Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-18 | Page 2 | Flynn Knocks out Williams

FLYI KNOCKS OUT WLIMIS TORONTO. Jon 17 -Jim Flynn. who Is matched to fight Jack Johnson for tho world s heavyweight championship, cham-pionship, knocked out AI Williams of Cleveland In tho second round of a bout scheduled to go ten rounds before be-fore the National Sporting association associa-tion of this city tonight. Flynn forced tho fighting. trom tho start In tho first two minutes of the mixup Williams showed to advantage. Flynn's superior hitting powers aoon made themselves apparent, however, and In the last minute of the round he landed a short-arm hook to the faco, sending tho Clevolandor to tho floor for tho count of six, the bell saving him Williams came up fresh for tho second sec-ond round, but Flynn wa.s after him hard from the start. The end came quickly Flynn launched a tromon-dous tromon-dous right swing for Williams' Jaw. The blow landed fairly and tho Cleveland Cleve-land man went down and out. Flynn, who weighed In at 185 pounds, was 15 pounds lighter than his opponent. Jack Johnson, who was expected to bo at the ringside, was unablo to ho present bocause of a death in his fnm- f ilj . According to Jack Curley, man- " -ager of Flnn, tonight's bout mnrked tho last public appearance of the Pu- ?, ohlo man boforo his meeting with -v Johnson noxt July ' is oo