The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-07-05
BLACK CHAMPION COMPLETE
MASTER OF THE SITUATION
10 Wolgast-Rivers Contest Refer
&C Claims a Kuock- Out
McGOORTY BEST X. o. BROWN
Both Big Fights Prove Very Unsstis
factory TO the Respee-
tive Crowds.

Las Vegas, ~. NJ. July 5.-The Jack
Johnson-Jim Flynn forty -five-round q
hght for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world was brought to "A
close in the ninth round yesterday by
the state police.
Captain tornoff, the personal repre-
sentative at the ringside of Governor
Mcdonald. declared that II was no
longer a boxing contest; that it was 4
brutal exhibition and that Flynns foul
tactics made it's continuance impossi-
BILE He jumped into the ring with
his deputies ami drove the fighter and
the officials into a corner Referee Ed.
W. Smith then announced that John
son had won and the fight was over
Fireman Utterly Outslassed.
Flynn displayed no ability through
out the light. lie was cut about the
face until the blood ran down his
breast in stream, lie was utterly
helpless from the first round on and
by the sixth was deliberately trying
10 butt the champions chin With his
head Time after time Johnson
held him powcrless in the clinches,
FLYNN jorkeG his head upward. Refe-
rec Smith warned him repeatedly but
il did no good
In the seventh Flynn began reach
ing upward every time he could work
his head under Johnson's chin. F'lynn's
feet we're both of the floor time and
arain with the energy he put into his
bounds Sometimes hc seemed To leap
two feet into the air i'm his frantic
rlunTes at the elusive black jaw above
him
Referee Smith forced flynn bacl, to-
wards his corner over a half dozen
times stop that buttirg." he would
say. shaking his finger i'm Flynn's taco;
stop it, or / will disqualify you
In the next clinch--it was in the
eighth round-Flynn flung himself NJ
ward again Smith jumped betTeen
them and warned him once more.
Next time YOU do it I'll disqualify
YOU" he shouted at Flynn; but he
changed his mind, for it happo"eG
again ana again in that round and re-
peatedly in the ntntI, pesore .ne state
police took a hand
Negro Smiles Through II All.
Through IL all the champion was
smiling. lie evaded Flynns attacks
with the utmost ease whether tho
Pueblo man led with his hand or his
head ONLY once in the ninth round
aid he show any wish to end the fight,
and yet the ringside opinion was unai-
4, ,,I.l
utit at any time he happened TO fancy.
whether in the first or i'm the ninth
round.
Wolusst Given Decision.
Los Angeles. Calf. July 5. For
twelve rounds. Ad Wolgast and Joe
Rivers fought like catamounts in their
lightweight championship battle at
Vernon arena yesterday afternoon. In
the thirteenth there came g. blow
which landed low. and both boys in an
instant were sprawling and writing
upon the 1oor.
Wolgast was declared the winner by
Referee Jack Welsh. Then bedlam
broke loose--the demonstration lasting
FOR more than half an hour, participat
~ III ny tltNtu lnpNShihl tN'iltt hShN
fans.
Referee Disputed by Thousands.
Last night Referee Welsh stood dis
putcd by Rivers and by thousands of
spectators In his decision that Wolgast
won by a knockout The Mexican
fighter claims foul ana in his dress
ing room he displayed dcntcd alumi
l.
cast said he also was foulcd.
McGoorty Brown Bout Stopped.
Benton Harbor Mich, July o.
sheriff Johnson and his deputies put a
stop TO the Eddy McGoorty knock
out Brown ten-round fight here yes
terday, ten seconds before the end OF
the last round. by arresting both pi1n
cipals and the officials. All arc charged
with violating the Michigan boxing
law II was McGoorty's fight