The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-13
In the Camps Of
johnson and Flynn
ecial to the DAILY Leader.

East las Vegas, New Mexico Jun'
12-Probably never in the history o
any pugilistic contest has the same
confidence prevailed in the riva
camps as IN the coming match De
tween Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn
slated at Las Vegas New Mexico. OF
July 4th.
The unwilingness of Jack Johnson
to concede Jim Flynn even an out
side chance has been the cause OF
considerable worry to the promoters
of the match. Try as they viii by
persuasion as Well rs suggestion. the
match makers and press agents OF
the Flynn-JOhnson match have so far
i utterly failed TO get an interview out
al Johnson that would boost the show
with the dignity Of having Johnson
grant even an outside chance To his
challenger.
However, this has not worried jim
| Flynn in the least And working
along the same lines Flynn has ut
! terly refused TO mince his words. or
TO hide his feeling in any way but
! that he will knock the big smoke
still Flynn has therefore, gained
some bad friends who have wished
him TO nse milder language towards
his opponent with view to keeping
the bout clean, and preventing the op-
ponents of boxing from gaining
foothold on reform by showing TO the
world that instead Of clean exhibit
ton Of the manly art the COMING
match will really develop into a prize
fight. Flynn, however, has dsre-
g9r1GH tbpip urip
the strongest language, which does
only half justice to his real FEELING
when Johnson's name is mentioned
III his presence.
AS matter Of fact, FLYNN would
muchly prefer to be left alone. ana
he shows plainly that he docs not
seek the sympathy Of those who be-
lieve he has bitten off more than he
can chew. by matching himself
AGAINST the giant negro.
Nor does Flynn fully appreciate the !
necessity OF croWdine h trainin9
quarters with interested fight fans I
who come to see him DO his traning |
stunts and work out in trip hammer |
slaughter house style with his spar |
ing partners Flynn really resents
The Invasion of these armies who are
not even s'sr~<ed by watching hi /
training ordkals but insist on asking
questions on his conf I
dence, condition and real sincere feel |
Ing that he will win.
In this way Flynn has aroused the
anmlty OF many a visitor to his camp.
those from the uninitiated
'anks, But the old timers, who have
'cen champions come and 20 for
many years, plainly see in FIvnn's II
lotions those Of man with supreme |;
'ontidence, who dednely resists the Il
question of his ability of downing the
resent title holder
Flynn is on edge, that is plain. He
2 happy only when surrounded by {
~ immediate camp force, his train
RS, and his manager all Of whom be +;
1eVe as he does, and have no doubt
IS to the outcome.
The manager has already arranged
or the Jim Flynn champion of the
.orld tour to take place Immediately
ollowing the July 4th contest The
rainers are looking forward to ac-
Flynn on this tour. and
lynn himself has laid his plans ac- !
ording to this schedule
Despite this supreme confidence, F,
lynn ID working like trojan. laav-
lg not a stone untnrned to fit him =
elf as the proyerbial fiddle. and to
e the scratch against Johnson on
uly 4th IN contest which viii carry
i'm over the 45 round marathon t
quite as though it We're a three round =,
Exhibition with one Of his sparring II
artners. But Flynn does not ex =,
ect TO so A. rounds, for he figures
ohnson will not last half that dis :,
lnce with him. He figures himself =
9possible for defeat, and will enter y
le ring with feeling that no
mount of pounding, be they straight IT,
fits, right upper cuts, or any other -.