Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-16
FLYNN NO EASY MARK.
Pueblo Fireman Not to Be CIassed in
the Cinch Division.

Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman. who
has jumped into the limelight by
showing an advantage over Sam Lang
ford in a ten round bout at Los An
geles, is not an easy mark by any
means, even though Langford slowed
him away in less than one round a
year ago last December. On that oc-
casion Langford was in splendid ply
steal condition and with the quickness
of a cat he caught Flynn off his guard,
a heavy right hand hook on the jaw,
finishing the job before the fireman
knew what to make of it all. Some
said at the ringside that FLYNN was
the victim of a lucky punch, while
others expressed the opinion that he
was suffering from stage fright. But
since that memorable collapse the
Pueblo man has evidently improved in
ring tactics and in confidence. for his
showing against Langford the other
night indicated both of these necessary
qualities.
Flynn, a big, rough slugger. with a
natural lighting instinct, and a fair
amount of cleverness, attracted some
attention in July, 1906, when he boxed
a 10 round draw with Jack Twin Sui
Ivan at Pueblo. He did so well in
that AFFAIR that he was matched with
Tommy Burns, who met him in Frisco
in October of the same year Flynn
put up hard fight, but Burns knocked
him out in the fifteenth round. Moth
ing daunted, Flynn got another fight
with Jack Twin Sullivan. They came
together at Los Angeles in January,
1907, and Flynn got a decision i'm
strenuous 20 round battle month
later they met again at the same place
under the same conditions and the de-
cision was q draw.
Flynn, with increasing confidence,
went after Jack Johnson, who was then
regarded as a promising heavyweight
and in November. 1907. at Colma. they
hooked up in a fierce ring duel. john
son had to do his best. and in the
eleventh round he stopped the Pueblo
man with a right hand uppercut on
the chin Another fight with Jacl-
Twin Sullivan followed two months
later, Flynn standing him off in a 10
round no decision affair as Los An
geles- Flynn and Jim Parry fought a
10 round draw at Denver in July, 1908
and in August the same year the fire.
man tackled Al Kaufman at Los An
geles. This was fierce encounter,
Flynn making things hum for while,
but in the ninth round Kaufman
knocked him cold with stomach
punch and a waliop on the jugular
Another 10 round draw with Barry was
Fiynn's next fight and it took place at
Los Angeles in November of that year.
a month before Kaufman stopped
Barry in 80 rounds at the same battle
ground.
LangforFs one round victory over
Flynn fits in here, but it didn't dis
courage the fireman much, il would
seem, for in March, 1909. he met Bill
Papl<e in a 10 round bout at Los An
geles. Papl<e, a terrific puncher, could
not put Flynn out, so he demanded an
other contest. which took place in July.
This time Flynn held his own so well
that Papke's stock s1umped trife.
Then Flynn boxed six rounds to a draw
with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in
Denver two weeks later and took
pretty good care not TO roughhouse the
ancient Quaker. Altogether it may be
seen that Flynn is a pretty fair sort
of a heavyweight and in a 10 round
bout with q friendly referee he is able
to make it hot for almost anybody. AS
he managed to stay 10 rounds with
Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson and Pap
Ike, there is no reason to consider
Langford back number because of his
failure to put Flynn away again in jig
time.