JOHNSON BEATS FLYNN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 6 July 1912, Page 5

JOHNSON BEATS FLYNN.

LAS VEGAS FIGHT. FLYNN, BADLY WHIPPED, LOSES ON A FOUL. POLICE INTERVENEBy Telesrapli-Press Aesociation-CopyrlEht San Francisco, July i. The fight between Johnson, tho champion heavy-weight boxer of the world, imd J. Flynn took placo at Lns Vegas today, and resulted in an easy victory for Johnson. Tho police stopped the fight in the ninth round, when Flynn, who was badly whipped at the time, tried to lose by deliberately' fouling Johnson by butting. Flynn was frightfully beaten, while the champion was hardly marked. Throughout the fight Johnson played with his opponent, who in the last three rounds realised he was beaten, and tried to lose on a foul by butting. Johnson throughout held himself in reserve and fought oarofully. Some thousands of spectators were brought into tho town by special trains, and the big canvas tent erected for the fight was well filled. The morning was clear. Both men appeared to bo in perfect condition, and each was equally confident of victory. Johnson offered to bet 10,000 dollars against 4000 on himself. Mr. Smith, a sporting writer of Chicago, was referee. In the first round Flynn started rushing. Johnson eaiily avoided him, cut a deep gash under his left eye, and shook him up with left and 'right hooks. In the second round Johnson toyed with Flynn, who bled from tho mouth. Flynn, in round three, met with some success. Ho rushed and hooked right and left to Johnson's mouth,' bringing blood, but Flynn himself was streaming as ho went to his corner.

Flynn was badly punished in the next threo rounds. He tried to reach Johnson's stomach, but tho latter only laughed at his efforts, dazzling the spectators with his speed. / Flynn started butting in tho sixth, and was warned, Ho then claimed that Johnson was holding. The champion dazed iiis opponent with a volley of straight lefts and rights to tho face. Then he stopped, apparently to prolong the fight.

In tho seventh round Flynn failed to land a blow. On the other hand Johnson landed a dozen hard punches, and mado tho blood flow as ho rained the blows.

His opponent resumed his butting tactics in the eight round, and was ognin warned. Ho was unablo to land a blow.

1 Johnson, in tho ninth, held Flynn at arm's' length to prevent him butting. Finally Flynn got close, jumped a foot in the air, and landed with the top of his head against Johnson's jaw. At this stage tho police stopped the fight, and Johnson was awarded tho decision. Tho crowd, moved to wrath at Flynn's tactics, hooted tho loser. JOHNSON'S RECORD. Jack Johnson, born March 31, 1878, at Galveston, Texas. Height, Gft. o}in, 1890. May 6.—Klondike, lost to, 6 -rounds. 1001. Beat John Lee, 15; J. K. M'Cormack, 7; J. JC. M'Cormack, 7; Chas. Brooks, 2, k.0.; Horace Mills, 3; Geo. . Lawler, 10. Lost to Joe Choynski, 3, a knock out. Drew with KJodike, 20. 1902. Beat Bob White, 15; Jim Scanlan. 7; Peter Everett, 20; Frank Childs. 12; Geo. Gardner, 20; Fred Russell, 8, fouL; Don Murphy, 10, k.0.; Ed. Johnson, i; Joo Kennedy, 4; J. K. Jeffries, 5; Klondike, 12: a draw with Frank Childs, 6; beat Billy Stift, 10; Hank Griffon, 20; Hark Griffon, 15. 1903. February 3—Beat Denver Ed. Martin, 20 rounds, Los Angeles. February 27—Beat Sam M'Vey, !!0 rounds, Los Angeles. . April 16—Beat Sandy Ferguson, 30 roumls, Boston. May 11—Beat Joe Butler, 3 rounds, knockout, Philadelphia. July 31—Andy lorguson, 6 rounds, 10 decision, Philadelphia. October 27—Beat Sam M'Vey, 20 rounds. Los Angeles. December 11—Beat -Sandy Ferguson, 20 rounds, Colma, California. 1901. February 16—Black Bill, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. April 22—Beit Sam M'Vey, 20 roundij, knock out, Saa Francisco. June 2—Beat Frank Childs, • 6 rounds, knock out, Chicago. October 18—Beat Denver Ed. Martin, 2 rounds, knock out, Los Angeles. , 1005. March 28—Lost to ' Marvin Hart, 5;0 rounds, San Francisco. April 25—Beat Jim Jeffords, 1 rounds, knock out, Philadelphia. May 3-Beat Black Bill, i rounds, knock out, Philadelphia. Mny 9—Beat Walter Johnson, 3 roundij, knock out, Philadelphia. Joo Jeannetto, C rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. Juno 26—Jack Munroe, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. July 13—Beat Morris Harris, 3 roundd, knock-out, Philadelphia. Black Bill, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. July 18—Beat Sandy Ferguson, 7 rounds, foul, Chelsea. July 21—Joo Grimm, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. November 25 Lost to Joo Jeannetto, i rounds, foul, Philadelphia. Dccomber I—Beat Young Peter Jackson, 12 -rounds, Baltimore. December 2—Joo Jeannotte, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. 1900.

January 16—Joe Jeannotto, 3 rounds, no decision, New York. March 15—Beat Joo Jeannette, 15 rounds, Baltimore. April 19-Beat Black Bill, 7 rounds, knock-out, Wilkesbarre. April 25—Sam Langford, 15 rounds, Chelsea. June 18—Beat Charley Haghey, 1 round, Gloucester. September 20—Joe Jeannette, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. November B—Beat Jim Jeffords, 6 rounds, Lancaster, Pa. Novembor 2G—Joo Jeannette, 10 rounds, draw, Portland, Me. / • 1907. February 19—Beat Peter Felix, 1 round, knock-out, Sydney. March -I—Beat Bill Lang, 9 rounds, knock-out, Melbourne. July 17—Beat - Bob Fitzsimons, 2 rounds, Philadelphia. August 23-Beat Kid Cutler, 1 round, knock-out, Rending. September 12—Beat Sailor Burke, 6 rounds, Bridgeport. November 2—Beat Jim Flynn, 11 rounds, knock-out, San Francisco. 1908. ■ Juno—Beat Al M'Namnra, i rounds, Plymouth. July 31—Ber.t Ben Taylor, 8 rounds, knock-out, Plymouth. December 20—Beat Tommy Burns, 14 rounds, polico stopped, Sydney. 1909. March 10—Beat Victor M'Laughlen, G rounds, Vancouver, B.C. May 19— J. K. O'Brion, 6 rounds, no decision, Philadelphia. Juno 110—Tony Ross, 6 rounds, no decision, Pittsburgh. September 9—Al Kaufman, 10 rounds, police stopped, San Francisco. October 10—Beat Stanley Ketchel, 12 rounds, knock-out, Colma. 1910. July, i—Beat James Jeffries, retired champion, 15 rounds, Reno.