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Show FIGHTERS ARyillET Heavyweights Await Gong to Battle for the Championship East Las Vegas, N. M., July 3. A few more fight enthusiasts were added add-ed last night and today to those already al-ready gathered here to see tie John-son-Flynn battlo tomorrow, but the main body of spectators will not arrive ar-rive until tonight when several special spe-cial trains are due. In anticipation or the rush of hungry travelers later in the dav, hotel people were putting thoir emergency lunch counters into commission this morning and piles of edibles wero on display in the shedlike shed-like structures. The fight fans found little to amuse them today. It was extremely quiet at the fighters' camps. Both men did a little light work to keop In trim and dovoted the rest of their time to assuring their friends that they were supremely confident of victory. The camps were on display all day and the usual line of curious onlookers lined the fences whenever one of the principals showed himself. Johnson 2 to 1 Favorite. There has been little chnage in the betting, lots' of Johnson to win money at 2 to 1 being offered with no takers to speak of Tho board at the betting headquarters shows few recorded wagers. The Flynn supporters sup-porters make an offer of $300 to $900 and do not appear anxious to get their monev down at less than 3 to 1 odds. One freak bet, $30 to $50 that Johnson will knock Flynn down before be-fore the fourth round is recorded and immediately below it comes the legend. leg-end. "$50 to $40 ho does noL", As a commentary on these bets, the following explanation Is written on the board: "A man on his lenees is considered down and if struck, wins the fight" As to tho round betting, tho eleventh elev-enth appears to le favored for tho termination of the fight, probably because be-cause the eleventh round of the last Johnson-Flynn bout proed to be the fireman's undoing Most of the lound bettors, however, are down on the fourteenth to seventeenth, with a scattering fire from the seventh to the twenty-fifth. Yakum and Unholz. As an appetizer to the big show, tomorrow, Stanley Ynlcum, of Dallas, and "Boer" Unholz, of Denver, who fall somewhere near the lightweight class, will try out Promoter Curley's canvas-welled arena tonight. It is a scheduled 20-round bout and probably prob-ably will draw an usually select fight audience as there are a good number of sporting notables waiting for the big fight who will not overlook a chance to watch the little men work. Jack to Weigh 212 Pounds. It is Johnson's announced plan to enter tho ring tomorrow weighing 212 pounds. Tho champion's trainers train-ers in announcing his weight yesterday yester-day at 214 explained that he could go into the ring at 210 if necessary without weakening himself They do not consider it necessary, however, to tako off the extra two pounds. Flynn Welqhs 190. Flynn expects to fight at about 190 pounds. He has said for a week or so that he would weigh from 189 to 193 and would trv for tho happy medium. Despite the one-sided look of the betting board, Flynn appears confident that he can surprise the champion beyond measure tomorrow on his Improved form since they last mot. He makes no particular prediction predic-tion a3 to the round in which ho expects ex-pects the fight to end. contenting himself with the declaration- "I am going to win. get down on that." nr |