New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-13
REICH BATTERED
BY jim FLYNN
In FAST BATTLE
Local Heavyweight Shov,
Gameness in Bout with
Pueblo Fireman.
STRAINED WRIST IS
HANDICAP TOLOsFp
Injury In Second Round Dr..
Reich's Right Hand Out
Of Commission

Al Reich, former amateur
weight Of America, refuted All ~
ments on whether or not he is 20
For eight rounds Of the ten ). s1~'
the furious charges Of Jim Flv.' @e,;
Pueblo brennan, at the Broadway Sc
ing Club, Of Brooklyn, last MIR,
boxed with his right wrist 20 S'
strained that he was unable "a -
his hand. 90.
He was beaten. badly outpoin,.,,
bis time honorcd opponent. but ~
in defeat he made a host ~ 49,
Just so long as ne managed 70 st. 60. -.
at long range he took the messn,. ~
ms antagonIs. with a grace that 49,.
It seem easy. Once Flynn got In sl.,.
n was another story.
II may be said for FLYNN TIA. 1.
too, labored under difficulties. N, "a
hand cracked under the strain i, \.
seventh round, but by that time y,,.,,
was assured
Reich's injury was a great dim.
pointment 20 his friends. In the 81,
round he stepped around the P,u.,
warrior, stabbing him in the face ~,
a pistcn-like left hand that csrrisS
world Of Earring power behind /,
Flynn's head bobbed like a corr a,
turbulent waters, but he CONTINUED :
lore in.
Reich met him with smashing r,..
uppercuts that drove him back on \,
heels, and betimes avoided the lury.
of Flynn BY easy graceful footxors
Three or four times Flynn sprsEl.s
into the ropes after missing well nea,.
but poorly directed punches. He nev,r
stopped, however Finally Reich i,
60 terrific smash with his right h.ri
that hit Flynn on the side OF the ke,S
Backward reeled the fireman. bur Ar,
hand dropped to his side and his fsc.
screwed up in a grimace OF pain. I,
was only for moment, and then 4,
masked his face again and continse
the battle.
That second round ended the bou, 8,
far as a real contest was concerned
Flynn, as yet uninjured, ripped ana
tore in, and although APs left hari
beat tattoo on his classic face il va,
as futile as hailstones on a castle roo.
At close quarters Flynn held fortk
and Reich was unable TO fight hir
back, once his left hand was smothersl
Many a time and oft, however, d,
clever footwork of the former amstss,
had Jim looking foolish.
As the contest wore along il bear.
more and more one-sided. The erp.
pied Reich did all he could under he
conditions. but that best was By .r
too inadequate. The snarlng, groE
ing Flynn. whose face has stopped tie
Urpercuts Of Jack Johnon and the VII
swings of "Gunboat" Smith with A.
impartie lily worthy Of better cause
kept right after him. Roughhouse as.
tics went unnotioed BY the referee. too
Not once, but fifty times, in that con.
test Flynn rammed in with his head
tutting like a buck bllygoat, viii
never so much as a csutioning vOr.
from the referee. The crowd over.
Looked his work, but did not fail TO hisi
Reich for holding.
In the fifth round Reich was IN !
rather bad way His right eye wa
almost closed, and a few savage val
lops on the chin made mis- knees roc,
The crowd expected to see MIN fall
but there was no such thing as qg'
in that boys heart or brain. be
stood up and took all that cane hi
way, smiling a rather battered sut
bruised smile. His strength came osel
quickly, and he was able to move
around, stabbing that busy left hon.
time and time again.
He retreated constantly, standing
only on occasion to rip home loop
ing uppercut that carried every ouns'
Of his force. He hoped 70 sway rs
tide in one crushing wallop, b.. >,
opponent was by far too rouga $40
tough. Il.
And so it continued on througt ns
remaining periods, which must h'"
correspondent TO as many ages =
Reich. He never had a chance TO re-,
I'D for a moment, and the amour! y
punishment he assimllated would ~.
tested the courage OF the sne.'
Britons. who, according TO J. O<s"'
never knew when they were oesfl
Reich showed his mettle IN me h'A
two rounds. He boxed as II on sphIs'
handling the case in hand WIN q.
summate ease, and had he been ~
70 continue there is little DOUBT ~
Flynn would have come by the Greg ,s4 =,
Reich weighed 2O7 pounds 10 i'' w
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