El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-22
AT EW YORK. y. Y, June 22.-I do
N not find it necessary to take a
slant at the calendar these davs

AT EW YORK. y. Y, June 22-I do
not find it necessary to take a
slant at the calendar these days
TO realize that the glorious Fourth is
rapidly drawing near. The unusual
amount Of mail reaching me daily tells
the story.
Some time ago I announced in The
FL PasO Herald that / had by accident
run across Jim Flynn and Jack Cur
ley and had been asked to assist the
challenger for the heavyweight cham
pionship during the last few weeks Of
training and TO act as one of his sec
onds when he faces Johnson in the
ring. Ever since that I have been a
target for the epistles of fight fans
from all sections of this big country.
The gist of most questions fired at
me naturally is, What chance has
Flynn to beat the negrO?" A few cor
respondents are frank enough to ad-
nit that II IS not sentiment thai
prompts them TO solicit the opinion
of the writer. but instead the tempt
ing odds against the white man, to be
had for the asking, and of which they
purpose to take advantage If the prOD-
er encoura cement is forthcoming. Some
others are more pointed and personal
and boldly inquire the reason for my
delay in joining the Flynn camp.
To attempt to answer the many
queries by mail would be too difficult
a task, so I take this method of re-
plying to my qUizzers- In the first
place I wish to explain that 1 doubt
very much f I will be able 20 attend
the Flynn-J OhnsOn battle at all, even
as a spectator. Since my return from
the road certain business matters have
kept me tied down closely to my office,
and it looks as If I Will have to give
up the idea Of taking the trip to LIS
Vegas.
To the average student of form in
boxing. Flynn's chances of winning
over johnson must appear mighty slim
With the latter in the splendid cOndi-
ton Of two years ago when he took
the title from Jeffries, it would be
ridiculous to offer an excuse for this
coming battle. But as everybody
knows the champion has been stepping
a pretty fast pace during the past two
years, and no matter what any of the
sOcalled experts may tell you, take it
from one who knows, it is impossible
10 get into shape by training a couple
of months after a Ions indulgence in
the good things of life.
And therein lies FIynn's greatest Op-
Ortunity-Johnson' lack of condition
That has beaten many a good man in
the past and probably viii in the fu-
champion viii enter the ring on the |
Fourth OF July q far different man /
physically from the athlete who de-
feated Burns and Jeffries.
Flynn's talk with me suggested that !
his confidence was based in the main /
upon the belief that the champion can /
not get in good fighting trim in the !
short time allotted to training.
Jim does not hope to win quickly: he /
Is prepared to take all Johnson can I
hand out for 10 or Is rounds: after I
that he argues condition viii tell and |
that he will gradually wear the cham 4
pion down to the point where he can 4
land the finishing blows
Jack Holds Jim Cheap.
There is no disputing the fact. as /
dispatches from the battle ground in /
form US from day to day. that John 4
son holds Flynn very cheap, and the /
limited amount Of work he has done /
TO date bears ample testimony to that
fact photographs of Johnson recently /
taken at Las Vegas corrObOrate the /
stories Of lack of condition.
It viii be this lack Of condition that /
beats johnson, if such an interesting /
event is to happen, as there is no /
other way in the world it is possible /
TO figure Flynn victor. The old adage /
OF the ring-a good big man can beat