Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
JOHNSON SAYS
HE IS LEARNING
REALLY TAKING HIMSELF Sc
Rl0USLY
HOLDS THAT HE MUST WIN OR
QUIT RING
Asserts That He Has Learned How to
Finish an Opponent and viii Not
Let Flynn Escape AnnlhIIa-
ton Tuesday Night

Battling Johnson really takes a des-
perate last chance when he hooks up
with Jim Flynn next Tuesday evening
at McCarey's pavilion. Johnson has
come close to being a NEAR winner
on several occasions, but except when
he met Van Doozer and Collins he
invariably has suffered defeat. Now
1t is a case of do or die with him
and he intends to make good by whip
ping the fireman most decisiVely.
Now from his camp at San Pedro
comes the reports from Joe Cabral,
Howard Baker and Fred Ward that
the Russian is showing up more
promisingly than ever before, and that
being in perfect health he is able to
go a longer distance at harder pace
than in any of his former contests.
While johnson has been trying to
gain a little knowledge of side step
ping" and cleaverness, he VIII rely al
most entirely on his sledge hammer
blows, which nearly gained victory
for him when he met. Flynn before.
With the fireman hanging on the ropes
in the eighth round of that memorable
fight, Johnson did not know how TO
take advantage of the opportunity and
he allowed Flynn to rally ana AFTER
wards defeat him. .
FLYNN. with his usual confidence, is
working harder than ever for the bat
tie. He realizes that he will have no
snap for, he declares, that the Russian
can hit some and it is only by planning
a campaign of foxiness that he can
hope to beat johnson for the tnlrd
time. Flynn has only the one style
that of rushing in and doing execu-
ton at infighting-but sometimes ne
varies this with occasional lodging.
However, whenever Flynn is in the
ring as one of the principals or a
fight the fans may depend on getting
all of the smuggling they may desire.
Besides the main event between
Flynn and Johnson Tuesday night the
three preliminaries are well worth the
nrice of admission, which will be or
the popular variety. The card as ar
ranged is as follows
Jim Flynn VS.. Battling Johnson, ten
rounds. .
Walter Fisher VS. Danny Weps'ei'
ten rounds.
Frank Mantell VS.. Roy Page, six
lin Cameron VS.. Arthur Collins, six
rounds.
This will make thirty-two rounds OF
boxing, If all of the contests go tne
limit. which, however, hardly seems
Mantell usually is a main event
fighter hut as he has not been seen
in Los Angeles he is willing to go on
for six rounds and demonstrate that
his record does not belle his apllties
In Roy Page he has an opponent
who is more than willing to show
+he fans that he has improved SUI
ficientlv to be considered in the lou
mound class of high-notch pugillsts
That he has acquired gameness is at
tested by all of those who have WIZ
messed his numerous tryouts OF an
weights of pugs and there are many
of his admirers who believe that ne
win defeat Mantell in spite of the
VISITORS dazzling record of knockouts-
Webster and Fisher have been clam
orinp for n fight for some months, but
this is the first time that they could
agree to all of the arrangements Tor
a battle. Now that Danny mas con-
scented to meet the San Bernardino boy
at catchweights, the fans will be able
20 decide ilst how good Fisher is
for Webster has had considerable eX-
perience in the ring and VIII Know
inst how to go about the fghtlng IN
order to score on his antagonist. Both
of the lads have declared that they
will fight openly and Fisher says ne
will knock out Webster il he mas the
nunch in his right hand to do 1t ana all
OF his training at the paV1non mas peSh
directed toward that end.
cameron and Collins are doing good
1vorl. in preparation for their six-rounu
fracas and the fans will see plenty OF
action during the time the two are IN
the ring. .4 4,,o,,
Flynn and Johnson followed out their
usual line of training yesterday, Johh
son nutting on the mitts with Fred
Ward. Howard Baker and Jack Walsh
Flvnn went on the road, with Danny
Webster as his companion, in the morn
inc and in the afternoon he did mis-
reSuIar stunts, ending up with box
Inc with O'Keefe and Webster.