Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-26
Rx LAY DAVIDSON


FTy Hhe native son boy wonder, AL
Kaufman, did a trick last night
a that Jack Johnson. the black
bugaboo of the heavyweight division
could not do-stopped Jim Flynn in
nine rounds Of fighting. And it was
about the fiercest milling ever seen In
the Maud Junction ring. Flynn prac-
tically was knocked out in the eighth
round, but the gong saved him, and 1t
REQUIRED less than half minute OF
fighting in the ninth round to finish
the Job.
1t was a great fight. Not one idle
moment was spared by the big boys
during their eight and little more
rounds of lighting. Flynn realized the
great handicap under which he was
fighting and sailed in to end the battle
in his favor with knockout in the
early rounds and fought himself out
of wind and punches.
Few big fights ever go at the pace
that these boys set last night, and
while Kaufman did not show any
thing remarkable, beyond that terrific
punch of his, his victory becomes
greater when 1t is considered that
Tommy Burns required fifteen ROUNDS
and Jack Johnson used up eleven
rounds to do the same thing Kauf-
mann did last night in less than nine
rounds.
The story Of the battle can be told
in a story OF a punch. Kaufman had
weight, height, reach and, best OF all,
the punch as his advantages over the
fighting fireman and. although he did
not like the fierce rushes and rough
house work OF the Pueblo boy, he
weathered these storms and, by con-
stant hammering with that left to the
face and right cross to the head ana
Jaw, he wore down Flynn until the
fireman had no strength left to re-
sist this mauling.
Flynn Weakens Himself
F1vnn tried to end the fight by
knockout In the early rounds, prob
ably realizing that his only chance lay
at landing this punch. He got 1t over
several times, but not with the neces-
sary steam behind it, although he
rocked the native sons head with the
force he put behind these wallops to
the head and Jaw. After five rounds
of fighting Flynn began to weaken,
and his hackers surely realized then
was to sneak over lucky punch. The
vim and energy of his early rushes
was fading away and the power behind
his punches was becoming weaker. Al
became stronger as the battle
progressed, and after the fifth round
he never was in any serious trouble.
In the eighth round Kaufman
dropped the fireman with vicious
right swing to the jaw, and after TAX
ing all the count he dared Flynn arose
and continued to fight the best he
knew how, but again encountered that
right cross and went down with what
would have been the finishing touches
had he not been saved by the timely
interference Of the gong.
He came back strong In the ninth,
seemingly, and started In to rough 1t
with Al. After a brief mixup in
Flynn's corner, where AL caught him
at the call Of time, the native son
smashed him with a left and again
crossed with his right, both landing
squsrely to the jaw, and Flynn went
down for the full count. It was a
clean knockout and despite the rare
gameness Of Flynn It was unavoidable
after the fifth round.
Two Black Boys Whipped
The Harlem Coffee Cooler ended his
local career by a beautiful CD exhibit
down in the first round Of his fight
with Willie Fairbanks for the full
count and Referee Tommy Walsh
called the turn on him by declaring
that he was not knocked out, but had
quit. and deciding that in such cases
1t Is not fair to assess any damages
against the club, so he awarded the
entire purse to Fairbanks. When the
black boy fell in this round Walsh
was so thoroughly convinced that he
was trying to fake that he urged him
to get up and continue the fight, but
the negro refused and by the decision
of Referee Walsh he is canned" He
has fought three times in the local ring
and has been knocked out twice.
The curtain raiser, ten-round pre-
1iminary between Charlie Lucca and
the Congo Coon, was a good scrap.
This white boy was too aggressive and
game for the Coon, however, and after
making a good showing for four
rounds the Coon began to back water
and get on the defensive. The remain
ing six rounds were devoted to de-
fensive tactics by him, and Lucca. cas-
lily earned the decision.
Following is the Kaufmann-F Flynn
fight by rounds:
Kaufman and Flynn appeared IN the
ring. Kaufman came first, closely
followed by Flynn, and both were given
enthusiastic receptions. Kaufman had
Billy Delaney, Billy Aldridge, Oscar
Ebinger and Kid Dempsey in his cor
ner and Flynn had Shorty Adams, his
manager, Danny Webster, Abdul and
Eddie Webster in his corner. After
introductions they were instructed and
went at 1t.
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