Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-11
N 'CARTY
WON FROM FLYNN
FLYNN ALL But OUT WHEN REF
FREE STOPPED IT IN THE
SINTEENrH.
The FIREMAN WAS CAME
Pueblo Fighter Took Terrible Beat
Ing From Young Missouri Giant
last Night

Los ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 10
Luther McCarty, of Springfield. Mo,
won the heavyweight championship
elimination contest at Vernon arena
tonight from Jim Flynn, the Pueblo
fireman The battle ended in the six
teenth round when. after Flynn had
gone down twice and appeared help
less Referee Eyton stopped the fight
and declared McCarty the winner
Despite the chill that followed the
setting Of the sun large crowd OF
fight enthusiasts throngod the open
air arena at Vernon tonight for tho
twcnty-round bout between Jim Flynn.
heavyweight and Luther McCarty, tho
young Missouri giant who is so new
to the ring that his name has no
place in the record books. The bet
ting had been heavy and the odds err
ratio, with Flynn and McCarty alter
mating as faVOrites. Flynn money was
the more plentiful tonight, but Nc
Carty's admirers We're not slow in
taking it when offered at 10 to S.
McCarty appeared to be in perfect
condition. and while the same was
said in behalf OF Flynn, some Of those
who watched his final workouts ex-
pressed skepticism, lie had suffered
for the want of sparring partners and
had little opportunity for a good
sparring workout
Flynn announced his weight at 1870
pounds. McCarty weighed in at 205.
McCarty and Flynn entered the ring
at S:55 Betting at the ringside was
even money TIME was called at 9:02
McCarty carried the fight to Flynn
throughout the first round and the
fireman spat blood as he went to his
corner
McCarty continued to force the
fighting in the second and Flynn
seemed unable to reach him effective
ly. Near the end of the round,
Flynn was staggered by series OF
rights and lefts to the face and ap-
peared groggy. He came up with a
rush in the third but McCarty stopped
him with punch that drew blood from
the firemans nose and forced him to
stall
Flynn evened up in the fourth,
rushing McCarty repeatedly and
hooking him with an uppercut that
rocked the Mssourian's head. Tho
fighting was a hammer and tongs af-
fair. ending with a fierce mix-up in
the center Of the ring. In the sixth
Flynn staggered McCarty with a left
swing that sent him against the ropes.
The seventh, bitterly contested
throughout, ended with honors even.
Both men showed signs of war when
they went to their corners and tho
succeeding round was tame. In the
tenth McCarty landed a hard right
to the jaw, putting the veteran down
for the count Of nine. Flynn arose
groggy and held on. Following up
hsl advantage, the Missourian dropped
Flynn for a second and third time.
but the fireman made a remarkable
rally and lasted out the round.
McCarty tried hard to end it in tho
tenth, but Flynn showed stronger re.
cuperatiye powers and held his heav-
ier opponent fairly even. Badly bat
tered and rushing bllndly, Flynn went
through the eleventh, rocked repeat
edly by the blows that McCarty land
ed almost at will. It was the same
in the twelfth. the fireman's stamina
arousing the wonder OF the crowd.
Flynn kept boring in in the thir-
teenth, shaking his head under tho
fusilade of blows that McCarty rain
ed upon his puffed and bleeding face.
The next two rounds went the same
way, the Missourlan having his an
tagonist at his mercy, but lacking the
driving power to stop him.
Flynn seemed almost helpless when
at the outset OF the sixteenth round no
was sent down for the count OF nine,
and when a moment later a smash to
the Jaw dropped him for the second
time, Referee Eyton stopped the fight
and declared McCarty the winner.