Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-30
BOTH bRU|SERS
ARE CONFIDENT
Not Over Ten Rounds, Saws
Johnson; Easy, Declares
Flynn.
special 10 Daily News.

special 10 Daily News.
Las Vegas, ~ NJ, June 2g-With
the date of the big mill only five days
off, Johnson and Flynn express con-
fidence in easy victory.
The fighters and their touters
were approached today for an ex-
preston and declared themselves as
follows:
Jack johnson / don look for the
fight to go over ten rounds. | am
confident will win via the knock
out route inside of that limit. | am
figuring Flynn bigger and better
man than he was in 1907 when |
stopped him in IL rounds. Just the
same Lii Arthur is going to win and
Just about as quickly. Then, Lang
ford and the rest of them until Labor
Day, when the Champion will retire.
Jim Flynn have said all along
that / would knock the big smoke
stiff on the Fourth. My friends need
not do any worrying. The fight is in
now and the championship is coming
back where II belongs 10 the keep
ing OF the white race.
Tom Flanagan. Johnson's Chief
Handler-Johnson in the seventeenth
round That is how | pick the big
fight. II should be the best heavy
weight battle staged in the past 10
years. In fact. the best battle be-
tween the big fellows since the days
OF the fighting under the Horton law
in New York, when jeff. Fitz. Shar-
key and the rest of the old heroes
were in their prime.
Al Williams, Flynn's Chief Spar
ing Partner Flynn is in wonderful
condition. confident as TO the result
and will be badly fooled II he loses
was with Jim when he whipped
kaufman and Morris and he is easily
a so per cent better trainer and at
least a 30 per cent better fighter,
Abdul. the Turk Flynn has an eX-
oellent chance He is training faith
fully and will bee in the best possible
shape July 4.
Ray Marshall, one of Flynns
Sparring Partners worked with
Flynn when he was getting ready for
Al Kaufman in Kansas City last May
and figure him so per cent better
all-round performer than he was
then His training for Kaufman was
Joke. Here II is all business. He
is in fine form and hitting harder
and more accurately.
Louis Flynn-My brother was new
er in such fine physical condition as
right now He should win aud in
comparatively easy fashion.
Prof. Watson, Johnson's Chief
Trainer-We are not undertaking
Flynn and Johnson will be In the best
of shape. No chance OF the Cham
pion being caught mapping lie will
win inside of 10 rounds.
Mary Cutler. lohnsons Chief
Sparring Partner Jack will be ready
LOT lynn anu w hbA AhAhh wv
Fireman can last over . rounds.
George DsBray, One OF Johnson s
Sparring Farmers Our side will win
on knockout no later than the 10th
round.
Calvin Resphess, One OF Johnson S
Sparring Farmers johnson Is sure
winner II will be over inside 10
rounds
Referee I'D. Smith i have been
on the ground plenty long enough TO
know that both Johnson and Flynn
will be in the pink of trim July 4. |
look for a comparatively long fight
and a hard fight, too
Jack Curley, Manager of Jim Flynn
Flynn. am sure. is going to make
good his boast and knock Johnson
stiff have handled a lot OF IA
nous fighters and wrestlers, but was
never associated with one that had
as much confidence as the Puebloan.
lie states that he cannot lose and ]
am equally as confident