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Show FRISCO HOPE IS TO FIGHT FLYNN (By W. W Naughlcn.) San Francisco, Aug. 10. Big Charley Miller, the heavyweight pugilist, pu-gilist, who has been referred to as tho rock-ribbed Roumanian, is tho happiest man in sluggcrdom today. Ho .is matched with Jim Flynu, who recently stepped a Quccnsberry measure with Jaek Johnson at Las Vegas, and ho fools that he has gained gain-ed tho company of champions and near champions The match was ratified when Cof-iroth Cof-iroth received a telegram from Jack Curley, manager of Flynn, advising him that tho terms had been accepted ac-cepted and asking that railroad transportation trans-portation for two bo forwarded to Chicago. The bout will take place at tho Dnly City arena on Labor day, September 2, and Flynn will arrive In San Francisco to begin training before be-fore the week Is ouL It must be admitted that Miller has earned tho right to appear as one of the principals in an Important match. To him tho term white hope does not apply In Its usual sense. A white hope, as a rule. Is some fellow who has attracted attention by his statue, dimensions and supposed warlike air and who is exploited as a posslblo rescuer of the world's fistic supremacy supre-macy before he has delineated thai he can fight a lick. A white hope, the creature of a day, very often, whereas Miller Is built to endure. He has como to the front through the baptism of blows. Ho has been used as a bufrer by famous fam-ous pugs who have trained In and around San Francisco, and he has lm- proved his fistic education through tho medium of tho four-round game. P'lynn practically jumped at the chance to box Miller. No doubt, Fireman Fire-man Jim thinks the handling of extra ex-tra big heavies Is his specialty, since his match with that holy show of leviathans, Carl Morris, at Madison Square Garden. But Miller may prove an entirely different proposition. proposi-tion. To begin with, Flynn will probably prob-ably find that Miller's capacity for receiving punishment is in excess of that of Carl Morris. oo |