The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-06
JOHNSON WINS:
POLICE INTERFERE
PUEBLO FIREMAN LOSES IN THE
NINTH ROUND; USES FOUL
TACTICS.
JOE RIVERS IS LOSER
WOLGAST DECLARED WINNER OF
LOS ANGELES CONTEST IN
THIRTEENTH ROUND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
East Las Vegas, n. M.-Before
crowd of approximately $500 people,
Jack Johnson, the heavyweight cham
pion of the world, successfully defend
ed his title against Jim Flynn, the Pu-
eblo fireman, July 4 at Curley's mon
ster arena. The end came in the ninth
round when Captain Fred Fornoff of
the New Mexico mounted police
jumped into the ring, followed by a
dozen of his deputies, and called a halt
to one of the most one-sided and dirti-
est contests ever Witnessed Time
and again the referee, Ed Smith,
warned Flynn for foul tactics; time
and again Flynn deliberately jumped
off his feet and butted Johnson with the
top of his head. Captain Fornoff of
the state force, personal representa-
tive of Governor Mcdonald, declared
that it was no longer boxing contest;
that it was brutal exhibition, and
that Flynns foul tactics made its con-
tinuance impossible. He jumped into
the ring with his deputies and drove
fighters and officials who followed
him to the corners. Referee Ed w
Smith then announced that Johnson
had won and the fight was over.
AS early as the third round it was
evident to Flynn that he had no chance
and it looked as if he wanted to lose
on deliberate foul. In the sixth
round Flynn was warned by Referee
Ed Smith, who stopped the contest to
inform him that he would be disqual-
flied if he continued his dirty work.
In the seventh round Watson Burns,
Johnson's chief adviser, almost jumped
through the ropes to claim foul for
his man. Flynn continued to butt
Johnson in the same manner. John
son tried to overlook Flynn's dirty
work but could stand it no longer In
the eighth round Johnson appealed to
Referee Ed Smith to make Flynn stop
butting. Referee Smith again stopped
the contest and warned Flynn that he
would tolerate his butting tactics no
longer
Johnson seemd serious in the ninth
round and split Flynn's nose wide open
with a straight left jab. Flynn, an
gered beyond all control, deliberately
an at Johnson and butted him in the
mouth with his head three times. 1t
was here that Captain Fornoff stopped
the fight Referee Smith then declared
Johnson the winner.
Before the men entered the ring it
was agreed that should the police in
terfer or anything unforeseen should
happen the man having the better OF
the contest up to this time should be
declared the winner
Los Angeles, Calif.-Champion Ad
Wolgast defeated Joe Rivers in he
thirteenth round of a scheduled twen-
ty-round bout at the Vernon arena
July tn. The ending was most un-
satisfactory.
With half a minute left in the thir-
teerth round, Rivers and Wolgast
W. both fighting nard when the
champion hit the local boy in the
groin. Rivers doubled up, ready 10
drop to the mat, and Wolgast rushed
in to finish him, when Rivers hit into
the stomach with a right-hand punch
Rivers dropped to the floor and VOL
CAST fell on top of him three seconds
afterward. Jack Welch started TO
count Rivers out but had not finished
the count when the bell sounded.
Welch helped Wolgast to his feet and
Rivers rose to his feet before Wolgast.
Welch made motion that looked like
he sent both of the boys to their cor
ner. Over two-thirds of the spectators
thought that the bout was to be CON
tinued The crowd jumped in the ring
and for ten minutes they were puzzled
as to the outcome of the battle.
When Referee Welch declared VOL
CAST the winner Wolgast was carried
to his corner in a very bad way.
Rivers was examined by three of the
leading physicians of Los Angeles and
they all say that he was fouled.
The first three rounds were all Riv-
ers'. In the second he hit Wolgast on
the head with a hard right, which
caused the blood to flow all through
the battle. Rivers had the best Cf
the milling up to the time Wolgast
was declared winner