The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-06
FLYNN BEATS AL.
Pueblo Fireman Outclas SeS
Giant California Fighter.
Rocks Kaufman'S Head Ten
Rounds With Swings.
KNOCKOUT SCORED.
KNOCKOUT
Shay Drags Helpless Fighter
Back to His Doom.
Three Times Big "HOpe" Takes
Count of Nine.

Kansas City, May 6.-With a haro
right swing to the jaw, jim flSnn -
Pueblo. Col, knocked out Al KAUFMAN
of San Francisco in the tenth rouhu u
their fight here Friday night
Never before, in his career had Raul
man suffered such punishment as ne
received here Eight times Flynh
floored him. Three times did the giant
Colifornian take the count of nine, and
after each knockdown he saved hlinselA
from an immediate knockout by cIlncn u
inc his opponent and holding on 10
gain strength. ~, o,,oa a
minute before the fight was scneoule9 u
to end, kaufman was p5oo o.c,,, hi" his
pitifuI sight. Blood streameo Iroi n, iiis
left eve, which was closed in the tnlIu
round. and from his mouth. his lace
was a mass of bruises. Other imam d
badI1z swollen face due to Kaufman 5
left labs. Flynn was apparently un
hurt.
Flynn Fights Bulldog Bat'le.
E,1vnn fought his own bulldog pattie-
He rushed Kaufman at every oppol.
+u,i+v with lowered head, the former
fireman would charge his taller anu
heavier opponent, swinging rights anu
lefts which usually went nome u
Kaufman's head. Flynn used ms iedo
most frequently. He landed at least ~
hard swings with this hanu alolle =:
Kaufman was unable to Ward Oh
FIynn's blows when once he started a
rush.
Kaufman was slow. He continually
tried to shove Flynn away and make
long range battle Of the affalr. Dur!ns
two rounds, the first and the IlLtn' the
Californian got the kind OF battnng ne
wanted, but then he found that his lett
ioI,4 not strong
enough to affect his smuggling opponent
No Doubt of Result.
The result was never in doubt after
the second round. Angry because kauf-
man had carried away the honors IN
the first round, Flynn rushed IN at the
tap of the gong in the second ana Wheh
the round was a minute old, KAUFMAN
was groggy from a right swing to the
Jaw. 1t seemed that Flynn would
knock Al out in that round. Kaufman
had trained faithfully for the fight,
however, and in this and subsequent
rounds he displayed remarkable recup-
erative powers.
Every .knockdown resulted from
right swing to the jaw, following a
fusillade of rights and lefts to the
head Kaufman took the count of
nine in the third, ninth and tenth
rounds. He was down for two seconds
in the fourth, five in the seventh and
Shay Brings Al Back.
Twice during the tenth round Kauf-
man was knocked through the ropes.
Once, perpleXed, Danny Shay, the
referee, helped Kaufman back into the
ring after the fighter had laid help
less for eight seconds.
Kaufman was out for fully five min
utes after Flynn had been declared
the winner.
Flynn weighed III and Kaufman
2O5. Flynn received $1,750 and Kauf-
man $2,250.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round Both men rushed quickly
to the center of the ring and ex-
changed lefts and rights to the head
Al landed right to the jaw and left to
stomach. Flynn drove home a body
blow. AL jabbed Flynn's face with a
left and rocked his head with a right
to the jaw. Kaufman landed two stiff
rights to the jaw just before the
round ended.
Round FLYNN came at his OPP
ponent with a rush and Kaufman
landed a right and left to the head
Getting under his opponents guard
Flynn swung hard left and right to the
Jaw, making Kaufman wobble. Kauf-
man missed a right swing and Flynn