The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16
FLYNN TALKS
TO GATE CITY
White Hope Who VIII Endeavor to
Restore the Race to Former
Standing, Is Seen by
Gate City Man.
TALKS VERY FREELY
Gate City Representative Assigned to
Cover the July 4th Quarrel,
Wires His I'M
! pressions.
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TALKS VERY FREELY
Especial to Tie Gate, city.

Especial to The Gate City.
EAST LAS VEGAS, New Mexico.
June 49, The last obstacle to your
correspondents appearance in this
city to be present at the training
camp, and the subsequent battle, of
the two real contenders for an honor
seldom buffeted about on pugilisuG
pillows, was removed yesterday. when
an incoming rattler manned and equip
ped with brakemen less particular
than those on some railway systems, /
came numbering into Las Vegas. Lax
ity in the policing of the railway
yards made it possible for your corr
respondent to make his way unmoles- /
ted to the heart of the city, where. |
after thorough busting, he was
ready for another one OF those morn
ing settos with the free lunch coun-
ter in the refreshing and welcome
rear Of Las Vegas thirst emporium.
The trip here from Fort Madison,
Iowa, to which place your correspon-
dent first started when he was as
signed to the coming quarrel between
Champion Jack Johnson and Pueblo.
Jim Flynn, the challenger, was very
ordinary trip, although it must be said
/ 1t was rather slow, due, your cores
pondent is convinced, to crabid freight
train brakemen who appeared to be
doing marathon to see who could
claim the honor of having dumped the
most travellers from their berths in
the various freight cars, on the rods,
beams, bumpers, feed racks, or other
convenient places of transportation
that are always sought by the mem
bers Of the profession:
Old ACQUAINTANCE Renewed.
However, with an empty stomach
doing loop-the-loop stunt with the
! back bone for landing place, your
i correspondent was not put out In the
, least, but soon, after the visit to the
thirst emporium, and which, by the
way, did not end untilSa fresh bar
, tender had booted your correspondent
out rear door into a friendly alley
THE Gate representative was SOLDERING
about the city until the proper time
came for sojourn to the Flynn camp
The trip to the camp was remarkably
} disagreeable but old time-tried and
, fire-tested pedestrians, used to the
, dust CT automobiles and vehicles and
freight trains, paid little attention tc
such minor irritations, and the Gate
!, CITY representative soon reached ths
0 camp, as fresh as cricket on the
; hearth.
Mr.. Flynn was more than hospitable
to the Gate City man, whom he hat
known out west when the Rock!
Mountains were nothing more than {
n series of mole hills We'll we'll
! well." chuckled the Pueblan, as TIT
!. Gate City man hove in sight. Greet
J. ings.' shouted your representative al
2 Mr. Flynn came forward with an ex
2 tended hand my old college chum
r This came from the would-be cham
r pion after he had gulped down luml
that arose in his throat when h
noticed the emaciated appearance Q
your correspondent.
Jim Astonished.
: That's all right" jim" said you
q man, noting Jim's astonished demear
or. ''That is favorite habit or mine
! this getting gaunt, when am on tn
/ road and not, perhaps eating as res
8 ularly as pepole of means" Reassu1
!. ed that your correspondent had jus
partaken of light meal, and was i
no immediate danger of starvation
the fighting firemen escorted the rel
resentative into his arsenal. wei
I; Jim, old sock how's your muscle. an
i, way?', vigorously inquired your maj
k. Tough as bull whales neck" RI
piled the fighting firemen. AN
!; how's your circulation, Gate City fe
IL low continued Flynn. carefully noti
g. ing your correspondents somewhs
depleted appearance ooh, circulatio
O. --ha, ha hal" chuckled your GORE
I'd pondent in return biggest in LIE
county continued the representatiy
}; of your paper. after he had enjoye
Il. hearty laugh No. no. you don
IL quite get me-" interrupted the figb
er. 81 meant to ask how your bloc
was coursing through your veins
g, that's ALL" well that's differer
Isl said the Gate City man, but at al
IN rate it could be worse.
4;
A Physical Marvel.
The conversation then turned
i ward things pugilistic. Mr. Flyl
i'd went through his PAGES for the ben
fit OF Gate City readers. Marvellous