The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-18
FLYNN KNOCKED
OUT BY LANGFORD

Los Angeles, March 17--Sam Lang
ford, BostonS wonderful negro fignt-
CT. did away with Jim Flynn, the Pu-
able fireman. in the last holf of the
eighth round Of a fight that was
scheduled to go fOTty-five rounds, ut
the old Jeffries arena here today, The
knockout was not clean one, the
uppercut which Langford delivered
with his left hand merely accelerating
Fiypn's fall after he had missed a
right swing at Langford's jaw and
lost his balance Flynn prone on the
mat with his arms extended and dis
located his jaw, on which he struck
first with the whole weight OF his
body.
Referee Charles Eyton counted the
fireman out before even FlyDn's sec
onds were able to realize Just what
had happened. and the badly punished
fighter, staggering 10 his feet. his legs
tottering and his senses recling, made
feeble efforts to fight again. though
the opponent he saw through his half.
shut eyes was imaginary Langford
had retired to his corner, smiling over
his victory and proud OF his green
trunks
Flynn's Bad Start,
Flyn1's chances of winning were
dimmed in the first round. when Lang
ford. breaking away from the first
clinch. delivered A right swing to the
freman's left check. The blow opened
a cash and started the blood flowing
Again before the first round was end
ed Langford found Flynn's face with
his right. and In the almost continual
clnchIng he frequently brought both
gloves to Flynn's face and neck, The
round was easily Langford's and 1t
was apparent that something little
less than miracle could make Flynn
the winner of the fight
With his face and mouth bleeding
and apparently weakened in body
and spirit by the terrific blows of the
negro wonder. Flynn fought bravely
through six more rounds. and came
up for the eighth still determined TO
keep the negro close to him.
He had huggcd Langford through
out all OF the previous rounds. and
smothered many fierce and we'll
aimed blow. but now he was too weak
and dazed TO keep up the uneven
struggle. The first seven rounds he
had prevented the negro from setting
himself for the final Knockout blow
by rushing in when he found his arms
free and buttIng his head up against
his opponents chin.
At Negroes Mercy.
But he could not do that now
I,angford had him at his mercy and
kept him off with jabs to the face
and swings with left and right TO the
body. When the round was little
more than half done. and Il was APP
APPARENT that Flynn was not able to
fight much longer. Langford lcaped
backward with panther-lIke agility
and that instant prepared to swing
his right to Flynn's jaw. Flynn made
his last desperate effort then. and
when the blow he sent out with his
right failed OF It's destination. his
body followed Il. Langford's left hand
shot ont like streak OF lightning to
Flynn's jaw but il was not so much
from the force OF the blow ns from
the momentum of his body that Flynn
went down,
In the third round Flynn had fallen
10 his knees in much the same way
when Lapsford stopped aside from a
night swing that Flynn had intended
for the jaw Flynn was down for
seven seconds.
A crowd that jammcd the JcfIries
arena and was estimated at 10000
saw the contest and the preliminary
bouts. In one OF these Al Rogers so
severely punished Young Kenny that
the referee stopped IL in the third
round.