Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-03
ARE
READY FOR BOUT
Referee Instructs Johnson and
Flynn Regarding Details to
Govern the Ring.
ARTHA Is TO HURRY END
Champion Says Eight Rounds Will
Be the Limit of Tomorrow's
Mill at Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, y. NJ, July S.-Every
detail incident to the gala bone
crushing entertainment OF tomorrow
has been perfected. Let the battling
gentlemen proceed. Taps, so far as
the conditioning scheme is concerned,
sounded at the hostile camps yes
terday afternoon, when moving pictures
mugged principals in their various
pugilistic branches and at a special
star chamber session last night Ref
cree Smith gave Flynn and Johnson
their final instructions.
A bit of road work, just by way of
keeping the finely groomed muscles
in the pink, will serve the purpose
OF the heavies today and a good
nights rest previous TO the cham
pionship battle will follow.
Three sets of gloves were put to
the test last night at a meeting for
final instructions. Between lines
Lii Artha blandIy opined as how
the promoting gentle'm had gone to
useless expenditure of coin in or
dering so many mitts. According to
the dusky champ, one pair will suf-
fee, for he doesn't propose TO let the
fighting fireman linger more than
eight rounds before slipping across
the good night slam. However, the
three sets will be on deck in the
event of any accidents.
RECALLS KETCHELL FIGHT.
Folks who witnessed the Johnson
Ketchel quarrel a few seasons back
will recall how the Michigan "as-
sassin," since called for the final
count, drove his trusty right against
Johnson's mailed jaw with such fer
vor that the glove was ripped into
shreds.
As a matter of fact, there wasn't
any real reason for putting thu ref
cree fight powpOw last night, for it
was agreed several days ago that
in the event of police interference, it
would become the duty of the third
man to render his verdict. Johnson
demanded this point and Flynn, the
Yes man, Cheerfully assented.
vi wv am bStlllClil vi St'N I'll al uuli-
dred tourists, coast-bOund on the
santa Fe, Johnson invented a new
game AT the statiOn-that of cut
ting necktics from the thrOats of all
male onlookers. About the only
gent spared this treatment was the
local chief of police More than 200
assorted specimens of neckwear thus
n i. l.. H.
this line of amusement during the
afternoon while hundreds of fight
fans and curious women thrOnged his
shaded fresh-air gymnasium.
FLYNN CUTS BDXING.
Prior 10 the matinee at Johnson's
abiding place the experts and moving
picture operatives motOred out to
Montezuma to take farewell peek
at Flynn, the challenging party Road
work also was the fireman's portion
during the morning hour, but show
ers coming up about 2:&O forced him
to eliminate his boxing. After his
rundown the white steam roller seal
ed in at 1913 pounds, the notch he
will endeavOr to retain until bell
time at o'clock Thursday after
noon.
Viewing both men at close range,
ones first impression is that Flynn
is by far the better trained fighter.
In former fistic exploits. Jim weighed
in at around 175 pounds. and at that
notch made some of his greatest bat
ties With the added pOmdage ac-
quired by dint of rough living in the
mountains, he has managed to creep
up to within 90 pounds of Johnson S
heft. The latter yesterday tipped the
beam at PA.