The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-15
FLYNN OUTFIGHTS
PAPKE IN Ten
FAST ROUNDS
Fireman Rushes ThunderbOIt
Through Ropes and Proves
Stronger at Finish

LOS ANGELES. July I4.-In 10
rounds Of vicious lighting. Jim Flynn
Of Pueblo bested Billy Papke OF
Kewanee. Ill, before the Pacific athletic
club tonight. OF the 10 rounds, Flynn
had q decided lead in four and four
rounds we're even. In the other two
Papke had the better of it: Flynn had
a slight advantage in weight and made
good use OF It. He rushed Papke
throughout the fight and had the I'LL
nois man holding on repeatedly.
Flvnn's face showed the effects of the
contest, his mouth, nose and left eye
being badly swollen.
Papke started the night in whirlWind
fashion. having a decided lead in the
opening round In the following
rounds Flynn fought back to an even
standing, and in the closing ROUNDS
won a fair advantage. -,
Half a dozen times Flynn rushed
Papke through the ropes, and the near
est thing 10 a knockout was when the
Illinois man half fell and half slipped
to one knee from the effect OF a shower
Of rights and lefts TO the face. Papke
used g straight left to advantage ana
had little trouble getting to Flynn 8
body in close quarters during the early
rounds.
Following is the story of the fight
by rounds:
BOUND Flynn wadsd into HIS opponent st
the gong. Coming out OF clineh, Pspke
reached Flynns head and stomach Pspke
landed Flynn's nose with terrific right and
left and hed blood streaming. Coming out OF
another clinch, Pspke rained many hard blows
70 Fiynn's face without & return It was
Papkes round
ROUND 2-Pspke sent terrific right TO
Flynn's eye and caught him with. left to
the face coming out OF & elinch- Flynn con-
tinued 10 rush, but Pspke did far the eleFe1er
work Flynn pat right 10 Pspke's face and
Papke deliberately hit Flynn in the stomach
after the bell.
ROUND S-Flynn rushed Pspke to the ropes.
right TO the head and a left 70 the BODY
sent Pspke through the ropes. With half OF
his body outside the ring. Flynn sent hard
right and left to Pspke's body. Flynn took
TO land right 10 Papkes head Papke got
two rights to the stomach in close quarters
with his head under Flynn's chin
ROUND 4-FIynn landed hard right to
Pspke's chin Papke landed Flynn's face
with several straight lefts, but Flynn kept
right after his opponent, most Of the hghting
being done at close quarters.
ROUND 6-A hard right 10 the face, followed
by right and left TO the pit Of the stomach,
had Flynn badly dazed. Flynn put right and
left 20 PRpkes head and they fought Ticiously
in Papke's corner. with Papke against the ropes
as the gong sounded. II was Pspke's round.
ROUND 6-Flynn opened the round with
q hard right over the heart Flynn knocked
Pspke through the ropes with right to the
nose and then helped him back Papke put
right % Flynn's jaw and they ciinched, with
PaPke holding on. Papke appeared distressed
at ms stage.
ROUND FLYNN rushed Pspke to the ropes
and left TO his face caused Papke 10 slip 70
the noor- Flynn's right went into Papke's
stomach and Papke sent hard right over
Flynn's heart and a straight left 20 Flynn s
face. Flynn put three terrific rights to the
kidneys. Flynn's round
ROUND s-Flynn got to the face with hard
right and then landed left to the Jaw without
a return. Papke landed & hard left and right
10 FlynD's face. Flynn put in q hsrd right
and LEFT to Papke's face. Even round.
ROUND e-F1ynn made Pspke run away. In
Flynns corner they fought head TO head, PSpke
planting right Flynn's badly swollen left
eve Flynn fought Pspke 70 the ropes, but the
German held his own. They exchanged lefts
and clinched. Papke butting Flynn. II was
Hymns round.
ROUND 1o-Papke made Flynn back up BIZ
playing for his body Plynn put hard right
70 the face and rushed Papke TO the ropes. A
right uppercut caught Papke on the mouth and
Flynn then hammered Papke hard on the kid
neys They were fighting IN the center Of the
ring at the end 81 the round. The law permits
no decision. but Flynn had the ADVANTAGE