The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-11
Luther Mccarty Puts Jim Flynn Out
Of the white Hope" Class
In Vernon Arena
Last Night.
FLYNN WAS PUNISHED
Old Gladiator of the Ring Takes Ter
rifle Punishment But Comes
Back for More All the
Time.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 11--Beat-
en- to an almost unrecognizable mass,
Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, is to-
day vanished white hope.
Luther McCarty, of Springfield,
Mo-, lad of twenty-one, put the sea-
soned campaigner out of the running
in the sixteenth round of what was
scheduled to be 20 round battle at
Tom McCarye's Vernon arena last
night, mauling his opponent so I'M
mercifully that Referee Charlie Eyton
stopped the battle
rom the tap of the gong starting
the battle, Flynn never had a real
chance. The Missouri boy had him at
his mercy at all times and not only
eluded the freman's fierce rushes
easily, but landed on Flynn whenever
and wherever he felt inclined From
the outset Flynn attempted to fright
en- McCarty by tering in savagely
and attempting in-fghting. Luther re-
fused to be frightened, however. and
met his opponents rushes with SER
quickly Strengthened Flynn up.
After the second round, FIynn's
hackers abandoned hope and from
then on it was only question of how
long the Puebloan could stay Every
round was the same-Flynn rushing
in, refusing to give ground, McCarty
fighting coolly and as steadily as a
M rxvit \,
terrific sledg e-hammer blows that few
living fighters could have withstood.
In the ninth round McCarty three
times swung his right to Flynn's Jaw
and the veteran went to the mat
each time, only to rise again 1t seem.
ed certain that the end was near, but
the bell saved Flynn. Despite his con.
dition, Flynn continued to fight fierce.
", refusing to the last to give ground
and rushing in always for more pun
ishment His gameness won the ad-
miration of the crowd which while cry.
ing to the referee to stop the fight
cheered the Puebloan heartily 1t was
the greatest demonstration of courage
ever witnessed in local ring.
In the sixteenth round McCarty
sent Flynn to the floor for the count
of nine with a right uppercut to the
jaw SO hard that the crack of it sound
ed like shot Flynn arose grogg!
and McCarty shot two straight lefts
10 the jaw and sent him down again
Needing the cries of the spectators
Referee Ryton raised McCarty's glove
in token of victory
No one needed Flynn's frantic pro
tests of the decision His face was
pulled until it was almost unrecog
nizable and his eyes were swollen al
most shut. His seconds had to assis
him from the ring, while McCart,
walked out as fresh as daisy. Z
discoloration Of the right eye was thu
only mark he bore.
He said today he never had doub
of the outcome and that he believed
he would defeat Al Palzer as easiI,
when they meet here New Years aft
ernoon.
Both eyes closed. his right ca
pounded TO pulp, his nose broken an,
his lips torn to shreds by the terrifi
battering he received last night a
the hands of Luther McCarty, Jir
Flynn, of Pueblo. today made n
comment on his defeat except tn
statement 'McCarty was too damne
big
And McCarty, at his hotel paid
tribute to the gameness displayed b
his yanquished opponent by remarl
ing to the newspaper men Il didn
know they ever made men so game
didn't believe any living man {
Flynns size could have stood up 6
long under the punishment was an
to administer
AS the result of his desperate fgl
against overwhelming odds, Flynn d
feated, has more friends and admi
ers here than he ever had before.
his hotel where he spent the mornir
doctoring his bruised and battere
face, he was the recipient of the co
CALCULATIONS Of hundreds of men WI
saw him go down to defeat game
the last.
With this fight out of the way. Il
fans today are looking forward to Il
coming battle on New Years day b
tween McCarty and Al Palzer, the on
other white hope regarded here
being in McCarty's class
Palzer two weeks ago signed
agreement to meet the winner of Il
Flynn-McCarty battle. He came he
from New York week ago and beg;
light training Palzer was one
those who Witnessed the terrific he,