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Show Langford Gcta In. Tribune Special Sporting Service. ' SAN FRANC SCO, Dec. 12. After trying for several months to induce some of the heavy-weights to fight him in a long-distance battle, Sam Langford. the colored hurricane pugilist pugi-list of Boston, has finally been successful suc-cessful in landing a match. He was signed up by Sam Derger, (ho fight promoter here, to meet Jim Flvnn, jho sturdy light heavy-weight of" Puoblo, Colo., for twenty rounds at a show, In be brought, ofl' by Merger in the big Auditorium on the night of December 17. Fl.vnn recently beat Rattling Johnson, John-son, the California heavy-weight, in a ten-round bout before thl Pacific A. C. of Lo.s Angnles, and as he showed good form in that scrap, Borgi-r immediately made him an cfl'rr to light Lnngford. which he finallv accepted. LaiPford' will try and get on ir fight "with Ketchei, the middle weight champion if he bents Flynn. ' j |