Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11
JOHNSON GIVEN
DECISION IN 9Th
Flynn Outclassed All Through
Adopts Foul Tactics and
State Police End Fight.

East Las Vegas, n NJ. July 4.--The
lack Johnson-Jim Flynn, 45round
night for the heavyweight champion
ship was brought to a close in the
ninth round to-day by the State po-
ice
Captain Fornoff of the state force.
personal representative at the ring
ri le of Governor Mcdonald. declared
lhat 1t was no longer a boxing con-
Test; that it was a brutal exhibition
md that Flynn's foul tactics ma lie it's
continuance impossible. He jumped
into the ring with his deputies AMI
lrove the lighters AMI officials who
Followed him to the corners. Referee
III. W. Smith then announced that
Hohnson had won and the fight was
pvcr.
Flynn displayed no ability through
Tut the fight. He was cut about thu
tace until blood ran down nis breast
IN n stream. He was utterly helpless
from the first round on and by the
txth was deliberately trying to butt
ihe champions chin with his hea l.
Hmc after time as Johnson held him
Dowerlcss in the clinchos, Flynn jerk
I'd his head upward
WARNINGS DID NO GOOD
Smith warned him repeatedly but It
did no good. In the seventh he began
leaping upward every time he couli
work his head un1er Johnson's chin.
1'lvnn's feet were both off the floor
time and again vita the energy he put
into his bounds. Sometimes he seem
a to leap two feet into the air In
frantic plunges at the elusive jaw
above him
Referee Smith forced Flynn back
toward his corner half dozen times,
'Stop that butting," he would say,
shaking his finger In Flynn's face,
'stop 1t or ! will disqualify you"
"rhe niegers holding me-"
flynn roared back. He's holding me
all the time. He's holding me IKE
irnis," and he offered to illustrate on
the referee. Smith evaded the blood
tmeared arms hell toward him and
waved the two men together again
Through 1t all the champion was
smiling He evaded Flynn's attack
with the utmost ease whether the Pue
tlo man led with his hand or his head
only once in the nine rounds dii he
show any wish to end the fight and
yet ringside opinion was unanimous
that he could have put Flynn out a,
any time he happened to fancy.
OPENED Up ONLY ONCE.
The champion opened up only one,
rarly in the fight when Flynn land &c
bis only good blows, right and lef
books to the Jaw. delivered during
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his own carclcssness and SMASHED
right upper cut through Flynns guar
which rocked the white man on hi
Ieet Then tho champion smiled again
snd went back to delivering upper cut
an the clinchos ana covered Flynn
face with blood.
Apparently johnson did not attempt I
LIT hard He contented himself with
slow, scientific choppins, every blow find
ing its way through the barrcade q
gloves and elbows behind which Flyn
,rouchcd. II was a perfect exhibition c
guarding and hitting in the olinches a
far the champion was concerned
When the fight was over there was M
o. mark on Johnson beyond cut insd
lis lower lip which b!ed slightly fe
minutes
FLYNN NOT HURT BADLY.
Immediately after the tight Johnsc
FASTENED to the betting counter to cole
his wagcrs on himself Flynn was rus
I'd TO his camp from the arena He W;
1ot hurt except for the cuts and bruis
ION his face He had nothing to say.
The fight was utterly lacking in int
est. There was not a cheer througho
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