Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-15
FLYNN HAS BETTER OF PAPkE
Tsn-Round Fight Before Athletic
Club at Los Angeles.
FLYNN EIGHT POUNDS HEAVIER
Contest IL Vicious nH the way
ThrouRh-Thc Pueblo BUy
Does Nearly All the
Leading.
LYNN EIGHT POUNDS HEAVIER

90 ANGELES, Cal. July H.-ln ten
rounds OF various fighting, Jim Flynn ~
Pueblo, Colo, bested Billy Papke OF
Spring Valley. H.. before tho Pacific
Athletic club tonight.
OF the ten rounds Flynn had a decided
lead In four and four rounds were even
In the other two Papke had the better
Of 1t. Flynn had a slight advantage in
weight and made good use OF It.
The fought at catch weights. Flynn out.
weighing Papke eight pounds, The
betting was 10 to 6 with Papke the favoritc.
The law permits no decision, but Flynn
had the advantage.
Round FLYNN waded in to his OPP
clinch Papke reached Flynn's head and
stomach Papke landed on Flynn's nose
with terrific right and left and drew
blood. Coming out OF another clinch Papke
rained blows to Flynu's face without re-
turn. Papke's round.
Round 2-Papke sent a terrific right to
Flynn's eye and caught him with a left
TO the face coming out OF "A clinch. Flynn
continued to rush but Papke did far
Gleyerer work. Flynn put a right to
Papke's face and Papke deliberately hit
tlynn In the stomach after the bell.
Round 3-Flynn rushed Papko to the
ropes. a right to the head and n left to
the body sent papke through the ropes.
With half OF Papke's body outside the ring
Flynn sent a hard right and left to the
body. Flynn took q right and left to the
face In order to land a rihgt to Papke's
head Papke got two rights 10 the stomach
in close quarters.
Round FLYNN landed a hard right to
Papke's chin. Papke landed on Flynn's
face with several straight lefts, but Flynn
kept right after his opponent, most Of the
fighting being done at close quarters.
Round 5A hard right to the face, fol-
lowed by a right and left to the stomach,
dazed Flynn. Flynn put a right and left
to Papke's head and they fought v%iclously,
with Papke against the ropes as the gong
sounded. Papke's round.
Round 6-tlynn opened with a hard right
over the heart. Flynn Knocked Papke
through the ropes with a right to the nose
and then helped him back. PRpke put a
right to Flynn's jaw and they ciinched.
Papke appeared distressed at this stage,
Round FLYNN rushed Papke to the
ropes, and a left to the face caused Papke
to slip to the floor. Flynn sent a right
to PApke's stomach, and Papke sent "A
hard right over Flynn's heart and a left
to his face, Flynn put three terrific
Round S-Flynn got to the face with a
hard right and then landed a left to the
jaw. Papke landed a hard left to Flynn,e
face, Flynn put a hard right and left
to Papkes face. Even round.
Round 9-Flynn made Papke run away
In Flynn's corner they fought head to
head, Papke planting a right on %Flynn's
badly swollen left eye. Flynn fought
Papke to the ropes, but the German held
his own. They exchanged lefts and
clinched, Papke butting Flynn. Flynn's
round.
Round 1O-Papke made Flynn back ur
by playing for his body. Flynn put a
hard right to the face and rushed Papke
to the ropes. A right uppercut caught
Papke in the mouth and Flynn hammered
hard on the Kidneys. They were fighting
in the center OF the ring at the end of tho
round.