The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-15
FLYNN=PAPkE
FIGHT IS SWIFT
Pueblo Man Had the Illinois
Fighter in Much
Trouble.

Maud Junction Arena, Los Angeles,
July 1i.-In ten rounds of vicious fight
ing, Jim Flynn of Pueblo. Colo, bested
/ Billy Papke of Spring Valley, ILL.,, be-
fore the Pacific Athletic club tonight
OF the ten rounds, Flynn had a de-
oided lead In four and four rounds
were 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
nols man holding on repeatedly.
Flynn's face showed the effects of the
contest. his mouth, nose and left eye
being badly swollen
Papke started the fighting, whirl-
wind fashion, having a decided lead
In the opening rounds. In the follow
Ing 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 rope and the near
est thing to Knockout was when the
Illinois man half fell and half slipped
OF one knee from the effect of a shower
of right and left blows TO tho face.
PaDke used a straight left to advan-
tage. and during the early rounds had
little trouble getting TO Flynn's body
in close quarters.
Fight By Rounds.
Round Flynn waded into his op-
ponent at the gong. Coming out OF
a clinch. Papke landed on Flynn'S nose
with a terrific right and left and drew
blood Coming out of another clinch
Papke ralned blows to Flynn's face
without return 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
clincn. Flynn continued TO rush. but
Papke did far cleverer work Flynn
put a right to Papkes face and Papke
deliberately hit Flynn In the stomach
after the bell.
Round S.-Flynn rushed Papke to
the ropes A right to the head and a
left to the body sent Papke to tle
ropes. With half of Papke's body out
Side the ring. Flynn sent hard right
and left TO the body. Flynn took @
right and left to the face In order to
land a right to Papke's head Papke
got two rights to the stomach In close
quarters.
Round 4-F1ynn landed a hard right
to Papkes 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 "a hard right to the face.
followed by a right and left TO the
stomach, dazed Flynn. Flynn put a
lob I.y 30, 4 \
fought viciously with Papke against
the ropes as the gong sounded. Papke's
round.
Round 6-Flynn opened with hard
right over the heart. Flynn knocked
Papke through the ropes with right
10 tie nose and then helped him back
Papke put right TO Flynn's jaw and
they clinched. Papke appeared dis
tressed 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
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 rights to the kidneys.
Flynn's round
Rounl S-Flynn got to the face with
a hard right and then landed a left to
the jaw. Papke landed hard left TO
Flynn's face. Flynn put hard right
and left TO Papke's 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 ex-
changed lefts and cllnched. Papke
butting Flynn. Flyun's round
Round 10-Papke made Flynn back
up By playing for his body Flynn put
hard right to face and rushed Papke
to the ropes A right uppercut caught
Papke in the mouth and Flynn ham
mered hard on the Kidneys. They
were fighting In the center of the ring
at the end of the round, The law
permits no decision. but Flynn had the
advantage.