El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-02
WOOPs, MY DEAR,
THE FIGHTS ON
johnson to Win in 10; Flynn
to Win in 15-SO
They Say.
(BY H. w. LANIGAN)

East Las Vegas, \. NJ. July Now
for the Jim Flynn-Jack Johnson tham-
pionship combat Independence Cay
brings the redOubtable dusky champion
and the ambitious white challenger to-
gether and has Las Vegas the most
watched Of all towns n the fistic
world. The fight has put this fair
city on the map with a vengeance and
thanks to the vigilance OF mayor Rob
ert J Taupert, the big match will do
naught but be a winner in every re-
spect for Las Vegas. The crowd is al
ready here; the crowd is an orderly,
free spending one and the tOwnfOlks
are reaping a golden harvest.
Now to burst into the combat proper.
In my opinion Tom Flanagan, Liz Ar
tha's experienced chief lookout hit the
nail squarely on the noodle when he
stated that the sport public can rest
assured that it is set to see the best
scrap. staged between the big fellows
since Jeffries. Fitzsimmons, Sharkey
and the rest Of the old ring heroes We're
in their prime and fighting fights that
were fights. It is Flanagan's forecast
that the Flynn-Johnson contest will be
so percent better encounter than the
Jeffr1es-J ohnson thing and a 25 per
cent better encounter than the John
sOn-Burns fight.
Furthermore, every expert on the
ground is praising the form of the two
warriors. Seldom before in pugdom's
history has a better grOOmed pair OF
Johnson is ready; in absolutely per
feet trim, state general monarch Tom
Flanagan and head trainer Watson
Burns.
Flynn is in perfect condition; on.
edge to put up the battle of his life,
declare manager Curley, chief spar
ring partner Al Williams, Abdul the
Turk and the rest of the Puebloan's
camp partners.
So much have the big black and the
white challenger shown in training
quarters that there cannot be any eX-
cuses from the losing side. Johnson
picks himself to win inside OF 10
rounds. Tom Flanagan is not antici-
pating such a quick triumph It is his
forecast that the fight will be 16 or II
rounds before the champion slips over
the knockout.
Flynn Places a Limit.
Flynn has placed limit of 10 rounds
on the battle. Most of the experts are
stringing with the two principals IN
prophecying that the fight is not going
to be a short one. A look at JOhnSOnS
record will prove that he never wins
in a hurry. Throwing out Al McNa-
mara. Kid Cutler, Peter Felix and Char
ley Haghey, not to mention old Bob
Fitzsimmons whom the champion went
completely at the end Of his string, LII
Artha has never been bracketed In
short scrap. The allin Jeffries lasted
Il rounds: the late Stanley Ketckel, a
middleweight, u rounds; Al Kaufman,
who was easy for Flynn, 10 rounds
the limit; Tony Ross, 6 rounds-the
limit; Jack O'Brien, 6 rOunds-the lin
-; Tommy Burns, Il rounds; Ben Tay-
Tor, rounds; Jim Flynn, II rounds;
Joe Jeanette, is rounds; Sam Lang
ford, 10 rounds.
JOhnson's knockouts have been few
and far between. He did not really stop
the venerable jeff. He only finished
Ketchel when Ketchel, to all appear
ances had him finished. His fight with
Burns in Australia was stopped by the
police in the 14th round after he had
dropped Tommy in the first stanza.
So. surely Flynn should hang around
while at least.