The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
MORE FLYNN TALK
Fireman Believed to HaveChance
in Battle With Black.
KeteheI Said Flynn Was Tough
est Heavyweight Nut.
, MANY WANT CONTEST
Cambridge Sends Telegram Of
100000 Proposition.
Offers to Post $4,000 When
FOrfeits Are Up.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-When the Jack
Johnson-Jim Flynn match was first
made the belief was prevalent that
the various mining towns, or for that
matter towns which seek adNertslns
would begin to send in bids Tor the
contest, their offers being merely 10
get the name of the town before the
public, no seriousness being attached
TO the bid But unlike oIher Dig tue
matches few of these bids have thus
far arrived. Recently Manager cur
ley received a wire from Jack Flynn
of Jarbridge, Nevada, oHerlng SIOO'-
Gee for the match The telegram that
carried the bid came collect and was
looked upon as one OF the lake Oh
fers But Manager Curley answered
IL, demanding a guarantee before any
credit would be attached to the OfIer'
and it begins to look as though th 81 (
really is some seriousness TO the
offer.
Today FIynn's manager received a
4xeply to his wire of sunday our
xsltentious are serious and we VIII post
a $4,000 forfeit with any Dank you
mention as soon as you ana JohhsuH
post your forfeits." such was the
answer and it was signed by Jach
Flynn-no relative of the fighter q
w. r. FeatherstOne- It VIII De re
n7embered that the name OF the latter
appeared in connection with the max
ing Of the Gans-Herman matcn at
TOnODah some years ago, an OHer
which al first looked foolish but which
resulted in a $4,000 guarantee for the
lightweights-
Concede Flynn Chance.
fCurley is beginning to take this OF
fer seriously and today wlreq Dan
suggesting that the proposed pro-
motors wire him transportation anu
he will journey to the sage bruSh slatS
to look over the country. II the men
behind this offer send Jack rallIodu
tickets it can be taken to mean tnal
they are really in earnest but VINE
this offer is awaiting PROOF OF us
seriousness. talk regarding the match
continues to grow and flynn IS Delns
conceded more of a show each day
Wilson Miner prominent sporting
man and playwright. is in town ana as
one time manager of Stanley Ketchel
and one who has dabbled in fight for a
long time, his interview proves inter
DO YOU know that this fight be
tween johnson and Flynn will prove
to be a far better one than the puohc
realizes just nOW?' started the play
wright. And Flynn must be given
good chance. When Ketchel was at
his best the time he fought johnson,
he entertained less fear for the cham
pion than he did for Flynn He often
confided to me that this Flynn person
was tough nut and that while not a
champion would give him harder
fight. He always fought shy of the
Pueblo lad.
t'Ietchel argued as do, that John
son is easy to hit and that every solid
punch hurts. More. Jack can be made
to fear his opponent When he step
ped into the ring with Jeffries he was
frightened terribly. But Jeff proved
right off the jump to be no match and
Jacks confidence went up like a sky
rocket.
Flynn Best heavyweight.
FLYNN today is the toughest battler
among the heavyweights and johnson
can not hurt him. They talk about
Jacks terrible punches. I have known
him for years and I fail to see where
he can hit as hard as Flynn He's
big fat footed, exceedingly clever
fighter. but outside of that 1 can see
nothing. He hasn't taken real hard
pbnch in any of his matches and
F'lynn's ability. Jim has improved
greatly and if the reports that Tommy
Ryan is going to train him are true.
he will be a worthy opponent. Just
now I suppose odds on the fight are
to l or even greater So good do I
think of Flynn taht if the betting gets
anything like 10 to I'll take good
piece of Flynn money"
Johnson is determined to block the
Flynn-Palzer match and it begins to
look as though Curlev has given up
the idea of going through with the ne
gotiations- He figures it better to get
Johnson than lose him because of the
Palzer affair.
johnson Making Enemies.
one of these frigid mornings John
Arthur Johnson viii awaken to find
himself at outs with the whole world
The champion had plenty of trouble
on his hands when he started his days
toll. He had been barred in Eng
land and Australia he was engaged
IN a battle of words with Jim Corbett
and was looking forward to a contest at
fisticuffs with Jim Flynn
This ought to have been sufficient
trouble for anyone. but not for J. John
son. The boss box fighter declared war
on New York before the day was many
hours old All friendly relations were
broken off with Gotham when the
champion issued the following ultima
tum to the heavyweights of the world
in general and James Flynn in partic-
ular:
Fight n New York and you cant
fight me-
No PaIzer Fight Likely.
Jack is considerably wrought up over
two things, the e6ict of the New York
asOxtns commission barring him from