The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-16

 ring, but was fight of selfpro- lection a-4i-st the police in Pueblo. Colorado Following is the story of the fight as told in the Seattle Sun;
 Which was Jim Flynu's hardest battle?
 know Nha, you are going say. You were abou. to say:
 All of 'em."
 And you would not De more than stones throw IS the crow flies from the truth, either When Flynn fights it is FIGHT. and is usually re- suits in hard battle for someh dy. That iS what We spectators like-is hardest ha.tles"- so naturally we like the game little Pueblo fireman in spite of his numerous defeats. But defeat doesn't worry Flynn. He likes ro fight too well-fighting is fun for him: or. as that famous old batter whom Jim resembles much, Mysterious Billy" Smith. says. Eighth is Du3diu" They may scoffingly scorn the ugh and rowdy Flynn as much as they please. but We still know a fighter of the past and present who would have been a wonder if he eyer possessed iuS, one-half the courage and fight- ing instinct that Jim has under his tough hide
 But 10 s I've the mystery as to which of his hardes, battles was really the hardest we hit upon the scheme to ask Flynn himself. Not bad idea. eh. (and We so young. tCO>.
 And so Andrew Chirtaglion replied who is Andrew? That is Jim-Jm Flynn only that is the name his Ito'ian mother and father gave him before he ever th ught of entering he ring.
 Says Chiriaelion says he: My toughest one. eh? Well, l had 'em- you come 70 rieht boy believe me you 6i3. cause they come tough to me, and if thev didn't come made em tough. I fought 'em all big, little. white black, took 'em all. fought the niggers, Johnson and Langford. when they were good and when no one else would, and l fought To- of scraps that was never held in the ring.
 "Bu if you want to know which III ke give if to me the hardest, why must say that big Swede out in los Angeles by the name of Battling Johnson made t tho toughest ] can remember This big swede weighed about 210 pounds 10 my 16S: and the battles hat wn fought in 1908 were terrors But them ring battles don't comnare with some those that feuer runs across in his everyday husirese Why, one time in Pueblo, before I even became a regular fighter mean ring fighters l ha battle that made the hardest ring battle l ever saw look like a Bible class" and Jim felt of his head re miniscently.
 And t wasn't no fault of mine, eitNer" he added
 "Whv I was just walking down the street one day-@f course. it may no' of been the Fifth avenue of Pu- eblo. but that makes no difference. As turned cor0er l sees a feller slap a lady on the mouth. Now no guys are going to slap ladies on the m ruth when l am around, SO l past cd him one on his kisser myself and as he was taking the count of 1000 the lady jumps on me-think of time who was trying to help her GU She screams at the toD of her vcioc ard bites and s"ra'chee uot1 two coppers who came running to the cal thouaht was muddering her and her fe1ler so they jump on me and begin to bounce nishtsticks off my dome Now put yourself in my position" said Flynn, explaining ly.
 ''Wot u1d you do? Well, I wal lop 'em, that's what I did. And l walop 'em good. ,oo-the both of 'em. Then the riot started. No sooner did I kr~ck 'em down than they blow for help and the cops began to arrive Bang! Bang! ] vas fighting like a wild man and droDUing copners with every slam
 Then my head began to swim and feel bumpy-they were coming too fast r me. I mieht of cot a'"- with the whole force when they didn't have heir clubs along, but the clubs were too hard for my head. beat
 "Thev sent in a riot call, and all the police in town were looking for me with bl-od in their eyes and clubs in their bands. run up and down al levs and into the back door of Short" A'am's Depot saloon, across the 6 rect from the Denver and Ri Gra0de sta ion. Just as l had ab ut got my breath back and had began to count m"self over to see if l was stin there, when who comes in but the chief of police himself, followed by he reserves. t 10 ked bad for me. Thev were sore. and l was in for licking any way you look al t. So l thought l might as well give them some more fight. When in doub FIGHT, That's my motto.
 "Go met he chief as he a7Va a7ced and he stopped riaht there, l man rn' qtoD a few others before they began 10 stoD me, and then l beat # aqair. mixed out the front door and across the stree. to the railr al rar7s at a mile a minute gait and hem If er me l was afraid of my fife about then-I had to get away, thpt is all There was switch en- . zine standing in the yard, It offer e1 tre onlv way out and l took it. iu~nef aboard and onened her up and left the corners standing there looking like stupids."
 Flynn laughed as he recalled it
 "Rut maybe l wasn't all in though OOH my poor bean, l just Ia down in the bottom of that stole engine and groanei-I didn't think