The evening world., 1921-02-18
Flynn Says Brennan Should
Beat Martin, the A. E. F.
Champion, and Tells Why.

w put the question up to Leo
P. Flynn. Leo, you know,
T. the manager Of "Big Bill" Bren-
nan, who tackles the highly touted
Bob Martin. the A. E. F. champion,
10 a fifteen-round bout In the Garden.
he looked straight at us through his
reconly acquired horn trimmed
glasses and said very tersely: why,
Brennan. OF course" He was re-
minded that Martin is considered
about the best Of the heavyweight
oonteDders, a quick, rushing boxer Of
the dangerous type. Flynn conceded
tois with q nod and then continued:
"Au know shout Brennan is that
~ is a good. game fighter. and that
~ be hits the floor he's not going TO
stay there II It is possible for him TO
got up. Dempsey Is the only man
who has beaten him and II he doesn't
beat this chap Martin all New York
win be saying tomorrow that Mar
tin Is one great man"
You never can tell much about
Dan Morgan, who was standing by.
Martin B liable 70 rush Bill or
bis feet right after the start. Re-
member that Brennan is no chicken
Don't forget that Pershing put the
o. X on him"
Brennan Is only twenty-eight and
IS as much OF a chicken to-day as he
ever was" said Flynn in answer.
Martin may be fast, as you intimate,
for threO rounds or 80. but think he
win slow UP with a couple Of socks
under the heart. They all do"
Flynn Is az wise as managers come
and he is a good matchmaker. II
would not be IKE him at all to shoot
, away any chance 0e may have OF a
return crack az Dempsey, TO send
Brennan In for q beating by Martin,
thu comparative novice. He has heard
n1 shout Martins supposed wallop
ana isn't worried. He figures that II
Hronnan could take everything
Dempsey had for twelve hard rounds,
there ISN'T amy dope In the world
which can make him believe that he
"A going 20 wilt before anything Mar
TN may have, In what Englishmen
call his bag Of tricks"
such deductions are logical, but
lights are never won on paper.
Never having seen Martin with the
coloro M, we can offer no opinion as
70 his ability. He has a good record,
but there are no Brennans among his
victims. He stopped a promising
youngster In Burke at New Orleans
recenuy, and his reputation seems 20
have been built up around that feat.
he may prove a real sensation or rust
smother ambitious youngster who IL
pointed too high IN being sent against
brennan. Tonight will tell.
GONE fight managers never miss a
thing. Al Lppe is one Of them.
The other day we quoted Middle
weight Champion Johnny Wilson
with saying that Navy Rostan.
whom he knocked out in two rounds,
had decision to his credit over X. o.
AAughlin. Back comes Lippe with a
heated denial that, instead of what
Wilson said, Laughlin had boxed
Hostan twice and won the decision
both times. LAppe sends along re-
portg Of one Of the fights which
sounos az II he had written II HIM
sell Anyhow Wilson stands cor
rected, II appears.
Lippe goes on 70 inform US that he
would like 10 match Laughlin against
Wilson. adding that * o." Is only a
welterweight. Al couldn't finish his
letter without getting in something
about his other fighter, Jem Smith,
who has travelled the world over In
search Of fistic glory only 70 still re-
main plan Jeif Smith OF Bayonne.
Smith recently had a great chance
70 prove his worth against Mike
O'Dowd, but finished second only be-
cause he lacked an all important
sonething. Jeff has some class,
plenty Of style ana a punch. but what
have they got him? Lippe is Insisting
on a chance against Wilson and wants
no money for II, Just a crack at the
title, as he puts H. Can you ina gibe
what would happen II Wilson took
Iippe az his word? He may do so
al that one OF these days.
IVY ELL, set this from Mr. James
NJ J. Johnston. It's really high
falutin. and sounds as II
Jimmy" as we know him, had
something palatial 10 spring on the
boxing public. Read Il:
Miguel II Ce8nerOB, late OF
Mexico, but now OF this city, the
noted art commissioner and ar
chitect, has been engaged by
James J. Johnston 20 nearrange
the seating capacity OF the Man
hattan Casino for the opan NJ
show, which wiz take place with
ID two weeks The boxing par
ticipantry viii be announced
later
m. ID Cesneros has designed
the Del la Opera the Place OF
Art and Music IN Mexico City,
Mexico, and arranged the seating
oapac.ty Of the Milwaukee Audi
torium. the seating arrangements
for tbs automobile race meets and
me Convention Hall IN san Fran
cisco. Ca. He y known the
world over AZ al expert on seat
ng arFane4ment. pnd moro than