Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-24
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TOUGH BATTLER
IN JIMMIE
FLYNN
Consensus Of Opinion is That
Pueblo Nan win Give
Black Champion Fight Of
His Young Life.
JOHNSON CONFIDENT
FIREMAN WILL BE EASY
(By H. W. Lanlgan.

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battles Jim Flynn. the Fighting fire
man, In THIS fair New Mexico city on
tho Fourth III July. heafs not a single
brulse 20 show that he hos been per-
forming regularly az the Marquis OF
Queennberry's game since 1883. lie
carries no caullfloweF car. no fiat
tened nose. no niarked-up face.
johnson. when everything IL sum-
med up and a total struck. has never
had n fight In an his ring battles
even In his memorable, II sad, one
with Jim Jcffrics. sAl Artha has never
been asked 70 fight. for the simple
reason tibet no opponent has ever
carried the fight % him.
with Jim Flynn on July this 10
\ bound 10 be different. The Puebloan
lie the fighters be0lutely nothing
else. He will carry the fight to
johnson. Nor will he stop and sur
render. and DO Topped on the can
vas, unless the big black has tbs
punch to drive him back and the
strength and vitality TO keep tho
punch coming. Flynn can DO relied
upon taking the battle 20 Johnson
levery minute. The main experta al-
ready on the GROUND declare that the
PupbOlnn'g stiff charge cannot be
stalled of By Lip Artha and that Il
the negro IN going 20 be the victor
and hold on 10 the championship he
prizes 50 dearly, he must pull some
thing he never pulled before, 20 wit.
a tight. toe 10 toe. with his vls-a-Vis.
The sporting editors OF the big
metropolitan papers are beginning 20
arrive and they are unanimous in
their praise OF Flynn. One and all
scott AT Tommy Ryan's statement
that the Puebloan is hog fat" and
stands no chance with johnson. II
tho best conditioned man ~ going to
win the hattie lilly I Il VIII be
Fiynn'a championship
Tom Flanagan Joined Jack John
son Friday The Tusonta bonlfaca
handled the champions business az
fairs In REM and ~ TO operate IN q
like capacity here Professor Watson
Burns Is trainer-in-chlef. The CALI
fornia athletic expert "propaTodf
johnson for his battle with jim Def
fries. Iie SCOTS as all reports that
. have L,ir Artha's health so badly
rideled az a result Of his alleged high
living since becoming the heavy
. weight champion two years ago that
ne II going 20 blow az In his battle
with Jim flynn July 4.
Jack Is every BIT as good today
oH he ever was In his ilfe." states
, VIII prove Il on the Fourth we are
not undertaking flynn. but honestly
don't think that he has better than
an extreme outside chance Of de-
/; feating Johnson"
Jack Johnson stetes that just M
soon az he disposes OF Jim Flynn he
viii take on all corners in fight a
week until Labor day. Then. ME f0l
my gilded cafe In Chlcago." qurthl
. the champion. II will be a has-k6en
: after Labor day. But not before
then"
John .. Talbot, the Denver sport.
. ing man. who IL Tom Correcting al
the Flynn Johnson attraction. or, IN
superior English. serving as the Of
ficial betting commissioner. ssiil has
plenty OF 10 ID 4 money. However,
I. he ciinRa 20 his original belief and
Z prophesles that the betting viii be
40 70 Z. if not tighter, the day Of
tie fight.
Flynn ana Johnson are getting
!. their FUN QUOTA OF the bug letters.
! One wise Chlcago gent slipped Iii'
Artha the Information recently that
! he had constructed q training appar-
atus THAI would permit the dusKy ems
90 lay IN the feathers and SO through
fun course Of work. ~ pulling
chains and strings Johnson could ae.
complish fnOst everything, afr0m
punching the bag 70 swinging indian
I. clubs.
Tom Flanagan, who was In charge
OF Jack Johnson's camp at Reno. ana
who reached Las Vegas yesterday,
got his first glimpse az tho big black
ID action Saturday afternoon Ina al
most two years time. After Johnson
fought tho punching bag ten minutes.
tossed the medicine ball around about
tho same length OF time. and boxed
six rounds. three with Marty Cutler
and three with DoBrayi Flanagan
was asked what he thouhgt o. LII
Ariha.
J "Iie hasn't aged day" was tho
Canadians prompt reply. "He looks
every biz as good 10 me as he ever dsd
in his iifs. / doubt " flynn han bet
, ter than an extreme outside chance
OF winning the title"
Jim Flynn also had busy work
out. After completing his Fun course
Of gymnasium stunts, and hugging
and tuHging for upwards Of ten min
utcs with Ray Marshall, Flynn boxed
nine rounds. Abdul the Turk got the
first four. Al Williams the next three
aud Chic Coleman the last two.
Today's welshts Of the two biz fel-
lows; johnson, 2i6M; Flynn, lv2 ~.
The betting price remains 10 90 4
with OFFICIAL Commissioners John q.
Talbot.
a regular morning operation of she
bowels puts you In fine shape for inc
days work. M you miss Il you feel
uncomfortable and cannot put vim
into your movements. For an bowel
Irregularities HERBiNE q the rem