The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-05
JOHNSON rs STILL
WORLDS CHAMPION
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clinch johnson uppercuts twice with
the right and the referee orders a
break. johnson lands left and right to
face. Flynn blocks two left upper
cuts but missed in an effort to counter.
Flynn forced johnson into neutral
corner and furious rally comes.
Clinched at the bell. Johnson's round.
Third Round.
Flynn rushes into close quarters
and johnson holds him. John
son sends short left to face
and they again clinch. Flynn
again tries for stomach but is block
ed. Flynn hooks left to Jaw three
times. Jack uppercuts face with right
Flynn plays lightly ON stomach with
fright and hooked left to head, anger
ing the black who uppercut very rough
| ly with both hands. Flynn was bleed
ing profusely from the nose and mouth
at the bell Johnson's round. J
Round Four.
Johnson rushes and continues to cut
up Flynn's face with short uppercuts.
with Flynn still trying for stomach.
Flynn sends series of lefts and rights
to the body. Johnson PUSHES the fire
man across the ring and stabbed lefts
and rights to the head. They clinch-
ed and Flynn tried for body and also
various right uppercuts to chin.
Jack sends three lefts to head and fol-
lowed them with a right uppercut.
Flynn still after stomach. Flynn
shoots two left hooks to neck and
forces clinch. They we're fiddling at
the bell. Johnson's round.
| Round Five.
| Flynn PUSHES and meets a left up
percut In furious rally Flynn tries
desperately for the stomach but John
son holds him off. Jack sends left to
the face. Flynn hooks left to head.
Johnson stood off and put six lefts to
the nose without a return. They
clinch and Flynn tears after stomach.
Jack uppercuts face with right Flynn
PUSHES but is easily stopped. In
close fighting Flynn hooks light right
to face. The crowds cheers and John
son clapped his hands over Flynn's
back. Flynn is bleeding profusely.
At close quarters Flynn lands left
uppercut at the bell. F1ynn's face was
| a mass of blood while johnson appar-
entity is as fresh as ever. Johnson's
round.
Round Six.
Flynn forces clinch and Johnson
holds Flynn complains to referee and
then butts the cinder for which he is
warned Flynn pummels stomach and
Iagain butts, for which he Is warned
johnson complains of F1ynn's rough
tactics. Jack sends three lefts to the
face. Flynn again butts the negro
land is again warned. He offers John
lson his hand but the black refuses 1t
Flynn gets his fifth warning for but
ting. Johnson pummels head witt
rights and let's. Flynn tries but
misses terrific right and johnson
was pounding face at the bell. Flynn's
work was very rough. Johnson's round
on clean fighting.
/ Pound Seven.
Spider Kelly has appeared in Flynn's
corner and is advising the fireman
Jack jabs face with left ten or twelve
times without return. He buffets
Flynn about the ring but does not ap
tpear to be trying for Knockout
lack uppercuts right to the body twice
Flynn sends half dozen easy taps te
THE stomach. Flynn misses left up
percut and Is given three In return
He is bleeding badly at the nose
johnson uppercuts face with right
then sends left to, the nose and follows
with right aud left to~the head. Flynn
hooks two lefts TO the head. Flynn's
defeat is in sight as he goes to his
lcorner. Johnson's round.
Round Eight.
Flynn rushes and Johnson sends left
uppercut to face, starting the blood
lafresh from F1ynn's badly battered
nose Johnson holds Flynn at arm:
length and shoots right to the nose
Johnson places hard left on Flynn''
head and uppercuts with right to face
Johnson sends two lefts to head. Flynn
deliberately butts Johnson three time:
and is given final warning. Flynn
sends three rights to the body and II
trying desperately but Jack is hi
master at all stages, uppercutting thu
fireman when he pleases. Flynn
butts and the referee threatens t.
stop the fight. 1t appeared that thu