Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-02
PUEBLO FIREMAN
GROWS IN FAVOR
Believed That Flynn Will
Be Able to Give John.
son Lively Run
SPECIAL 20 Daily News.


far as can be Judged at this Writing
the lohnscn-Flynn match for the
championship OF the world is fix
ture. The financial arrangements,
whatever they may be, were agreed
'pon long ago The only thing that
Clouded the atmosphere was the
question OF a battle-ground. and now
all uncertainty on this score seems
20 nave been removed.
The passage OF n law in New Mex-
leo providing for the handling OF
pugilistic enterprise il that section
opened a new field for the wander
ing knights of the padded mitt ard
when, on the day the Tripr measure
went through the house" at Santa
Fe. Jack Curley named Las Vegas
the place of meeting for the champ
ionship, there was suggestion OF
team work and the eternal fitness OF
things.
Nothing success Is like success, and
uoN NnoN NulltN HdS S"NNN'hNN f~'
ing the way for his championship
venture he will compel critics and
sporting men generally to sit up and
pay attention to the heavyweight
event II will be pretty hard to Grad
icate the opinion that Fireman Flynn
is not q worthy adversary Tor the
Olack-skinned world beaten. Jack
Johnson. The only possible way TO
induce the public to regard Flycns
chances with any degree OF serious.
ness is 10 cause speculation TO arise
rs 10 the effect that couple oil years
of Incidence and luxury have had
uron Johnson and Johnson's upper
cuts.
II there were good grounds for
thinking that Johnson can take M
his work again and perform rs deN
tcrously as he did against Jeffries
az Reno. this match that hargs IN
the balance wolld he a fit subject
Tor investigation ny some of the soci-
e,es which make q special OF pre-
venting uncalled. for cruelties.
But there's the rub In Flynns
case there is reason for believing
that he Is improving as a fighter
The most eloquent evidence in favor
of this assumption can be found IN
Mis- defeats OF Al Kaufman and Carr
Morris In both affairs the fireman
performed in a orkmanlike manner.
AZ that however. the gains he has
made would avail him nothing II
Johnson could he counted on TO dis
play his old-time form.
Lon. Cut of Ring.
Johnson has passed his thirty
fourth year and has not been In me
rims Cor two years. John l.. Sullivan
WAS "a and had been out of business
Tor three years when he lost 10 jim
Corhett. There is always a DISPOSE
ton 10 attribute the defeat of It
hampton to physical retrogression
and slowing up and II Was so when
sullivan lost TO Corhett. Nnd N"
chances are that sullivan. II he had
been a few years younger and II ne
had not enjoyed three year lay-oti
would have made things Tar more in
teresting for pompadour Jim
lin Corbett was only few
months past his thirticth year when
h. lost his laurels 70 Fit,simmons
This was in March, 1887, and three
wears had elapsed since Corh"tt de
featsd Charlie Mitchell So si-nally at
Jacksonville
Wen. II may be that Ft.simmons
would Rave proved Corbctts maste"
If they had met wears sooner. nut
hav. nv doubts In speed and cley-
crness Corbctt did not show any par
ti,ula~ falling away at Carson. but In
nerve force-in the ability 10 end ire
fatigue end remain proof against eN
ritemcu' he was q mere mockery %.
the lad who trounced Sullivan and
Mitchell.
Fitzsimmons was 20 when h. ven
under to Icffries at Conev Island
and had been ont Of the ring rou-
pie %. wears
70 j, hard thing 60 il-rro in ih"
r..o ~ treaty. individual Ike fit1-
sinm, There was something
about tho fellow that age could net
withcr and glance AZ his record
will suggest that 80 far as pugilistic
prestige is concerned. he had as many
lives ~ a cat.
Rr' the style OF night he pat mp
with Jeffries indicated that his two
years holiday had taken the edge off
his fi-htinr proves
\ year later. shcn ne made an
active campaign. II will be- remam-
bered that h. Knocked ont a whole
lot ri fellows In short order. tine list
in'lTdinr Tom Sharkey and Gus Rub
lin, 10th Of whom we're DISPOSED a.
within a week.
lin Jeffries vas few months
over the - wears notch wher he
how'd Jack Munro ir San Franciscc
shortly afterward ho retired. lite
ally because there WAS nothing ia
he shape of q human fighting ami
nal nat could hold a candle 20 him
Siy years later. AZ the clamoring Of
press ard public he camc forth To
give battle 70 Jack johnson
Painful Subject. =.
Vow this is painful subject bnt