Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-28
Johnson Likely to Sail for
Australia After Flynn Fight

on the clnder Tlgnt OF way, Which
always is in fine shape.
This is something new in the way
of road work. A fighter riding to
the starting point and then fighting
his way back to the camp John.
son is strong for road worl1-that's
apparent-and never misses 8
morning, no matter what the
weather may be. He believes in this
far more than he does in boxing.
because he always insists that
there is not a man in the world
he could get for his training camp
who could possibly do him bit
of good.
He announced yesterday that he
would do at least ten rounds of
boxing every afternoon until July 2.
Flynn made the positive an
nouncement after he had finished
his work yesterday afternoon that
he never felt better in his life and
that he was fit for the ring now.
which statement is borne out by
the fireman's appearance. He went
twelve miles on the road and did so
minutes of indoor work in his hill
top gymnasium. boxing two rounds
with the Turk, two with Chic Cole
man, four with Williams and two
with Marshall. He did not weigh
a the finish at all.
He does not know exactly. but he
says he will enter the ring between
1856 and 100 pounds somewhere, the
mid-fgure probably being the one
he will strive to reach. There is
very little left on the bulky frame
OF the fireman to be taken off. only
a pick here and there being visible.
He certainly looks great to me in
a physical sense, and ] have seen
him almost every day of my stay
here.
Mayor Clamps Lid on City.
One OF the first bolts to hit Las
Vegas amidships today was an or
der from Mayor Robert J. Taupert
advising all Of the local buffet man
ayers and the like that hereafter
those quiet little poker games that
have been f1ourishing they are the
only thing in the amusement" line
that have been offered to visitors
so far-must be closed down forth-t
with.
Wowl It was one horrible swat
for the gamblers, all of whom have
dug down for pretty penny in or
der to help Las Vegas out with the
big battle and put the town on the
sporting map. And many of them
had been flirting with faro layouts
and roulette wheels for the big do
ings around the Fourth when. ac-
cording to their figuring, everybody
would want amusement of this sort.
Only Fun Is Poker
1t was almost unbelievable. for
tbs said that the festive poker game
flourishes like the alfalfa In this
section, and all over the state for
the matter of that and always has.
The P. G. has been the compro-
mise between out and out gam
bling and merely nothing, and now
that 1t is off the map the weeping
and wailing hereabouts is awful.
Here's another hot one. The only
road running through this mans
town ordered its employees some
time back to vote strongly in favor
of having the fight take place In
Las Vegas. There was town cleo
ton on the proposition and placards
said to be displayed along the line
OF this road informed the employees
that they were expected to vote in
the affirmative. The proposition
surely carried and now comes the
staggering intelligence that the
president Of the road has issued an
unofficial" notice to employees that
he is much opposed to affairs of
this kind and that he does not want
any Of the roads employees to at
tend.