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Show f "Vji? Jim Flynn Good Trial Horse ;? Tor Aspiring Heavyweights ; TF Jim Flynn, tho fighter who surprised sur-prised the sporting world by hl3 defeat de-feat of Al Kaufman in Kansas City recently, had boon born with a physical phys-ical framo In proportion to hlB heart he would havo probably been a champion. In a way he Is tho Joe Choynskl of hlo time, though probably never tho fighter fight-er Joo was. Llko Joo, howevor, he has fought them all, big and little, and there Is always one thing certain about Flynn the spectators will see a battle any time he crawls through tho ropes. Flynn, whose real namo Is Andrew Chlarigllono and who Is Irish-Italian. Ib no longer a young fellow as fighters go. Ho Is about thirty and has been fighting steadily for nearly ten years Ho never weighs over 168 and camo Into the gamo at a tlmo when the big men woro too good for him. He ha3 fought and been dofeated by Johnson and Langford, tho latter giving him threo battles. He has met Billy Papke and nearly all tho other middle and light heavywoights of his tlmo with varying results. Flynn hlmsolf doclaros that the only time he laid a hand on Johnson In their eleven round fight was when they shook hands. They kept up a running fire of conversation throughout the scaslon, Flynn abusing the big black and Johnson John-son good naturodly Joking his small antagonist. an-tagonist. "You awful strong foh a 111' white boy," Johnson would romark, and Flynn would answer him with bitterness until un-til finally his talk got on the big fellow's fel-low's nerves, and he laid Flynn away. The westerner is a great trial horse for aspiring heavyweights. He is strong and rugged and always makei v. a rushing fight. Not much of a boxer, ir he knows a good deal about the gam ' ', -' and is always dangerous. Ho had llttl u ' . chanco against Langford in any ol (j their battles, although one of them 1 ?. went as a ton round draw. It was the general opinion that Tham saved Flynn aj up for another go. a thoory which was established In their next encounter. Kaufman has not fought for some is time, and he Is a fellow who ouht to ' have a lot of work. His defeat by v Flynn will bo a good lesson to him, be- .lis cause it Is likely that the fireman caught the big Callfornlan out of con- r dltlon. At that, Al should havo known , dr; better than to tackle such.a tough op- '& poncnt in anything but tho best of : A? shapo, becauso ho has fought and beat- iff en Flynn before and knows that ho li . rQ-f a dangerous card - , |