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Show oo FLVNN TELLS W HE WILL WIN (BY JIM PLYNN) There are two things I dislike and never will be able to do. One Is to write a story and tho other to make a speech. One thing 1 have loved to do ovor since I woro short pants and that Is to fight. 1 really love to fight Hundreds of my townsmen around Pueblo, Pu-eblo, Colo , who have known me for yeuts, will tostify to that tact under oath. I appreciate tho opportunity to bo ablo to dictate my own version, in my own way, on why I feel so confident confi-dent of defeating Jack Johnson. I know ho can hit. When I hit him I will hurt him. At any rate I am absolutely positive I won't do him any good. Study the fight game. Take a squint at the careor of 6uccesbful colored col-ored fighteis. Start with Peter Jack-Son Jack-Son and thon go down the line Joe Godfred, Joe Wolcott, Joo Gans aud George Dixon. Three are dead and Wolcott is but a shadow. Each died the same way consumption. Not one could stand the pace and Johnson is not an exception to nature's rule. And I when 1 say I hear opportunity knocking knock-ing at m door I mean that I am very lucky to got Johnson ahead of anyone else. Before Johnson defeated Jim Joff-iles, Joff-iles, nine out of even ten so-called wlso fellows said "It'c'a joko to rnako such a match What did Johnson over do?" Those eanio fellows said the sarao thing when Corbett was matched with FItzslmmons, when young Corbett wont east to' do battle with McGovern and ill many other cases. After I boat John3on some of my challengers will bo treated with the same amount of comment. What Hac Johnson Done? Throw out tho Jeffries fight, for which one and all agree that Johnson John-son deserves no credit, and what has Johnson done that I could not Improve Im-prove upon In my present good shapo? I am not out offering any oxcubcb, but whon I fought Johnson at Colma, I was undor 1C5 pounds, green, my long suit was not to lot a punch get by mo and 1 always made surd to stop them with my Jaw. In tho elov-cnth elov-cnth round my late wife stopped the fighL My eyes wcro closed from a butt or tho heed, but othorwlse 1 was unlnjurcdr Even in my blinded condition con-dition JohnBOn could not put mo RWay. Then I had nothing, knew nothing, had no one to advlso mo. In J fact, no- one cared. I Today JL weigh 190 pounds without- i an ounce of superfluous fat I will have Tommy Ryan there Ib no betterwatch bet-terwatch over mo from the firat day I train until I leave the ring champion of tho world and Thavo no worry over the terms, etc., knowing that my manager, Jack Curloy, will ably look after that Today I know how to boro in and punish an opponent; I know how and where to hit. Instead of Jumping around the country coun-try trying to pick up a few paltry dollars on tho strength of being matched with Johnson I have decided along with Tommy Ryan and ' Jack Curloy to spend two weeks in rest at some health resort probably Hot Springs about April 15, and on May 1 establish tho training quarters and take my timo to reach perfect health. Tommy Ryan will have charge of the camp Dr. Roller ulll act' In an advisory capacity and run and wrestle with mo. Two or three big fellows, one probably "Denver Ed" Martin, will box with me and I will use Howard How-ard Morrow, a fast middleweight for speedy footwork. No amount of talk that I have no chanco with Johnson will discourage me. I know I linvo a chance and nothing will shako my confldonce. I know I will have tho ennfl 'n.'IcVine rf nil fha toi -... -.i quvsv. w.uua Jt- "i. 1...D ""HO lutu UJ1U also of many of Johnson's race; but sympathy alono will not win tho battle. bat-tle. I had a good look at Johnson when ( wo signed the articles, ilo looked I dissipated, drawn and his e.vos sunken sunk-en way down into his head, all ;f which encouraged me moro than evor and added to my confidence. Marvin Hart chased him all ovor tho ring; Ketchol dropped him with a stiff upporcut; Kaufman mado an even showing In ten rounds and watch tho result stick a pin in this Jim Flynn will stretch out Jack Johnson for tho count of ten. Remember! I will appreciate everything done by ny trainers to make mo win, but 1 will not change my present style. 1 "will koop so covered as to protect all tie -vital points, but will keep boring in and carry the fight to Johnaon. Onco inside, his long reach will prove a hindrance instead of an advantago to htm. Pato and his fighting power mado Johnson the champion. Ho ,1s cham-Plo.n cham-Plo.n and the only way fox mo to get . tho title Ib to defeat him. Ho forced mo to glvo up a match In Now, York I llJiP!l BL,'ltB with Palzor. I bowed to his dlotum 'fctia In proforenco to losing a chance at th I RTotflr champion. It hurt, but wo decided to Jtt wud give in to Johnson in preference to iVSferT losing the big chanco and tho oppor- ' tunity that is knocking at my door SMti |