The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
COPS STOP FIGHT;;
JOHNSON WINNER
Former Roustabout Highest Paid Man in World
Yesterday; Many Fans Believe Jim Could Have
Won If He Had Kept Temper

RINGsIDE. LAS VEGAS, July a
Jim Flynn 8 white hope ASPIRATIONS
expired today in the ninth round OF his
scheduled fortyfve-round bout with
the champion, Jack Johnson. Flynn's
face was chopped and cut frlghttully
and in the ninth round Fred Tornoff Of
the New Mexican state police pushed
his way into the ring and declared the
contest ended,
For three rounds Flynn had realized
his inability to defend himself and
frantically tried to butt his way to
victory. At times he leaped a foot
from the floor, endeavoring to jam his
skull against the champion s. jaw. Time
after time Referee Smith warned him
to stop it and Flynn made no defense.
: He's holding me; he's holding me, "
he would declare to Smith and in the
next elinch he would try it again.
When the police interfered the ref
cree, through the announcer, awarded
the fight to Johnson. johnson made
no serious effort to hurt Flynn at any
time during the nine rounds Appar-
emily he held himself in check even
when Flynn 8 butting tactics were at
the worst. johnson bore not single
mark of the fight beyond a slight cut
inside his lower lip.
Flynn was introduced to the crowd
as the fighting fireman of Pueblo
Flynn s early reception was dupl-
Gated.
Johnson was then presented as the
champion heavyweight Of the world.
His reception was lukewnrm.
Jack Remembers Pictures.
From the start Johnson held Flynn
away with one arm, but the champion
frequently missed blows and then ap-
peared nettled at his own carelessness.
Johnson was not trying to end the
battle as quickly as he might have done
If the moving pictures had not stipu-
lated price for ten rounds.
Johnson smashed a right uppercut
through Flynn guard, which rocked
the white man on his feet. Then the
champion smiled again and went back
to the monotonous chopping. which re-
in each round.
Apparently johnson did not attempt
to hit hard. He contented himself with
a slow, coldly scientific chopping, every
blow finding. its way through the bar
ricade of gloves and elbows behind
which Flynn crouched. 1t was per-
feet exhibition of guarding and hitting
was concerned. Not a blow Flynn
started reached him with any steam
behind it: They were smothered or
tossed aside unless johnson chose to
allow his opponent to batter away at
| his stomach, smiling the while over
| Flynn7s shoulders.
| When the fight was over there was
not mark on Johnson's body beyond
cut inside his lower lip, which bled
slightly for few minutes.
Collects His Bets.
Immediately after the fight John
son fastened to the betting commissioner
to collect his wagers on himself. He
drove there from the ringside in his
automobile, and was forced to address
the crowd in the big room before he
could leave for his camp.
Flynn was rushed to his camp from
the arena. He was not hurt, cuts and
bruises on his face being the only dam
age. He had nothing to say in defense
of the showing he made.
The fight was utterly lacking inter
est. 1t was like training bout at
johnson s camp outside of the blood
Flynn lost. There was not a cheer
throughout the nine rounds, and the
crowd accepted the action Of the police
with apparent relief that the thing
was ended.
Long before the end did come, ring
side opinion seemed TO favor the view
that Flynn was eager to be disqualified
He was helpless as child, and certainly
made no effort to disguise his attempt
to do with his skull what his gloves
could not accomplish.
Round One,
won't You shake hands, Jacki'
asked Flynn. as he opened the battle
by rushing into a clinch. "No,b re-
piled the black, Flynn kept in close,
but Johnson easily avoided his attempts
and hung stiff left to. the ear, and a
moment later flung hard short arm
jolt to the jaw. johnson smiled con.
stantly,. but fought with great care.
Flynn backed the negro against the
ropes and the champion rewarded him
with. right that cut deep cash un.
der his left eye, Round all Johnson g.
Round Two.
AS Flynn rushed Johnson simply
grasped him about the shoulders and
held him at bay, all the while grinnine
like an ape. The champion hacked al
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