Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-28
Will Lose Heavily Or Make a Mint of Money If
 Flynn Wins.
RIVERS. vs. woLGAsT
2. Battle Will Be Watched With Interest
 Doctors Say Absence of Ads
 Appendix Will Not Hurt Him.
lBy James J. Corbett). Former Heavyweight Champion of the World. Written for the ....
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we VIII nave to hand 1t to Jack Curley, the enterprising young man employed in promoting the Johnson Flynn match. He is entitled to a blue ribbon for that stick-to-itiveness that refuses to admit defeat no mat ter how rough going. The fight now looks like sure thing for the Fourth of July and Las Vegas the town that lands the prize CD championship con- test of recent years.
 In the face of the hardest knocks a proposition of the sort ever encoun- tered Curley proceeded on the even tenor of his way and with the aid of a friendly legislature has at last To- cated 9 site for the fracas. Appar- entity all Instructions have been re- moved and Jack has nothing to do till tomorrow to quote the eminent T. Aloysius Dorgan, except to slip the sum of Thirty and some few odd bones into the massive init of the Cu0AApAOA. IOl It 1S CO DC pI coullCu that Johnson will insist upon the cash in advance, as is his prerogative un- der the agreement
 I have enjoyed Jack Curley's friend ship for some time and am one of the greatest admirers of his genius for successful promotion of athletic affairs, and am also an adherent of the Pueblo scrapper, Jim Flynn, in whom I recognize an earnest, will- ing and powerful, if not clever, ex- ponent of professional pugilism. Needless to say it would afford me much pleasure to boost" the pro- posed exhibition to the full extent that my modest efforts as contribu- tor to boxing literature would permit, could I see in the affair anything that looked like good sporting prop OsitiOn. As it is the match to me looks as uneven and unequal as could be figured with the aid of dope book
 Johnson and Flynn met once be- fore and the contest was snly an exercise gallop for the smoke. The disparity in the skill of the men was plainly patent. Sam Langford has twice placed the Pueblo man hors de combat within the last two or three years; Al Kaufman has the credit of a TX. O." as we'll as defeat in two battles with Johnson's challenger. In answer to all this Curley asserts Flynn is much improved man, and that the champion has deteriorated during his two years of idleness. Jack could not very we'll say anything to the contrary in view of the fact that he is financing the match and IS also Flynns manager. He will have 2 hard time bringing patrons of the sport to his way of thinking. Should Johnson be licked the pictures would prove a gold mine, but the other way about the promoter faces deficit or vast proportions. But Curley IS good gambler and willing to take the long chance.
 < Since Ad Wolgast signed to box Joe
 Rivars, he has been unmercifully grill od .hv a dozen or more rivals, each of who madvances claims as the "logi- calp contender for the title. The fa remains. however, that very few or the 133 pounders expressed any great desire to meet the champion prlor to the closing of the Rivers match.
 I rather fancy the majority or the ranr is we'll satisfied to let Rivers be the "goat" notwithstanding all the bluster and even though Woigast IS ! doubtful quantity in the eyes or ranv experts since his sick spell. Re- centlv I had chat with well known apecialist in regard to, the. Woisas' matter, and in, answer to my query .hout the after effect an operation for appendicitis would have, he re- nlied that the champions youtn anu unusually rugged constitution would s.tand him in good stead, but that as ; rule the entire system of patleas .xneriences check that is dlnicult to overcome.
 Dn the record of the matched pair thare is nothing to suggest anything h,,t an easy win for Wolgast. suii' 1T Ad experiences difficulty Tn rouhu- lir. .to form, Rivers may be consider sd x lucky man. doubt very mncn' ., s.nna, that the champion would pc ,,srmitted to 90 through with the x sfc r 1t was found after course
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