of ot light lightIng lag Ing In on his courage and grit Perhaps the time greatest feat tent In Jack Jacksons Jacksons sons career wan waH his hili defeat def nt of Paddy Slavin at London In 1892 Slavin at that time was champion of England 1 and was sas considered one of the best lighters of ot the tiny day da The light ended end ell ellIn In the tenth round remind and from the Iho first to tho the last round Jacksons generalship van Willi said sold to bo be tho time prettiest seen seem lie en In III Inthe inthe the ring for tor many a n day a After defeat Jackson was made a popular hero In England 1 and ho hoI I was Yas banqueted and lauded everywhere This was practically the tho beginning of ot the end to tho time great rent fighters lI career He Jle went the w wiy y of ot time the majority before ht fore him bin and find after lifter him Ho lie II took to drink drinking drinkIng ing an his hili decline was ns rapid Tho Thu last few Cew years yare he ho has been an nn object of charity 1118 last light was Willi with Jeffries in ms Francisco TIme The bout amounted to nothing more morl thou than an all exhibition and Jackson was wall put out In the tho third t round Some time ago ngo who knew that consumption bad got hold bold of or him expressed a n desIre to 10 see his former ronnel home although Australia Is III not the tho land of at his birth as IS ho first saw lIght In Jacksonville Fin Fla Ia Friends took I St T TUII up UI n a collection and the pugilist saIled palled I away and amid he died July 23 near Sydney I N S W |