The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
FORFEIT WILL Be
POSTED FRIDAY
Johnson Flynn Bout Ready
For $4,000 Forfeit
Much Opposition
(Ry N. ].

" Insure JOHnSOu mat business Is
meant. johnson and Flynn agreed TO
put up $4,000 that they are acting in
good faith. Al Tearney, president Of
the "Three-1" Baseball league is the
one chosen to receive the lucre.
Several wagers have been made by
boxing followers that stage money on
ly was meant when the $4,000 was
talked about. and 1t is up to the pro-
motcr and principals to make good.
of 'Tearney with an iron-clad and open.
agreement that 1t is tofbe used as for
felt coin," then it is up to US outsiders
to consider the fight as nearly settled.
Curley has been rambling through
the west for several days of late and
has investigated offers of 100000,
coming from different parts of the
country. He has not given out de1n-
itely as yet where the affair is to be
staged. although he has limited that
Windward,. New. still is the chosen
city. He has engaged training quar-
tiers for both Johnson and Flynn,
within easy automobiling distance of
Salt Lake, and in these movements
has tried to show the Utah people
that there would be a fight.
The articles also stipulated that the
date of the argument as we'll as the
place would be given to the patient
public on February 16. forfeit posting
day. When the papers" we're signed
they read h a a bout would be held
in some place. some time in July, the
only definite thing on them being that
Jim Flynn and Jack. johnson We're to
be the adversaries. Now we are ready
for h real dish. the appetizers being
already digestcd.
OF course, it must not be overlook
ed that Flynn, as we'll as Johnson. is
doing fairly we'll, financially, rivaling
the thespian stars of the day. Flynn
has been travelling under the cogno-
men of coming worlds heavyweight
champion inc it makes a good adver-
tisement. Also the sporting editors of
different cities visited by Jim look up
on MIN as a character, for they all
question his sanity. in going against
such a large man as Johnson. Flynn
Is good-natured, a good sclf-booster,
through these means gets several
sticks in each Sheet" Advertising
pays and Jim draws the crowds which
helps his bank account.
Johnson is such a comedian that he
Kids" The fans a1oftg ana he also
draws crowds and makes good on the
in the strictest confidence that he is
getting $500 Il week for his act, and
far be it from us to disbelieve, al
though $500 is a lot of money. He
has not been at it a week yet, but as
serts he will have $4,000 Friday to
put up in Tearney's hands.
Curley is expected in Chicago every
day from his o u of publicity, but it
Is not known whether or not he is.car-
rying the load of $4,000 with him.
Curley made the trip to Salt Lake to
see his hackers about some helping
cash and has not enlightened us yet
whether or not the hackers came
through as was expected. Regardless
of the things related no hitch is en-
pected in the program when forfeit
posting day comes. So,
Flynn has been telling the specta-
tors in the different shows that he is
going to win from johnson. He as
sures them that he is better now than
he ever was and that johnson has
gone back. Flynn tells the story so
often that he is beginning to believe 1t
himself. He has gone SO far as to in
struct the fans how he is going to do
IT: A series of jolts in the stomach is
FL ynn's idea of trimming Johnson.
The Pueblo fireman will quit the
show business, at least he says so,
about May 1. Then he will go to Hot
Springs, Ark. for a series Of baths.
He will remain at the American Carls-
bad for about three weeks and while
there will try to take on forty pounds
weight. II that he possible (many as
sert he will need the extra poundage.)
His next move will be to Idlewild, the
picturesque spot in Ogden n that
he will put on the nishing touches
and will acquire the courage and
strength to take the title. .
Tommy Ryan and Abe Attell viii be
with Flynn on this conditioning tip
and will be chief advisers. Ryan is
expected to teach Flynn some Of the
self-preservation requirements and
Attell some OF the speed and craftiness
needed. There will be several big
'bruisers'' to give Flynn a chance to
try out any knockout punches which
he may have come across and which
look to have a chance to fool John.
son.
johnson has not even considered
training Vet. He is booking with
n and all theatrical agents who will
listen to terms. and 1t may be that he
will jump off the stage a few days be-
fore the bout to get his nerves set for
Flynn. johnson holds Flynn. cheap.
". He never has considered that
Flynn has a chance. He points out
the ease with which he beat Flynn
when they met some three years ago.
Flynn Is. still les a chile" in the es-
johnson will do what training he
thinks necessary at Lagoon. Utah, q
few miles from the Flynn camp.
After all the preliminaries are An
ished. and fighters get ready to enter
the ring there may be an obstacle
placed In their way. Nevada politi.
clans n citizens are raising q storm
Of protest against the affair and the
latest reports have the governor inter.
ested and investigating. Whenever
the chief executive asks questions Of
boxers in this part of the country pro-
meters begin looking for a new side.
The Nevada law allows bouts and
the code says those. engaging in such
affairs may battle to a finish. But, the
"Civic League" Of Nevada il framing
a bill which will kill the former .leni-
ent measure and place a ban ON the
game. The heads Of the ."Civic
League" are; unwilling that johnson
and Flynn carry any disputes into Ne
vada, that may arise In another part
Of the world.
The chief argument against the
bout advanced by the sage brush resi-.
dents. is that Salt Lake is getting the
benefit, hut unwilling to share. the
profits. Curley g, his advance figures
has calculated that he can draw more
people from Salt Lake than from
Reno, or points west and for, that rea.
son 10 giving Salt Lake AT much Of the
publicity as Is possible.
Should Nevada turn down the prop.
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