La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27

saw the pictures twice and II |
missed any minor details the first
time, | caught them tn. second
trip Flynn had a dead mans chance
OF whipping the champion. His tao
ties all through the fight were 10
lower his head against Johnsons
breast and then hammer away at his
bread basket He never hit Johnson
except at close quarters. He swung
twice a, Johnson and both times he
missed 10 far tina, II vas laughable.
Several times when they were clinch.
I'D he landed. or attempted to land
10 Johnson's jaw. but at long
range II vas impossible for him TO
lay glove on the champion. He
never could box and he can't yet.
and any boxer OF anywhere near his
size can make him look like rum.
my. Just as Johnson did He could
not prevent the negro from hitting
him as he pleased at any time On
several occasions during the contest.
Johnson poked his left ia Flynn's
face six or more times In succession
without return and not one Of the
blows was blocked The punches had
some force behind them. for lot
Of them sent r1ynn's head back
In the eighth or ninth round John.
son punched his left into Flynn.
face to keep him at a distance and
then soaked him three or four
times with his right Then he
laughed at him Flynn Is probably
no, very religious but he apparently
obeyed the Biblical Injunction. which
says that II thine enemy smi,e
thee on one cheek turn the other
and L., him soak you ON that side
also. Johnson soaked him on every
different plac. he could find and
then started all over again.
Some few weeks before the fight
I stated IN the columns Of the gr.a,
family jour al. that few, II any
blows. aimed At Flynn ever got by
him, He stops them all-vi'h his
face or other vulnerable part Of his
body Watched the pictures close
h aud believe that ! am safe IN
saying that In this contest he never
let one Of Johnson's blows get by
he stopped every one.
During the fight. at different times.
especially the early Iart Of II,
when they Nerc clinchrd aud FLYNN
wns pnching aVny the b 81 be could.
Johnson WIS looking around. laugh.
ing and Winkirg at his friends iu
the crowd. and apparently not pay
tTg much attention - FLYNN John.
-,n's comedy during the nsht Is
alone worth tho price Of admission
10 see tho pictures
II looked q mo yJry much like
FLYNN suuted 10 be al qualified for
buttins, rather than be knocked out.
for the rcasou ttar after he had
been repeatedly warned by N. rcS.
cree. as the pictures show. In the
ninth round he butts johnson harder
than ever before. The referee separ.
a'es them and warns Flynn again,
and Flynn Is apparently trying to
show him how Johnson is holding.
but Smith shakes his head and mo.
lions them together a. ain. but Just
then Captain Fornon and others,
climb Into tn. ring and It's all off
saw Flynn a, tn. Vail Hotel
In Pueblo Wednesday morning and
h. Ia looking quite natural again.
iils fac. has resumed rs former
shap" aud co'or. and he l. looking
about as good as Usual which IL not
saying very much.
saw the VOL at Rivers pictures
nj the PartaHes Saturday. Rivers
seemed TO have all III. bes, Of the
milling. except when they were
clinchd". At in'figh'ing Wolgaaf
showed 10 better advantage than
Joe. II was a hard. fierce t.ht. ali
thc way through. In marked contrast
TO the Johnson.fiynn affair. The pic
lures DO not show the end Of the
fight satisfactorily. wolrnsts back
u to the canvas aud Rivers II hidden
from view. wolsast apparently hi,s
Joe three or four times In III. region
OF the bolt. and any blows that Riv'
rrs strikes cannot be acsn. Rivers
won't down and Ad stumbled ovc'
him. Tho referee pulls him Oft and
he Ia down on one knee for scvesa
seconds. while weleh II counting ov'
er Rivers. wolsast gets 10 be see'
asd staSsers blindly around the rins
untn WEIGH cesats Rivers out. when
Al's ssoends help hin 70 he corner
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