El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19

Ut begins to look as if things pugiIistic
may brighten up in New York
- within the near future. For several
months New York has suffered from a
dearth of glove talent, and the promise
of matchmaker Billy Gibson to reopen
Madison Square garden arena to the
boxers is welcome news to Gotham
devOtees of the sport.
The first bout of Importance to be
staged in the garden viii be between
"Gunboat' Smith, considered by many
the best of the hite hopes" and JiIn
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, who was so
easily whipped by Jack Johnson a year
ago at Las Vegas, y. NJ. They are
scheduled to get together the night OF
August 5.
Flynn has beer after a match with
the "Gunboat' for long time, and now
that he has landed it promises to enter
the ring in the best possible shape. JIM
realizes that mis- ring future hangs on
the result of this match and that he
must be at his very best to make Z
showing against the hard-hitting
Smith.
Flynn has not taken his recent en-
Sagelnents seriously. and as a result
his stock has suffered a severe slump.
When he boxed Luther McCarty the
last ume-it was a SIX round go IN
Ihilly--Jim entered the ring hog fat
and in no condition TO do himself jus
tice- Luther had no trouble OutpOint-
ing him decisiyely-
A year ago Flynn fought Jack John
son and, while the loser, there is no
doubt that the showing he made
against the big black sWeIled the ex-
flreman's cOnk- At any rate, he thought
himself too good for any of the grow
ing crop of white hopes" He had
beaten Carl Morris to a pulp, had
stepped Al kaufman. and followed the
Johnson fight b. knocking out Charlie
Miller, the san Francisco heavy, in 10
rounds When the opportunity came
to box Luther McCaIty, the Pueblo
man grabbed at the chance with the
greatest avidity. The result of that
encounter is history. McCarty had the
kibOSh on Flynn in something like 10
rounds.
So Flynn has had his lesson. Whether
he can round into good shape again is
a question. If he can he Will not lack
for hackers against Smith Quite a few
experts with whom l have talked the
match over seem TO think that Jim
viii prove the hardest proposition jim
Buckley's IrishnIan(?) has ever tackled
and that, if the "Gunboat" is not lucky
enough to connect with his right early
in the proceedings, Flynn will outgame
him.
Flynn has only one style and that is
to carry the fighting right to his man.
To fighter such as Smith, with q
mighty right hand punch, that style
should appeal greatly But Flynn in
condition can take considerable Eeat- I
ng, and it is the "GunbOat'S" prone
best punches Intellectual that bids
F1ynn's friends hope for success in the |
coming contest
The match should help to determine /
the status of the white heavyweight !
cause. If Smith wins, all well and I
good; We can hope for better things. /
But if Flynn should cop. or even hold 4
the "Gunboat" to a draw. it will look 4
like a lost cause for the present. at ]
least, and we shall be forced to seek /
beyond the present array of white /
talent" for relief.
Jim Flynn. as the hope of the white
race" would look like a joke Can you I
imagine what Sam LangfOrd, or Joe !
Jeanette, would do TO him2 Sam has
already scored over Flynn three times
twice with knOckouts and on an
other occasion toyed with him for 10
-Ounds.
Smith will have to demonstrate his
over Flynn beyond all