Show JOHNSON RETAINS TITLE State Police Pollee Stop Heavyweight Contest Contest Con Con- test In the Ninth Round East Las Vegas N. N M. M The Tho The Jack Jacl Johnson-Jim Johnson Flynn forty-five forty round fight for the heavyweight championship champion champion- ship was brought to a close in the ninth round Thursday by the state police Captain Fornoff of or the state force personal representative at the ri ringside ringside ring ring- g- g side of Govern McDonald declared It It was no longer a boxing contest that it was a brutal exhibition and that Flynns Flynn's foul tactics made its continuance continuance continuance con con- impossible He jumped into the ring with his deputies and drove the fighters and officials who followed him to the corners Referee Ed W. W Smith then announced that Johnson had won and the fight was over Flynn displayed no ability throughout through through- out the fight He was cut about the face until blood ran down his breast preast in a stream He was utterly helpless from the first round on and by the lie sixth was deliberately trying to butt the champions champion's chin with his head Time after time ly tys Johnson held him powerless in the clinches Flynn Fynn jerked his head upward Smith warned him repeatedly but it did no good ti FI Flynn n was no for forthe forthe I the colored champion and the contest I was little littlemore more than a farce f 1 |