Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-27
BEST Big BATTLE
FOR TEN YEARS
SAYS FLANAGAN
Toronto Sport Running Big
Smokes Camp Says July
Fourth Contest Will be Elf.
ty Per Cent Better Than
Reno.
tBy n W. Ianiran.1

TON NfHHM"ANt TIE InNuNtot iNNNNNf
sporting man and demon boHifaco.
who d running Jack J0hnsOn's uRIup
"a ola Town und who has handled
the dushy champion Ga tho majority
Of his encounters since iii Artha be-
came prominent in pugdom circies.
nrnphesies that East Las Vegas a.
round championship contest July Z
win be the best fight between bis
fellows that has been fought in the
past ten years. In Fianagau's Opin-
ion the fight SEE viii see 80 per
cent better battle than Il saw az
Reno. Incidentally take Il as the
gospel that nobody around ihe cham
pion's camp thinks much Of what
happened out In Nevada two sum-
mers ago. From Lii Artha down
they never enthuse when the Tex
Richard entertainment Is the tonic
] Of discussion Flanagan also looks
FOR q 25 per cent superior struggle
here than was fought Ia Australia
when johnson annexed the heavy
weight crown from Tommy Burns.
mot since the days Of the Horton
law. when Bob .Fitzslmmons, Jim
Jeffrios. Tom sharkcy and the rest
OF tho old heroes were Ia their prime,
land fighting all their memorable
lbattleH In and around New York, has
the country been treated TO many pu-
Il gilistic treats" stated Judge" Fian-
agan az fight headquarters tonight
THE Johnson Flynn battle will prove
to be clearly the best one between
1.-The heavyweights that has been
fought since that time. Though
johnson n confident he wlll win in
side OF ten rounds, look 70 see thte
fight 20 seventeen rounds. II should
be hummer while Il lasts and 1
Think q gamer man chan Jeffries or
Burns will hit the canvass when
Flynn Is Topped for lhe inevitasle
count"
Now that Governor Mcdonald has
officially declared that ne will not
stop the July 4 encounter East Las
Vegas is daily looking more and more
Hike a second Reno. Already twenty
OF the most prominent newspapers ~
!, the country have staff men on the
/, scene. Two OF the big press associa-
4. lions are represented by fight critics
and photographers The mnbs are
looming and orders for seats are pour
Ing In. The goveuor was q trifie
slow Issuing tho official ultimatum'
: Il was not Until Monday night that
: he stated he had washed his hands
: OF the entire affair and would per-
= NIT East Las Vegas 10 have what Il
wants and What IL arranged FOR. The
governor has turned the whole affair
. over u Mayor Robert J Taupert and
!. has publicly stated that the chief ex-
ecutiye OF this city win be held per-
!, soHaily responsible Tor al that hap
\ pens both In town before the battle
: and IN the ring. To-day Mayor Tau
pert paid the fighting game a great
, compliment Il have always been IA
. favor Of professional boxing and
hope the game never dies" stated
Mayor Taupert. "Thls u my first
= experience being In on the sport
Az the governor has turned the
Flynn johnson contest over 70 me
- guess That puts me In a. Well.
am not complaining any and ms
shoulders are not very broad. either
NJ I have known Promoter Jack Curley
for the past six months and consider
him a clean, hish-ciaas gentleman
lie has been Thoroughly honest IN
every move IN arranging this big at
traction. which / feel sure will put
Las Vegas very much on the map
ana nobody appreciates more than
DO that Mr. Curiey has encountered
lot OF temporary setbacks. All tbs
men employed by Mr.. Cnrley are gem
tiemen. Most OF them have their
i wives and children here with them.
q I admire Sim Flynn both as q man
!, and "a fighter. Ills camp Il admiFa-
bly, run. Jack Johnson Is a big
II ioviai fellow, too"
The mobs that visited the tive
y training camps this afternoon were
treated 20 two banner workouts. Jim
"a Flynn showed 90 even better ad-
- vantage than ever. His boxing was
u limited 20 five rounds with Al VIII
= liams. Fiynn's work impressed the
h many experts that saw him in action
= and more than ono noted northern
a critic stated tonight that the puebloon
- had a. be afforded more than a tiny
q outside chance OF dethroning the
q champion.
y Jack Johnson's workout was also
q go0d one After tha big black
Il completed his session OF fifteen min.
+. utes with the punching bag, fifteen
- minutes with the medicine bail and
nine rounds Of boxing. five with
Marty Cutler and four with Calvin
Respress, who climbed hack into his
gymnasium toys for the first time
i in almost a week. both Tom fiana-
gan, chief Of the camp. and Professor
% Watson Burns, head trainer, declared
!, that Johnson had never pulled any
!, thing like 80 giis,enins workout
when preparing for Jim Jeffrles as he
did this afternoon. Johnson also
I, spent two hours up IN the foothills
= Of tho Rockies IN the morning. His
: weight Ia down 10 the 2i6-p0und
notch and he ia now being EroOmed
70 make between 2i0 and 2i2 for the
battle July q.
8. 3. stewart Of Colorado spri1es
, wired Treasurer Mark Lewis to-day
I stating that his party would total
. fully 900.
Atteil- Murphy right August 3.