The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-13
BIG DAY
IN RING WORLD
With Two Championship
Battles on Interest Will
Run High.
Returns From the Squared
Circles Will Be Awaited
With Expectation.


The eyes of the sporting VIC Id VIII
ted States, on the nations greatest
holiday, July 4. Two contests are tc
be decided for the highest honor at.
tainable in the prize ring. In h
morning at Las Vegas. N. NJ, Jack
Johnson and Jim Flynn will battle for
the heavyweight championship of the
world. while in the afternoon at Yer
non, Cal. AID Wolgast will defend his
lightweight crown against Joe Riv-
ers. the hard-httting Spaniard Of Los
Angeles. The day will be wound up
with A gala display Of fireworks all
over the country. and the busy Amer
lean public will no doubt nave a hard
time keeping posted on these events.
Flynn n Johnson have already
started hard training for the fight.
With both men on the scene Of the
battle. interest should wax warm from
now until the day of the contest. Tom
my Ryan has arrived from the coast
with his n1tddleweight protege. How
ard Morrow. He has entire charge Of
Flynn's training; he is looking after
/ this while Curley attends to the busi-
ness end Of things.
Morrow Will Help Lynn.
RYAN says that Morrow will be a
big help to Flynn. as the young mid
dleweight will make him fast and gain
a world of experience for himself.
Tommy kills two birds with one stone.
Tommy has expressed his views or
the report to the effect that he was
going to teach Flynn how to box. He
says Flynn is too old in the boxing
game to try and change his style of
milling. 1t would not be a safe course
to try and change the style the fire.
man has used so successfully for such
a long time. Ryan says. however. that
he will he able TO show Flynn many
tricks worth while to him when he
faces johnson. hut as far as changing
his style of fishtine-nix. Flynn is a
big ouS fellow VIII is game to the
core. and he expects to improve him
enough to lick Johnson.
Flynn Gets Pccvcd.
While Flynn vas at Albuquerque
filling an engagement at the local the
alter. he voiced his Indignation against
being hailed as d white hope in very
strong terms, saying, II wish people
would not call me a white hope. 1t
makes me sore. Why don't they refer
to Morris. or some of those other fell
!""s-they are the ones that are
hopes and that lets them out"
The fighting fireman from Colorado
is progressing wonderfully in his
training. and he displays supreme
confidence whenever the subject Of his
fight with johnson is preached.
Johnson regards Flynn with the ut
most respect and says he is not going
to take any chance as far as physical
condition is concerned. Jack johnson
Is a pretty smart fellow. and it is be-
lieved he is in better condition than Il
great many people would are to ad-
NIT.
He has sent to Canada for Tom
Flanagan. the noted trainer. to pre-
pare him for the big bout. Flanagan,
it will he remembered is the man who
primed him for his fight with Jeffries
at Reno. johnson has not fought since
that memorable Fourth. He may be a
little off as to judgment of distance.
and his bellows may not be just right,
nut a few runs over those mountain
roads. and some Of those heart-break-
ing workouts with Marty Cutler and
his array of trainers. will put him in
perfect condition in very short order.
Bell home run was certainly time.
w. and inst in the right pJ.ce