The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
BY OTTO FIOTO


 ,=auJe~ against Johnson. Before s, ge, any deeper into the argument Nc might say that he is a hundred Der cen. improvement over the Jim flynn we Knew q year or two back. l:s good hard work he has suddenly. r.u,h on tae order of me startling Transformation. stepped from the rnugh embryonic state mo the fin .sh.d product. Mind. this must Hn, Na construed that he has as >e. reached his point of efficiency He Will keep on improving, and he VIII keep on surprising Us by that improvement He realizes. as We an 'ha' only the supreme limit ef improvement, Will return him a winner over Johnson This is the Ailh mark he aims at.
 Wacu Ne las, saw Flynn in action a- .1e Auditorium in Denver against A.k u'Erien he was a tough. slow, hmheriug fighter Now he has iha. elasticity in his step and his every movement is agile and quick. He has assumed an entirely new -rylc of defense as against the one H. formerly adopted Instead of do- ing lis fighting a, long range, he
 G W dose in 10 an opponent, and a- loe- his damage at close quar- .,Gs and aims and directs his blows so the dissection
 Na' only does he move faster. bu, ]. thinks faster. and openings that H-eI ao pass him by and were al lowed to escape are now taken ad- Har.agc Of and results gained Jim - much shorter than Johnson. Vet he maintains that his shortness of e'Wure Is a distinct advantage to him in battling Johnson. He says tr allow, him ro get inside and under Johnson. and that while Johnson is fa'nrins and leading he will be do- ing him damage in close to the black forification There are move people who can hit mark when sho ting from close range than there gle hose who are able to hit the mark many yards away" is the manner in which Jim puts it. Then again remember that al close range the effect and he force of the blow ar- greater shan when at a distance. as il has spent irs force" he con. linued
 We Will eake issue with him on rhiS point. Suffice il 10 say that if he defeats Johnson he will have to he al his best and that will have non- but himself 10 thank when it's ,Isr. That is so far as the fighting end is concerned. He will always and ever have to give 10 Jack Cur ley he credit of bringing about the opportunity 10 battle for the cham pionship. l. was his hard work that pu' him where he is.
 Contidence-why, it's his middle name He is as positive that he is going 10 be the worlds champion after July next as that he is alive. When he watches the crowd discuss ing his chances he says: T know that bunch thinks that I am going n h oh them all after fl is over They are entitled tO their opinions but I'm going 70 show them where they were wroma" The thought of defeat never enters his mind. and between you and me, that's half the battle. A timid man in front of Johnson is defeated before he ever starts. Jim knows this and for that reason has no fear Al the same time he con c,des Johnson is the best man in Ihe world a this time. When he went West he told all his friends that he would train as he never trained before and that if Johnson did beat him there would be no ex- black man 10 have all the credit that goes with the victory the same as he wants that credit in case he wins from the cinder. At all places in which he has appeared the past week he has left a most favorable impression and gained many new admirers
 NEW YORK, May A. Johnny kilbane of Cleveland, featherweight champion, outfought Frankie Burns of Jersey City in a fast ten-round bout here tonight.
 Al the ringside kilbane weighed l22l2 and Burns 122 pounds
 Burns had the better of the first and fifth rounds. Otherwise it was all kilbane. Fer the greater part of the battle Burns only used his left while kilbane used both hands 10 body and head with telling ef- feet. The champions footwork en- abled him to evade several we'll aimed blows, and by side-stepping and ducking kilbane made Burns miss repeatedly.
 In the third round kilbane landed lefts to the face and hard right uppercut. which drew blood from Burns mouth. Burns kept putting