Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-27

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has been selected to referee the
johnson Flynn battie.)
MAST LAS VEGAS. n. NJ. June
r cit looked IKE the ar
rival Of circus out around
the Old Town training camp Of
Jack johnson yesterday afternoon
There was a record mob around the
little valley in which the big black
fellow does his training And 1t
was lust as good as a circus, too, 10
watch that crowd. for It Is about as
strange a looking gathering as one
could find in a weeks travel in any
direction The whites in the grand
stand that borders on three sides
or the little arena in which the
actual work is done do not out
number the Indians and the MeNi
cans and the others of sVarthy
skins that delight in watching the
antics of the star Of pugilism
Picture this motley throng In
gay array and you have a strange
sight The shawl Is one Of the
prominent parts of the Mexican
feminine toilet and the gayest col
ors Imaginable are brought out on
SUNDAYS old Town is quite Wild
about Johnson There are plenty
Of dusky skinned followers Of the
champion in that section-men and
women OF Jacks own race-but
the Indians and Mexicans, the low
Hest of which have been saving
their pennies for many day now
In order TO purchase tickets Tor the
battle. thoroughly believe in the
mighty Johnson There is no color
line out that way. no race preju-
dice. no sentimental feeling that
the white man, bv all that's right
and true. ought to win this battle.
Old Town Bets on johnson.
The little bets Of the motley Old
Town VIII be plunked down on
Johnson to man One has only
to 20 out there any afternoon
when the champion is working and
watch the positively idolatrous
manner in which the crowds fol-
low his every move, Every clever
step is heartily applauded, every
bit Of comedy is sure to bring a
laugh that would make Hopper or
z Goodwin Jealous. and, best OF al,
there isn't an inch OF the journey
that Johnson travels every after
noon overlooked IN any way.
FLYNN has no following ike that
here. although some Of the inhabi-
tants Of the little Mexican 'dobe
villages that dot the valleys be-
tween this mans town and Monte
zuma. where his camp is located,
gather in herds after climbing the
big hill and discuss his chances In
avsd whispers. There. are lots OF
Mexicans around Flynn all OF the
time-men and women and chill
dren-but they do not gather In
the same huge nocks that they do
At Old Town
Flynn Takes Fight Seriously.
You see, Flynn does not deport
himself in the same senni-comic
manner that Johnson affects most
Of the time This training bust
ness s mighty serious affair with
the former fireman It's all bust
ness With Flynn from the time that
he energies from his dressing room
until he announces In his big voice
that that viii he al for this after
noon. and / thank YOU which IL
inns stereoptic manner In dis
missing his audience.
Jim kids lot about different
things when the gang" Is there
the gang including some Of his
friends from the city and the
newspaper men but the Mexican
populace does not understand Jim
In these moods They do not ap
preciate his barbed sarcasms on
RYAN and hog fairness and the like.
Tor II Is matter Of great doubt
whether that portion ofthis strange
land ever sees q line that is printed
about FLYNN or his troubles o. his
toys or his hopes and his smbi-
tions They merely take him as
SERIOUSLY as he appears to take
himself and thev let X go at that
Johnson's kidding may he done
At some friends expense. but It is
always broad enough to be COM
prehensiye 10 the motley ones in