La Junta tribune., 1912-06-08
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JoHNsoN.FLvysN rony.
?. a. Mckinney. ospssssr.

will cndeavor through the col.
umns OF this great religious weekly
to inform an expectant and anxious
public as to what will happen in
!; Las Vegas on the Fourth Of july
Black Jack Johnson and Jim FLYNN
will mix In a twenty-foot ring In a
contest which is scheduled 10 20
torty-nye rounds. Flynn has the
same chance OF whipping Johnson
that | would have Of licking a griz-
ely bear armed with \ toothpics on
second thought. however, I viii give
him better chance than thai, Per.
haps he has as good = chanc. as
would have with the bear II had
two tooihpicks. Johnson viii send
Kid Flynn. the pride OF Little Italy
TO drcamland wherever thai isl
somewhere from the tenth 10 the
fifteenth round He could jusl as
well put him away In the second or
third round were IL not fer the
fact that moving pictures will be
taken of the fight and IL would not
do to cut 1t too short. and besides
that there will be some people iH at.
tendance from a distance-sono from
as far away as La Junta and Che
raw. and Johnson will give thHm
run for their money.
Here are my reasons for saving
that FLYNN has no show TO whIp the
big dinge johnson whipped FLYNN
out In California few years AGO Ia
eleven rounds II Was no trouble
for him to do the trick. H. just
simply outclassed the fireman and
when he wore Flynn down h. sent
over the punch that ended thr bat
/ tie Flynn stood no show az any
stage Of the battl. TO whip thg big
coon and the only question Was as
] 10 how long he could stand up BE-
son has improved in boxing skill aud
/ In every other way except axe But
Z that doesn't count for Flyuu has
grown older with him Flynn IS pos
sibly better than he was then but
probably not so good. He j. passl-
I bly, better because he has had more
experience. hut he is probahly not
so good because he has n.ver taken
care of himself between nshts but
l has gone in for the wine. somen
and song sor, OF life and that has
no, helped him any. IA wv journey
through life let us live BY tbe way.
Is his motto and he lives up to II
by the way and across the way and
every other way. Therefore. I think
that he Is no better fighter than he
was a few years ago. ard probably
has not the stamina aud endurance
tina, h. had then Johnson also
drinks. but he do. y not dissipate 10
the extent that Flynn does
II Flynn were Il youne fellow Of
from twenty Ia say tw,uiy-five who
was coming up instead ~ soinE down
or standing s'ili. | would think that
he had "a chanc. to win u ne had
ever whipped a top notrher I would
think that he had u chance. Inside
OF tn. last year he whipped Carl Nor.
ris. IN. Oklahoma white nope. and
Al Kaufman, Carl Morris vas and IL
little more than raw amateur who
Ia muscle bound and ~ slow that he
can't get out Of his own way. -Four
or fiv. third rat.rs have duplicated
. flynn's performanc. 18th Morris
which doesn't civ. Jim much to brag
about Al Palx"r. the Iowa farm
hand who was Tom O'Ronrke's WAAts
hope. whipped Al kaufman In ~ss
time than It took flynu. Lansford
knocked Flynn ont twice In the
last three years In California. Tom
Burns has whipped him 80 has Jack
o'Brien. Marvin Hart llrk Root. and
think that Jack Twin sullivan has
also polished him OF Everybody
with the exception Of the top notch.
ers has taken n shot At him and
have all trimmed him lie never
fought J.ffrics. Tom Sharkey. Tom
. Ryan. fi'xsimmons or Kh Mccoy
and other first-class men ~ Il was
: never considered that be- would make
n respectable mouthfil for any al
. them. And then th,y ak about his
having a ehanc. with Hack johnson
Their" IL this To say for v1ynn. b
y Is willing fighter lie wi1l figh
anybody or anything As loag - tier
- 10 money In II shoihcr ~ bas I
chanc" II winning or NOT. He wtI
TAX" = licking any old Itme ~ nees
m hut he always tries to VITA. He nghti
:. a. hard ~ h" can until 10 y ct AN