Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-04
0BRIEK IS WILLING
TO WAGER COIN
ON FLYNN
Philadelphia Jack and Quak-
er City MilliOnaires 10 Put
Up Some Coin on the White
Mans Hope.

Especial Teia&rGin te Ivnnlma meraf9l
Las Vegas, y. NJ Juno a.---on top
of the announcements Of A. Palzer,
the crack youthful New York he0vy4
weight, that ho would bo or hand 10
challenge the winner OF the Jim
Flynn-Jack Johnson worlds chain
plonship contest July g.. phliadoiphia
Jack yBrien wrote Promotes
Charley O'Malley todhy that he woald
come south for the BIG fistic en-
counter. The former star middle
weight Will chaper0ne his brother.
Young Jack O'Brien. who uade sqch
q good showing with Champion Al
WolEAst last Friday night; Anthony
~, Drexe Biddle. the mlilionaife
Philadelphia sPorismaa aud another
millionaire OF that city who does nae
desire 70 haye his name made public.
O'brlen has fought Doth Flynn and
Johnson. Jack went six rounds with
che Fighting Fireman Ia Denver July
80. 1909, ana aso triyersed that dis
lancc with the dusky champion IN
PHILADELPHIA May 10. Of che same
year. O'Isrien stated in his letter:
"r'lyAa should give the champion a
great battle, and ! think ne has a
fine chance. although Johnson 10 one
Of the sFpaiost opponents Of the box
Ing game that ever lived / have
fought both men ana ! am sure that
f'iyna has q good chance 60 win, el-
though Johnson n very dangerous
proposition and liable 10 pass over a
Sleep produccr when least expected.
hardly think dnck Johnson - Gag
years axe, bet nafoFtheieas. he Il too
good to be toolee with. Al that. I
give FLYNN & ereal chance and K tho
odds are fishi when We arrive we viii
bet aeyerai Thousand dollars on the
white MAS"
Billy Mccartney also ~afCd from
Springfield Aio.. that he would BE- on
deck with Luther Mccarthy. his.
young heavyweight. who
recently Knocked out Carl Norris, the
original hope, whose ring carceer
was settled for al times when ~
went ~ ngnlnst Fiynn in New York
last September Mccartney - anxious
20 show his charge with Morris as a
match July a.
notch July A.
Great crowds saw flynn ana John
son IN action in their respective tram
ing camps today sunday ID always
generally observed IN Lag Vegas As
TN Artha'H camp il located IN the
heart Of Las Vegas not over five
minutes walk from the SANTA re sta
ton and the Casteaneda hotel most
o. tho fisiic fans took IN bis per-
Torrance. Jack. who boxed nlno
rounds az hia maiden workout yezter-
day. went but six wounds today
Marty Cutlcr asd Rastua Htsprosb
SPARED three rounds each with tho |
champion. The big smoke was a his
boFt 40 far a. his fointing and foot
work was concerned. though he re-
Trained from beating up bis two
boys, johnson went through his fuli
course ~ gymnasium stunts on has
outdoor platform winding
1p BY da1zling exhibition ~ has
For grand finale he sent
NE bag flying among the mob that
surrounded the platform.
fiynn HlaO showed before q great
mob az Montezuma Springs The re-
.ori Is locetod ten miles from town
md Is only reached BY auto or rlr
Nevertheless splendid crowd WAS en-
lnnd The Fighting Fireman want
hree rounds with each che az his
Iparring partnerH and again worked
% harshly shat Head Trainer Tonlny
flan vas forced 70 call a half, ipdi