Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-09
(BY j. P. ny

Gunboat Smith showed to his very
best in his fight with Jim Flynn at
Madison Square Garden last night
He won in five rounds and after
about as hard a battle as the Gun
boat perhaps desired. The end came
at the command of Referee job, who
stopped the bout as Flynn lay
stretched out on the floor and ap-
parently a beaten man. But Jim got
up quite Unexpectedly, and the gong
sounded, ending the round. He was
plenty strong enough to continue.
but the referee had made his de-
| cision, and he refused to change 1t,
of course. Say what you will, the
finish OF the fight had very funny
aspect. 1t didn't seem quite the real
goods. Flynn, a noted gamester,
didn't make much of q show of dis
pleasure at his defeat, and his sec
onds didn't seem to worry any, either.
Being such a noted gamester, 1t would
and was glad the bout was over.
But IL not, he didn't act like q man
who was sorry to have lost such ain
important battle. That is the angle
at which I saw the bout, and from
where l sat I could have touched
Flynn the last time he went down
with a short stick.
D. he Anr1, nd
that's the way I have written 1t.
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Smith, by his victory over Flynn,
will receive considerable prestige.
He beat a man who has been beaten
much, but man with a reputation.
Gunboat did his Job well, too, al
though at times he looked rather
tired. This can be easily accounted
for from the fact that Flynn is a
tireless fighter and never gave his
opponent a breathing spell, but withal
Smith, under pressure, displayed more
class and had an opportunity to dis
play more class than in any of his
previous contests. He was a little
frightened, perhaps, in the first round,
but he was always cool and used rare
judgment. He jabbed beautifully and
he uppercut with telling effect. He
blocked well and his footwork was
smooth and graceful. He studied
Flynn and kept waiting for an oppor-
tunity to lay him low. This came In
the fifth round, and he did a beauti-
full, though incomplete, job of 1t. II
was not his fault that Flynn wasn't
allowed to continue. He was, nc
doubt, tickled that it was over, but
those who intimate that the Gunboai
isn't game are robbing the man Of
his honor.
The fight was a great one up to
the time 1t was stopped, and why II
was stopped no one could advance a
fair reason, least of all, Mr.. Billy
job. In important battles it is
against all ethics to rob man Of a
possible show to win, and job has
done this very thing on more than
one OCCdSlOn. IL Il lynn was bhioubh
in the fifth round, all we'll and good
but he got UP so strong that he
didn't appear to be so much the
worse for wear. His lips were bleed
ing and his left eye was swollen, and
he had been sprawled out on the floor
n few times, but those who have seen
Jim take the "gaff" wouldn't feel
that he had received even half his
usual share of punishment. In all
his fights Flynn shoves out his face
to be pounded by his opponents, and
when they tire battering him he
comes out from under cover and
shows his ability to punish them. That
was his method against Smith, but
not SO much so. for Smith can hit a
whole lot harder than most Of the
men Mr.. Flynn has been fighting
lately. Jim, however, took many a
chance, but Gunboat's wallops
weren't relished in the usual smiling
manner. The fact is. Smiths punches
have the sting, and Jim didn't like
any more of them than he could pos
sibly help.
O.
Every round was fast. Flynn
showed an aggressiveness that won
him friends and Smith showed a
cleverness that brought many friends
to his side of the house. Outside OF
the first round, which was Flynn's, ii
anybody's, Smith had the better OF
the battle. His blows were telling
and he outboxed his man at every
stage. Flynn's wild rushes made
him appear formidable now and
then, but outside of the Gunboat's
show of uneasiness several times
he really looked like the makings OF
champion. In the fifth round, par
ticularly, did Gunboat display class
After Flynn had landed a hard right
swing to the kidneys, Smith sent an
uppercut to the face. 1t was a hard
blow. and Flynn felt 1t. Smith knew
it hurt, and he followed it up with
another terrific uppercut to the
mouth. The blow was so hard thai
the bulky Flynn fell face forward
on the floor. Smith, cool as an ice.