Evening star., 1912-07-14
By THOS. s. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

d 1nOos -. ANOnG WIS.,
Special Dispatch to The Star
MILWAUKEE. Wis. July 13-Some of
the accounts Of the Johnson-Flynn con-
test at Las Vegas. N NJ. July 4. which
were printed in various papers. were
greatly at variance with the real facts.
How any one who witnessed the battle
could figure where Jim Flynn had an
even show, or, for that matter, any kind
Of show against the colored wonder is
hard to understand. What slim chance
Flynn did have he forfeited by his un-
fair tactics. Flynn made the claim that
johnson was holding him. but even II the
colored man did hold II was not cause
enough to make Flynn fight foul by but
ting with his head. He should have pro-
tested to the referee. However. Jim start
ed out rough, for he butted johnson in the
first round in the stomach and offered no
apology for his action. One thing must
be said In favor Of the colored mamie
fought fair throughout and never took ad-
vantage Of the white man. II johnson
held when in clinch he did 1t so clev-
eriy that even the referee. Ed Smith. was
fooled. And right here let me say that
the story sent out about Referee Smith
being implicated In some ''dear' with
Flynn or johnson is so ridiculous that the
authors OF the report should hide away
and forget about the fight.
smith was in peculiar predicament. for
had he given the fight to johnson on a
Ioul In the sixth or seventh round when
Jim began his butting tactics, the crowd
would have howled and there might have
been cries Of fake. etc. So long as John
son was not seriously hurt he determined
oIc fva hot
Flynn would stop his foul work. How
ever, it became SO fragrant In the eighth
and ninth that there was nothing left to
be done but disQual1fy Flynn for fouling,
and that was what the referee was about
to do when the captain OF the police step
ped into the ring and stopped further pro-
ceedings. The two fighters had agreed
beforehand that in case OF Interference
the referee should give a decision to the
one having the best OF 1t at that time,
one to declare It a draw. The referee
could not do otherwise than give the
verdict to johnson, for the colored man
had 1t on points by about 100 to /. There
was no chance for argument as to the
verdict, and those around the ring, no
matter how much they would have liked
to see Flynn win, could not have render
ed different one. How much better 1t
would have been for Jim Flynn to have
made a grand battle of it, even If he
the way he did. His friends would have
been stronger for him than ever before,
and his prestige would have advanced
instead OF declined. It was agreed be-
fore the battle, even by Hymns man
ager, Jack Curley, that his only chance
of winning against Johnson was to fight
entirely on the defensive>as long as pos
sible. going into the twentieth round IL
need be, in order to try and wear the
colored man down. that is. from his own
rrS,1 u - -
Of blowing up why that would be
Fqynn's cue to get busy. Tommy Burns
showed when he fought Johnson in Aus
tralia that man who would carry the
fight to the colored man would be jabbed
and cut to pieces. and Flynn was warned
about this, but instead Of following the
advice, he did the opposite, and in the
first round rushed after LII Arthur That
was just what Jack wanted. and he pro-
ceeded to jab and uppercut Flynn to the
queens taste. He simply made JinSs
head his target, and there was not one
blow wasted by Johnson. He could hit
Jim when and where he pleased, and II 1t
had been necessary 1t was Jacks 1nten-
ton to blind the Pueblo fireman and thus
make his seconds throw up the sponge.
posed to have made such a great show
ing. was badly twisted. Flynn did not
have the colored man in distress at any
time. II appearances count for anything.
body 1t was because Lii Arthur let him.
He deliberately pushed his stomach out
toward Jim and said: Go ahead. Flynn.
Hit 1t hard. Go ahead. man.. Tnen.
when he wanted to, he simply drew his
stomach back and shot couple OF nasty
uppercuts to Jim's chin that lifted him
Of his feet. Not only did johnson upper
cut Flynn with his right. but several
times he used a hard short left upper
cut to the jaw which shook the nreman
every time it landed. 1t has developed
since the fight that Jack had wasered
g, 500 that the fight would not go into
the eleventh round. and he had made up
his mind to cut loose in the ninth and
tenth rounds to stop the nreman- Inai
Is the reason, no doubt. why Jack uio
not force the fighting In the earlier
rounds. His hitting was swift and accu,
rate throughout. while Flynn never mao
4 chance to land a blow, except when IN
4 clinch he could shoot an overland
swing to the neck or head. which could
not have carried great deal OF strength.
as johnson always had his arms partly
locked, thus making him lose the force
Of the blows. Had Flynn fought on the
defensive he might have put up creot.
able battle, for he Is surely digger ana
practically all the white hopes In the
barring AL Palzer. 1t Will take
a big man to whip Johnson-one who can
stand q grueling and be able to hit as
we'll. johnson should be able to clean up
Langford, Mcvey and Jeanette.
It Is rather peculiar incident that
three champions should be In action on
the Fourth Of July. and not one or them
win the verdict on clean work Jack
Johnson was awarded the verdict when
the police interfered: there 10 still q dis
pute about Wolgast beating Rivers at
Los Angeles, and Johnny Kiibane. the
featherweight champion. got a newspaper
decision at Cleveland over Tommy Dixon.
II was q bad day for the champions. sure
enough. Ad Wolgast's battle with Joe
Rivers was the most terrinc or all OF
derstanding should arise. It 10 claimed