Arizona republican., 1912-07-05
Johnson Devoted Himself Mainly to Smiling, En- tertaining Spectators as Long as Possible and
 Avoiding Hurting Flynn
FIREMAN HELPLESS
 FROM BEGINNING
His Continual Fouling and His Bloody Face Caused the New Mexican Police to Stop the One-Sided
 Contest in Ninth Round
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

EAST LAS VEGAS, July 4-Ih9 Johnson Flynn fight for the heavy weight championship was brought to the state police. Captain Fornoff of the state force, and the personal rep resentative at the ringside of Gov ernor Mcdonald declared that it was no longer a boxing contest, that it was a brutal exhibition and that F'lynn's foul tactics made it's con- tinuance impossible.
 FOrnoff jumped into the ring with his deputies and drove the fighters and officials who followed him to the corners. The referee then an nounced that Johnson had won, and that the fight was over. Flynn displayed no ability in the fight. He was cut about the face until the blood ran down his breast ia stream. He was utterly helpless in the first round and by the sixth he was deliberately trying to butt the champion on the chin with his head
 Time after time, as Johnson held him pOWerless in clinches, Flynn ierked his head upward. Smith warned him repeatedly but it did no good. In the seventh Flynn began 1 Ieaping forward every time so that ! he could work his head under John sons chin. Both of Hymns feet were off the floor time and again and sometimes he seemed to leap into the air.
 Smith forced Flynn back toward I. Stop putting" he would say. shak- ing his finger in Hymns face, "stop it, or I will disqualify you
 The ngger is holding me- Flynn roared back Hes holding me all the time he's holding me like this and he offered to illustrate to the referee.
 Smith evaded the blood-stained arms held before him and waved the men together again.
 In d cinch in the eighth round Flynn flung himself upward again. Smith jumped between and warned him once more.
 The next time you do it. I'll dis qualify you," Smith shouted to Flynn,
 but he changed his mind. for it hap pened again and again that round. and repeatedly in the ninth before the police took a hand.
 Through it all the champion was smiling. He evaded Flynn's attack with the utmost ease whether the Pueblo man led with his hands or his head. once only did he show any wish to end the fight and yet the ringside opinion was unanimous that he could have put Flynn out at any time he desired
 The champion opened up only once early in the fight. when Flynn landed OF him two good blows. right and left hooks delivered during clinch Johnson appeared nettled by his own carelessness and smashed a right up percut through Hymns guard which knocked the white man off his feet.
 The champion smiled as he went back to his monotonous chopping up percuts and clinches. which reduced Hymns face to a bloody mass in each round. Apparently Johnson did not attempt to hit hard. He con- tented himself with slow. clodly, sci entific chopping.
 Johnson was always master of the situation. Not blow that Flynn started toward Johnson reached hin with any steam behind it. When the fight was over there was not a mark on Johnson's body beyond d cut in side his lower lip, which bled slightly for a few minutes Immediately after the fight Johnson hastened to the betting commissioner to collect his Wagers on himself Johnson made q speech before he left for his camp. Flynn rushed from the ring and the arena. He was not hurt, cuts and bruises on the face being the cnly damage. He had nothing to say in defense of the showing he had made. The fight was utterly lacking in interest There was not a cheer during the entire nine rounds. Many believed that Flynn was eager to be disqualified Helpless as a child, he made no attempt to disguise his at tempts to do with his head what the gloves could not accomplish.