Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
JIMMY CLABBY WINNING LOTS
OF MONEY IN AUSTRALIA
Clever Middleweight Likes the Racing, and
May Have a Stable of
His Own.

do some good in stopping the spectators
In picture films mixing too much in box
ing matches.
1t is not so much sport any more: 1t
Is all commercialism, the same as base
ball. with the sporting sentiment taking
back seat. However, the Johnson
Flynn fight is assured, and II pictures are
taken there may be such thing as trans
porting them about the country in aero
planes or automobiles. That would be a
new stunt. and Barney Oldfield, being a
good friend of Jim Flynns. would hardly
object to making a record-breaking trip
to Chicago after the fight to produce the
films at some theater, and then rush on
to New York with another set. 1t might
make some Of the railway magnates jeal-
Gus, but there Is always way to get
around some laws. AS to the fight itself,
why. that is another question. Boxing
critics will not believe that Flynn has a
chance against the colored man. unless
Mistah Jack has gone back, the same as
Jeffries did when he laid off several
years, and that appears to be their only
hope.
Flynn has one of the greatest trainers
who ever donned a mitt-Tommy Ryan
and If good advice and careful training
amount to anything then the Pueblo
fireman is liable to give a good account
of himself. had a photo of Johnson
taken In fighting pose the other day, and
the colored champion sure looked heavy
and fat. It will take some hard work
to get all that fat Off during the few
weeks left to train. but even with this
apparent handicap Johnson will figure a
big favorite at least 3 to 1. 1t took John
son fourteen rounds to beat Tommy
Burns. and then he didn't stop him, and
Tommy is no bigger than Flynn: so. TAX
ing all matters into consideration. there
may be hope for Jim. If Flynn remains
on the defensive for fifteen or more
rounds and weathers the storm there
Is no telling what may happen then. II
Johnson's condition is not the best why
then Is the time that 1t will tell, and it
will be up to the fireman then to do his
work. There will be difference of fifty
pounds In weight, but remember that
when Tom Savers fought John c. Heenan
for the worlds title back in the COS,
about 225. Therefore, let us hope that
Flynn will prove another Sayers
This Thomas boy. who. on short mo-
tlce. jumped in and fought Jack White
at Los Angeles. taking the place of
owen Moran. must have some class
Harry Thomas is an English lad, who
Fought as a bantamweight not long
and fought many featherweights. - He
is a clever youth. but never had a
chance to show his class before a good
boy until he stacked up against Jack
pound class. Thomas fought White to
standstill for twenty rounds and gave
a splendid exhibition of cleverness.
both in boxing and footwork, and his
work was so sensational that the fans
have asked for a return bout between
the two. 1t is all the more remark BILE
when 1t Is considered that the boy gave
away WEIGHT to White and fought on
two DAYS notice. Jimmy Johnston.
who took Moran TO Los Angeles. had
Thomas along a side partner and
trainer for Owen. Harry proved a
lucky find for Johnston at that time
and IS now liable to develop into anoth-
er Moran. for when Moran was RIGHT
| he was as good as any of them Should
| Thomas meet and defeat White he will
then he In line for a match with John
ny Kilbane.
| Bombardier Wells, the English heavy
weight champion. is not having the picnic
| picking up bunch of American coin as
had been expected before he sailed from
| the other side Of the big pond At that
| time the Bombardier was led to believe
that he would get $4,000 for his end to
meet Al Palzer in twenty-round battle
July at San Francisco. Everything was
arranged for the big event-at least, that
is what Tom O'Rourke thought-but then
came the split between Palzer and the
veteran O'Rourke, and the whole thins
l was shot to pieces. There is no doubt
| that Wells and Palzer would have been
| a big card in the California metropolis
4 had the fight gone through Do Ire,