The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-13
LUTHER MCCARTHY
WON FROM FLYNN
Referee Stops the Fight After Fire
man is Dropped Five Times.

Los Angeles, Dec l0.-Luther Nc
Carty, of Springfi Id, Mo, won the
heavyweight championship elimina-
ton contest at Vernon tonight from
Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman. The
battle ended in the sixteenth round
when, after Flynn had been knocked
down twice and appeared helpless,
Referee Eyton stopped the fight and
declared McCarty the winner.
Despite the chill that followed the
setting of the sun. large crowd OF
fight enthusiasts thronged the open
air arena.
Flynn money was the more plenti-
ful before the fight but McCarty's ad-
mirers were not slow in taking il when
offered at 10 to s.
McCarty appeared TO be in perfect
condition and while the same was said
about FLYNN, some of those who
watched his final workouts detected
skepticism lie had suffered for want
of sparring partners and had little op-
portunity for a good sparring work
out.
Flyna announced his weight as 1870
pounds MeCarty weighed In at POS
McCarty and Flynn entered the ring
at S:55. Betting at the ringside was
az even money.
Time was called at 9:02.
MeCarty carried the fight TO Flynn
throughout the FIRST round and the
fireman spat blood as he went to his
corner.
MeCarty continued 70 force the
sighting in the second and Flynn
seemed unable TO reach him effective.
II. Near the end OF the round Flynn
was staggered by a series of rights
and lefts 10 the face and appeared
groggy. lie came up with rush il
the third but MeCarty stopped him
with a punch that drew blood from
the tireman's nose and forced him to
stall.
Flynn eyened It up in the fourth,
rushing McCarty repeatedly and hook
ing him with an uppercut that rocked
the Missourians head. The fighting
was hammer an dtongs affair, end
ing WITH a fierce mixup in the center
Of the ring. In the sixth Flynn stag
gered McCarty with left swing that
sent him against the ropes
The seventh. bitterly contested
throughout, ended with honors even.
Both men showed signs of wear when
they went to their corners, and the
succeeding round was tame.
In the tenth MeCarty landed hard
right to the jaw. putting the veteran
down for the count of nine Flynn
arose groggy and hung o.. Following
up this advantage the Missourian drop.
ped Flynn for a second and third
time, but the fireman made q remark
able rally and lasted out the round.
McCarty tried hard to end 1t in the
tenth but Flynn showed strong re-
Operative powers and held his
heavier opponent fairly even. Badly
battered and rushing blindly Flynn
went through the eleventh round
rocked repeatedly by the blows that
McCarty landed alnost at will. II
was the same in the twelfth, the fire
mans stamina arousing the wonder
OF the crowd.
Flynn kept boring in in the thir-
teenth, shaking his head under the
fusillade of blows that McCarty rained
upon his puffed and bleeding face.
The next two rounds went the same
way, the Missourian having his antag-
onist at his mercy but lacking the
driving power to stop him.
Flynn seemed almost helpless when
at the outset of the sixteenth round
he was sent down for the count OF
nine. and. when moment later q
smash to the jaw dropped him for the
second time. Referee Eyton stopped
the fight and declared MeCarty the
winner