El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-25
JIM READS CRITICS STUFF
AND JACK SINGS chicken
What the Big Boys Are Doing in the Training Camps at
Las Vegas, by a Writer WhhO Is There With Them;
What Flynn's Chances Are, and Some STORIES
and Strange Doings Up Yonder
(BY ED. W. sMITH)

H. cot NJ, a tremendous Iather on him
self before he was through -hd Went a.
his work with greater seeming Su9CO
than he has at any time during tho sea
It was significant that at the finish
Of his workout yesterday everybody
seemed 10 like" Johnson much better
Than thew had in the several days pre-
I-iOTTs On the way in all hands were
remarking I liked him today IN eA-
act contradiction to the comments OF
the other days when adverse comments
were heard
with Marty Cutler and then two more
with Calvin Respress and II was
strong work out
The champion was pretty wen cheer-
ed I'D by a telegram announcing tnaI
Tom Flanagan, his old Toronto train
er and friend, would be in Las vegas
tonight to join the camp ana DO Wnal
he can towards fitting Jack Tor the DIG
affair There is little doubt that one
of JOhnson's main troubles Is pure en-
nui. He is so lonesome here that ne Is
nut to sore straits to find amusement
So the Johnson camp has organized
minstrel company and will stage per
Torrance at the local opera house with
in a few days.
As a preliminary workout Johnson
loaded his troupe into two Dig autos
serenading their friends. They gave q
pretty good quartet and Johnson sang
Chicken" with great effect
There isn't a minute Delng wasted
out at the Flynn camp Ihere Is !lttIe
doubt that Flynn will be in the shape
of his life July 4 when he steps into
the ring with the colored gladitor one
watching Flynn closely can see it:S
daily Improvement in all that VIII make
FLYNN a possible victor in the July 4
battle He is getting faster, his
strength is enormous and his muscles
are being brought in great knots now
It looks at this stage as If Flynn
would easily weigh 19J pounds on the
day of the battle and that every bit OF
it will be good, useful flesh and Done
and Drawn. Jim is good, there's little
doubt of that, and it certainly looks
after yesterdays workout, thar John-
son viii be, too.
Those that are figuring on Johnson
not being at his best may be in Tor
decidedly unpleasant surprise many
who have watched him already have
reached that conclusion but the big
merely. smiles when asked If he
oughtn't to hurry along little. TWO
weeks yet, and that's plenty or time,
he always says. And it looks as il
johnson has timed his condition to all
, the nicely born of long experience in
such things. Johnson isn't undereS-
! timating Flynn in the least, although
{ his demeanOr all along has been one OF
| ilI-concealed contempt for the rival
/ eight miles away. But at the same
/ time Johnson has put in some wonder
| fully good licks towards getting into
| shape and his argument over the small
I ring also shows that the worlds cham
/ pion is going to concede no points at all
4 to the Pueblo man even If the latter
! is the shortender in the betting
Ryan's Place Empty.
Several letter and wires have been re-
! ceived from different trainers around
| the country applying for the place IN
| FIynn's camp left vacant by the digres-
! sion of T Ryan. But the place will not
be filled at all. according to both Flynn
! and Curley- It is too late in the game
now and nobody can do the fireman
! much good from this time On-eXceptlna
! Flynn himself. Among the applicants
! for the place are Edwin Carson, Of Den
/ yer, and formerly located In Milwaukee
and Harry Gilmore. ST. one Of the
/ veterans of the business.
Flynn believes that ne Is getting
more benefit out of Abdul the Turk
than out of any Of the men he has had
The Turk is a skilful trainer and great
! rubber and as he always has handled
Flynn for all of his important engage
ments Jim is entirely satisfied with the
I layout as it now appears.
WAS ONLY 4 LITTLE
DIFFERENCE ANYWAY