Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-05


 Flynn's white hope expired today in the ninth round of his scheduled 4O-round bout with Champion Jack Johnson. Flynn's face was chopped and cut frightfully by Johnson's deliberate blows and in the ninth round Captain Cowies of the New Mexican state police pushed his way to the ring ana declared the contest ended, as a bru- tai exhibition. For three rounds Flynn had realized his inability to defend himself and frantically tried to butt his way to victory. At times he leaped foot from the ground, endeavoring to crash his skull against the champions jaw. Time and again Referee smith warned him to stop, and Flynn made no defense.
 He's holding me! He's holding mel" he would declare to Smith and in the next clinch he would try 1t again. When the police interfered, Referee Smith, through the announcer, awarded Johnson the fight. Johnson made no serious effort to hurt Flynn during the nine rounds. Apparently he had him safe in check even when Flynns putting tactics were at their worst. Johnson bore not single mark of the fight beyond a slight cut inside his lower lip.
 The Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1-"Will you shake hands, Jack?" queried Flynn, as he opened the battle by rushing into a clinch. No retorted the black. Flynn moved in close, but Johnson easily avoided his attempts and flung a stiff left to the ear.
 Toyed With Flynn.
 Round As Flynn rushed, Johnson simply grasped him about the shoul- ders and held him at bay. all the while grinnins like an ape. The champion pecked at the fireman's face with light lefts, and as they clinched uppercut twice heavily with rights to the jaw The champion toyed with Flynn, twice more shooting right uppercuts to the jaw, one of which sent the f1reman's head bobbng.
 The champion pushed his man across the ring and hooked his left to the ear, and a moment later flung hard short arm jolt to the jaw Johnson smiled constantly and fought with great care. Flynn backed the negro against the ropes, and the champion rewarded him with a right that cut a deep gash under his left eye.
 The champion early indicated it was to be a battle of words as well as of blows time and again exchanging his usual repartee with the spectators. Flynn's mouth bled as he took his seat very much worsted during the three minutes of fighting in this round.
 Round 3-Flynn cut short a remark of Johnson by twice hooking his right to the jaw. This nettled the black and he cut loose with short arm uppercuts to the jaw. Johnson bled slightly from thR TnOutb bo froTY, 41n miX-up but Flynn spat blood in a stream as the champion cut his mouth with a volley of rights and lefts.
 Johnson Seems Holding Back.
 Round 4-Flynn rushed in close and was met with the customary rain of right and left uppercuts to the face. At that it seemed as if Johnson was holding himself in check. He shook Flynn with a. few stomach iabs, scarcely trying to protect his body from Flynns attacks Johnson con stantly showed him stomach and in vited him to blaze away, which con vulsed the spectators. Flynn elicited a great cheer when he rushed Johnson to the ropes and planted a solid left to the jaw. The round ended with Flynn's face covered with blood.
 Round 5-Johnson turned his head to the spectators and hardly noticed his white antagonist. Flynn banged away at the stomach, but this time Johnson covered up and shot four lefts to the face in quick succession, varying it with left uppercut to the jaw. Flynn, at close range, sent half a dozen punches on the stomach, but Johnson only smiled and again made no appar- ent attempt to protect his mid-section. | hn ta ment by releasing Hymns hold and clapping his own gloves together like a happy schoolgirl T can't fight while he's holding me" shouted Flynn, pro- testing to the referee. The round ended then with Johnson doing a run ming conversation with his wife and seconds.
 Flynn Starts Buttinq Tactics. Round 6-F1ynn butted with his head three times saying that Johnson made It Justifiable by holding him. Flynn was severely reprimanded for deliber- ately putting the champion. Flynn | tried to find a loophole to stem the beating given him. Johnson dazed the fireman with his speed. landing left and right to the jaw. He's holding me was Hymns cry Johnson, mad dened, landed a volley of straight left and right punches to the face bewil- dering Flynn, then he stopped himself apparently with a view to prolongine the contest. Flynn's seconds also warned him to cease putting. when he sat down.
 Round 7-Johnson landed fully a dozen rapid-tire rights and lefts to the tireman's face, and at the same time placed himself in position to with l stand Hymns putting tactics. Wait minute" cried Johnson to a specta tor who had shouted for him to end it | Flynn bled profusely from the nose IS Johnson beat a tattoo with left and right to that organ. Flynn failed tc