The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1925-05-15
JIM FLYNN SAYS
is NOT FIGHTER"

old son was asked when the ac-
companying picture of him and his
father was taken.
NO" he replied. 81 don't want
to be a prize fighter I'm going
to be civil engineer"
"Is that so% the inquiring party
continued "And why wouldn't you
want to be a prize fighter? ?"
Well" he answered, you see
prize fighting would be all right
if you didn't forget to duck; but
see Dads nose? -weIl, that's what
happened, to him. He just forgot
to duck, and I'm afraid I would for
get, too"
This is a story Mr.. Flynn told a
reporter from The Mail in an in
terview Thursday morning. He is
overlooking with such tales, and
though he has his serious thoughts
also, one remembers him best for
his humOr.
Would you advise more young
boys to take up the fight game?''
Mr. Flynn was asked.
mo" he replied; 81 would not
advise anyone to take up fighting
as profession, if he wants an easy
time of life, but I do think that the
science of self-defense should be
taught every man. Now, for in
stance, if I should meet some one
on the street who insulted me or
my wife or mother, I would take
him to task with my fists. When
got through the police probably
would arrest me for disturbing the
peace and fine me $40 Now, if I
were not able to protect myself
with my hands. I probably would
carry a revolver or a knife. If
met some one who insulted me or
my wife or mother, then I would
shoot or stab him and probably
land in the penitentiary for life.
That's the difference. If every man
knew the science of self-defense, he
would not have to carry weapons
and we would have fewer murders.
Besides" he said, II would not
advise many to enter the fighting
game professionally, because most
of us do not fight for living. We
fight to keep from starving"
Mr.. Flynn was born in 1883 and
started in the fight game in 1900.
He has fought for the champion
ship twice, once with Tommy Burns
and once. with Jack Johnson 1t
was in Murray, Utah, that he
knocked out Jack Dempsey in forty
two seconds, Feb. IS, 1918, just six
months before Dempsey won the
national championship 'fThat is"
Mr.. Flynn said, II didn't knock
him out. Dempsey just forget to
duck"
Mr.. Flynn's wife is a theatrical
woman who is known as Frances
She is playing an engage
ment in Philadelphia this week in
a production called ooh. Girls
81 am an American 100 per cent.
Don't forget that" Mr.. Flynn said.
II belong to the American Legion
and during the war I helped to
raise $2SO,000 in war benefit box
ing bouts. I stand for my country,
first, last and forever. And remem-
Der. too. that I am not a fighter.
I am just a gentleman boxer. Peo-
pie get arrested for fighting, but
they get paid for boxing
The match between Flynn and
Lynch will be staged at Kelly's
hall Saturday night, and though IT
was formerly announced that it
would begin at $50, in order that
the time of the fight and that of
the banquet to be given in honor of
the visiting aviators would not con-
flict, Mr. Kelly has postponed the
time and will begin the fight at
so o'clock.
Winslow fans we'll remember the
startling exhibition given at
Kelly's hall last fall by the Cyclone
Kid and the Wop, two atom-weights
from Gallup, who put on four
rounds of the fastest boxing ever
witnessed here. These two clever
lads will furnish the preliminary
contest to the Flynn-Lynch bout
Saturday night at Kelly's hall, and