The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
BILLY PAPKE IS
 BEATEN BY FLYNN Decision Is Given After Ten
 Rounds 0i Fighting FLYNN IS HARD FIGHTER Papke Has an Advantage in Only Two Rounds and Is Rushed Through
 Ropes Half Dozen Times.
 Details of the Bout.

Los Angeles, July 14-In ten rounds of vicious fighting Jim Flynn of Pueblo, Col, bested Billy Papke of Spring Val ley, H., before the Pacific Athletic club tonight.
 Of the ten rounds Flynn had a de- cided lead in four rounds and four were even In the other two Papke had the better of 1t. Flynn had a slight advan- tage in weight and made good use of 1t. He rushed Papke throughout the fight and had the Illinois man holding on re- peatedly. Flynn's face showed the effects of the contest, his mouth, nose and left eye being badly swollen.
 Papke started the fight 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 dozen times Flynn rushed Papke through the ropes.
 Round l. Flynn waded into his man at the gong. Coming out of a clinch Papke reached Hymns head and stomach. Pap- Ike landed on Flynns nose with terrific right and left and drew blood. Coming out of another clinch Papke rained blows on F1ynns face without return. Papke' S round
 Round 9 Papke sent a terrific right to Flynn's eye and caught him with left to face. Flynn continued to rush, but Papke did far more clever work. Flynn put right to Papkes face and Papke deliberately hit Flynn in the stomach after the ball.
 Round 3. Flynn rushed Papke. A right to the head and left to the body sent Papke through the ropes. With half of Papke's body outside the ring Flynn sent hard right and left to the body Flynn took right and left to the face in or der to land a right to Papke's head. Papke got two rights to the stomach in close quarters.
 Round 4 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 5. A hard right to the face. fol- lowed by right and left to the stomach, dazed Flynn. Flynn put right and left to Papke's head and they fought viciously with Papke against the ropes as the gong sounded. Papkes round.
 Round G. Flynn opened with hard right over the heart. Flynn knocked Papke through the ropes with a right to the nose and then helped him back. Papke put a right to Flynn's jaw and they clinched. Papke appeared distressed at this stage.
 Round z. Flynn rushed Papke to the ropes and a left to the face caused Papke to slip to the floor. Flynn sent straight 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
 Round S. Flynn got to the face with a hard right and then landed left to the jaw. Papke landed hard left to Flynn s face. Flynn put 8 hard right and left to Papkes face. Even round.
 Round g. Flynn made F'Rrke run away. In iFlynns corner they fought head to head Papke planting g right on Flynn's badly swollen left eye. Flynn fought Papke to the ropes but the Gerpan held his own. They exchanged lefts and clinched, Papke outing Flynn. Flynn 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 hammered hard on the kidneys. They were fighting In tha center of the ring at the end of the round. The law permits no decision but Flynn had the adyantape-