El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
JOHNSON And
FLYNN At IT
Both Big Boys Busy Pre-
pairing For the July 1
Fight at Las Vegas.
by q. w. LANIGAN

Las Vegas, " n, June Lii Ar
tina johnson is playing TO :. Il. o. BUSH
ness in his daily mdunees at his train
ing camp in old Town" He has
central location. whereas it is practi-
callE 10 mile drive by auto or rig
10 Montezuma springs, where Jim
Flynn is holding forth. Consequently,
the mob shows up at Camp Johnson
every afternoon, while none but the
elite journeys out for peep at the
fighting fireman.
The day Johnson moved into the bun
galow Of Francisco Baca y SdndoTal
he phoned for the carpenter and had
him build q spacious platform IN the
back yard Lii Artha had regulation
ring staked off, and the pulleys ana
pUnchingbag apparatus put into place
The duSky champion mas not Deeu
CHARGING any admission TO his per
formanccs. The turnOuts were ire
mendOus. But when the notice went
uD this afternoon that IL would cost 10
cents TO enter the enclosure and see
Johnson gambol with his sparrinS
partners and punch the bag, there We're
a lot of souls who turned around and
beat it back TO town. AT that, Lii
Artha played 10 fully 800 persons ana
that viii buy pOrkchops Tor MS camp
for the next several meals to come A
regular arena is IN course Of construc-
ton IN senior SandOvals back YARD ana
by the end OF the week the tight Ians
viii get regular seat IN return lo1
their dime
Jim Flynn who was idle Monday be-
cause his three sparrinS partners were
on the manned list as result or the
harsh milling saturday and sunday, got
into action again Iuesday AFTERNOON
Howard MorrOWs right optic stlll ans
him and he was excused from dOnn1nS
his ring toys. Big Al Williams ana
Ray Marshall were the youths VINO
opposed Flynn Each rinSster got -FOUR
rounds. instead OF the regulation three
a =
wanted TO spar more than SIX ROUNDS
He worked as he always works, Wnetn-
er in ring or in training camp, ana
both Williams and Marshall were hap
ply when the final bell sounded
jim Good and Busy.
Flynn took his usual two hours drill
over the mountain this morning Be
fore sparring with Williams and Mar
shall he went through his full course
of gymnasium stunts. The weight IS
coming off, Just as Tommy Ryan
prophecied, now that the real work
has started. While the PueblOan still
weighs a little more than zoe. stripped.
Ryan declares that from y 70 10
pounds must come off to satisfy him.
1T is ridiculous for Flynn TO want
TO weigh 200 pounds against Jack
Johnson July 4" said Ryan He must
get down to $50 If not 1S5- He viii be
right at one Of those lower notcheS
and plenty big enough TO whip LII
Artha-'
johnson also boxed eight rounds.
Marty Cutler got the first four and
Kid Calvin the last four Lii Artha
also punched the bag as cieverly as
ever and pulled his customary shadow
boxing exhibition. He is lightning
fast on his feet and is happy over the
fact that it is sure thing that he viii
be able 10 make his pet weight against
Flynn, tOwit; 215 pounds. Johnson has
got his bulk down TO 90 pounds ana IS
Infinitely better looking in every way
than when he reached East Las Vegas
Sunday night a week ago
Jack Curley wired treasurer Mark
Lewis from Los Angeles that all Cali
fornia was interested in the Flynn
johnson contest and that he confident
~ expected that section would send
5000 fans TO East Las Vegas FOR the
fistic show July 4. Curley plans TO be
back in the city Thursday night. He
viii find the East Las Vegas and sur
rounding neiShbOrhoOd well billed and
an advance sale Of almost $4,000.
with hundreds Of letters to answer ali
in reference TO seat. reservations.