The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-04

AS HIynn rusned, Johnson Simply
grasped him about the shoulders and
held him at bay, all the while grinning
like an ape.
The champion pecked at the fire
mans face with light lefts as they
clinched and then upper cut twice
heovily with rights to the jaw. The
champion toyed with Flynn, twice
more shooting right uppercutS to the
jaw, one of which sent the fireman.
| head bobbing.
The champion toyed with Flynn,
twice more shooting right uppercuts
to the jaw, one of which sent the fire
| mans head back.
The champion early indicated it was
to be battle of action. Flynn s
mouth bled as he took his seat very
| much worsted during the three min
utes of fighting.
Flynn cut short a witty remark of
Johnson by twice hooking his right to
the jaw.
This nettled the black and he cut
loose with short arm upper cuts to
the jaw. Johnson bled slightly from
the mouth as he emerged from mid
ring mixup, but Flynn spat blood in
stream as the champion cut his mouth
with a volley of rights and lefts.
Flynn rushed in close and was met
with the customary rain of right and
left uppercuts to the face. At that
it seemed as if the champion was
holding himself in check. He in
dulged Flynn with a few stomach
taps. scarcely trying to protect his
body from Flynn's attacks. Johnson
constantly showed his stomach and in
vited him to blaze away, which con-
VulSed the spectators. Flynn ELECTED
a great cheer when he rushed the
black to the ropes and planted solid
left to the jaw. The round ended with
Flynn's face covered with blood.
JOhnSOnS round.
Round 5.
johnson came up easily, turning his
head to the spectators and hardly no
ticing his white antagonist Flynn
banged away with blows to stomach,
but this time johnson covered up and
shot four lefts to the face in quick
per cut othe jaw. Flynn at close
quarters landed half a dozen punches
on the stomach, but johnson only
smiled and made no apparent attempt
aroused the crowd to merriment by
releasing Flynn's hold and clapping
his own gloves together like a happy
school girl. Il can't fight while he's
holding me-" shouted Flynn, protesting
to The referee. The round ended with
johnson holding running converse
ton with his wife and seconds.
Nss -. Round 6.
Flynn butted with his head three
times and complained that Johnson
made it justifiable by holding him.
Flynn was severely reprimanded for
deliberately butting the champion.
Johnson dazzled the fireman with his
speed, landing left and right. Flynn
was reprimanded for butting. HE
holding me-" was F1ynn's excuse. John
son. maddened, landed a volley of
straight left and hight punches to the
face, fairly bewildering Flynn. Then
he stopped himself, apparently with a
view to prolonging the contest. Flynn's
seconds also warned him to cease but
ting when he sat the round end out.
Round z.
pion to spectator who had shouted
for hi INTO end it. Flynn bled profuse-
ly from the nose as Johnson beat
healthy tattoo with left and right to
glove on the champion, the blacks de-
Tense proving impregnahle. johnson
made the blood fairly spout as he
rained blow after blow on his bewil-
drop of perspiratiop on the champion
as he too khis seat.
Round 8.
Flynn again tried to butt and was
thrice warned. This round was much
like it predecessors. Flynn butting vic
iously and losing a world of blood
Flynn was helpless in the champion 8
hands and for the tenth time in this
adding lone more and I'll disqualify
you"
Round 9.
johnson held the fireman at arms
length in an atetmpt to safeguard him
self against the Colorado mans con-
slant butting. Flynn finally got in
close, jumped a foot in the air and
landed with the top of his head against
the negro's jaw.
Police stop fight.
Cowles stopped fight because Flynn
was butting.
Captain of Police Cowles seemed
loath to stop the bout on a foul. He
hurdled into the ring and brought the
battle to an end. Referee Smith then
gave the decision to Johnson. johnson
was given a terrific cheer while the
crowd vented its wrath on Flynn with
jeers and boos.