Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-05
Fireman Persisted in Butting with Head; Police Put Stop to Fiasco by Driving Principles from Ring as Referee Awards Victory
CHALLENGER AT
 MERCY OF CHAMP
Big Black Could Have End cd Battle at Will; Loser Covered with Blood; Not in It at Any Time

EAST LAS VEGAS, July 4.-The Johnson-Flynn fight for the heavy weight championship was brought to a close in the ninth today by the state police. Captain Fornoff, of the state force, personal representative at the ringside of Governor Mcdonald, declared that it was no longer a box ing contest, that it was a brutal ex- hibition, and that Flynn's foul tao tics made continuance impossible.
 Fornon jumped into the ring with his deputies. and drove the fighters and official, who followed him, to their corners. The referee then an- nounced that Johnson had won, and the fight was over.
 Flynn Had no Ability
 Flynn displayed no ability in the fight. He was cut about the face until the blood ran down in a stream. Utterly helpless after the first round, by the sxith he was deliberately try ing to butt the ctampion's chin with his head. Time after time, ss Jeht,- son held him powerless in clinches Flynn jerked his head upward. Smith warned him repeatedly but 1t did no good.
 In the seventh, Flynn began leap ing forward every time he could to work his head under Johnson's chin. Both of Hymns feet wer of tine floor time and again. some times he seemed to leap into the air. Smith forced Flynn back toward the corners a half dozen times. Stop putting he would say, shaking his finger in Fiynnis face. Stop 1t, or l will dis qualify you"
 ''The nigger is holding me" Flynn retorted. Hes holding me all the time. He's holding me like this, and he offered to illustrate to the ref cree. Smith evaded the blood stained arms held before him. and waved the men together again.
 Champ Always Smiling
 In a clineh fn the eighth rouRd Flynn flung himself upward again. Smith jumped between them and warned him once more. ''rhe next time you do it I'll disquaiify you, Smith shouted to Flynn, but he changed his mind for it happened again and again during that round and repeatedly in the ninth before the police took a hand.
 Through it all the champion was smiling He eyaded Hymns attack with the utmost ease, whether the Pueblo man led by hands or head. Only once did he show any wish to end the fight. and yet ringside opin- ion was unanimous that he could have put Flynn out at any time it suited his fancy, whether in the first or ninth round The champion op. end up only once. early in the fight, when Flynn landed him two good blows, right and left hooks. These were delivered during a clinch, and Johnson appeared nettled at bis own carelessness, and smashed right uppercut through Flynn's guard which knocked the white man of his feet
 chopping up Flynn
 Then the champion smiled again and went back 10 monotonous chopping of uppercuts and clinches which reduced Flynn's face to g bloody mass in each round. Appar ently Johnson did not attempt to hit hard. He contented himself witt slow, coldly scientific chopping Johnson was always master of the situation. Not blow that FlynT started toward Johnson reached hin with any steam behind it.