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Show WHY TOMMY RYAN PIT FLYNN CAMP East Las Vegas, June 25. The reason rea-son I resigned from the Flynn camp was that I thought after seeing Flynu train that I was being used meiely for the purpose of making Flynn look to havo a chance to beat Johnpon, says Ryan," "but tho more I saw of him the less I thought of him as a fighter. Flynn has no chance to beat Johnson, as he is too small and too light, and knows absolutely nothing about fighting but to slug "Flynn Is a slugger, pure and simple, sim-ple, and in condition should not weigh more than 175 pounds. He has a very short reach and a bad dis-poaltlon. dis-poaltlon. I could not toll him anything, any-thing, let alone teach him "Last winter In Lob Angeles I was sent for by Jack Curley, whom I havo known for twenty years. He made mo a proposition to train Flynn for a certain amount of money and 1 accepted. After I had seen Flynn perform and told Curley ho had no chance I asked him about our agreement. He Informed In-formed mo wo were all to take a chance on the gate. Of course, as Curley has tied up so much monoy for expenses here, I could not see my way clear on what the fight would draw, and so J quit "I canuot understand how any sauo man can believo Flynn can beat Johnson John-son if it is on Its merits, which I think It is, of course. "As a white man I wish to see Flynn win, and hopo I am mistaken " |