Show I JOHNSON AND fL flYNN MAY BA BATTLE TILE LA 1 J AT POINT CLOSE CLUSE TO SAt SALT T LAKE I r i Jim Jill Flynn Klynn goes into till thc rin with Tony Tommy Caponi aponi fur for a a. ten round I w W theatre this tins evening c Stilt Salt Lake fight fans are arc vy bout bont at ot the Colonial g J l to have hl a chance to See seo the man who probably will try to wrest the thew w worlds world's H 1 s 's 8 heavyweight hewy championship from J Jack J Johnson oh There is every C reason rea son tn to believe e that Flynn anil Johnson will wilt be he matched within the next th Hy days lays and that the fight will ivill take place pinel not far from Salt Sail Lake f just just across the Nevada Xe state line at the nearest available n point to tu this city ity Jack Curley is ready to go ahead with itt the match Curley is a manager risks and big big- returns He is ready ami a promoter who takes lakes big gathers is to lo take lake up any proposition which looks good to tu him no mutter matter how big and I right now he is ready to handle hundle a n championship fight between Flynn an and Johnson U. U The New York promoters want Flynn and Johnson for Cor a a. ten-round ten bout bout Curley last night ht received the following follow follow- lag ing wire from Harry Barry Pollok who Is staging ta the fights tig at Madison 1 Square Garden Can match Flynn with Johnson Twenty five thousand dollar purse for lor forten forten ten rounds When hen do you come east 7 I Will meet in Chicago i t HARRY POLLOK Gotham ma may get et the lie I light fight ht but it is 18 not riot likely Curley Curle has no ardent desire to send FI Flynn Into tho the ring with John- John for any an six or ten round bout He Ho realizes realizes real real- izes that the champion does not have h to be at his best to make a grand show- show Jn lag Inar over the short distance while he lie believes that the ne negro ro cannot set get Into good shape for tor n a lon long battle Twenty rounds Is about aboul the right distance to start Flynn against ag Johnon Johnson John- John son eon on said Curley Curle last night nl ht I ur dont don't care about those short bouts because they are arc not decisive and Johnson could go Into the ring almost t out of ot condition condition condition condi condi- tion and show speed for a short dis- dis t i The Then Now n York promoters offer 23 25 for the bout That Is fair fall enough h but hut how Is Johnson going oln to get el tho the which he ho is demanding out of ot ofa ota a purse It H must be remembered that Flynn must get et something and antI he heIs heIs heis Is not going on with Johnson unless lie he gets ets a 3 fair fall share of the tho mone money I have already offered Johnson OOOO to meet Flynn In a twenty twenty- round bout That offer holds good and arid aridI andI I 1 believe bellec that It will be a accepted I cannot figure ure out where Johnson can canet get et an any more money elsewhere One thing 1 Is certain m my place Is in Chicago right at Johnsons Johnson's side and I r 1 am going oln to net Jet back there Just as quickly as possible pos I 1 will vIll have a talk with him and I believe that I can show how him where he will be doing justice to himself himself him him- self lieU by b- accepting m my offer If I Johnson accepts the offer to meet Flynn in a twenty round round bout I am ready to promote and handle the thc affair 1 I will expect It to take place about next June and if It the match Is made I believe believe be ue- lieve Here I am safe in saying right now that the affair will be handled from Salt Lake I will come here about May MayI I 1 and nd open offices and handle the de details do- do tails taUs of the arrangements from h here re I 1 would also expect to have both Johnson John- John 1 son fon 00 and Flynn train here and then we could go o over o the state line into Nevada Nealla Ne Xe- vada alla and hold the fight ilg Special trains would be sure to carr carry a hu huge c delegation delegation alion a- a tion lion of fl fight ht fans from Salt Lake At lr present sent those are arc m my plans Of cour course e. e they arc are subject to alteration as the occasion ma may require but hut I be believe be- be lieve Hp right now that FI Flynn FInn nn has a good fd chance han e tn lh beat b l Johnson an and I am ready fo 0 0 give he the 1 negro c ro OOOO t for r his end erid for tor the lie CI fight ht and handle the affair m my- my self elf Jr In Tn tact fact I J think better of oC It than I 1 ever er thou thought ht of ot any bl big match match- wrestling or boxing with boxing with which I have ever e been connected Curley will wm hurr hurry back to Chicago o tomorrow and will at once start tart in to get ct Johnson to sl sign n articles for a twenty round bout In the lie meantime lie he also expects to match Flynn with Al Kaufmann because he figures I ures that Flynn FInn will iii again give Kaufman a decisive de- de beating and that this will make the Pueblo firemans fireman's chances a against Johnson look even e better One thins thing is Ig certain certain Curley Curley knows Just what he I Is doing e cr every minute 0 of the time and if he lie continues to go o after the match with Johnson it looks look as thou though h he will land Jand He has never been ruled off ott for not trying When hen It became known yesterday that there was wac a chance of matching FI Flynn nn and John Johnson on for a twenty round round fight the following newspaper dispatch die dis patch natch was received from Nevada Kc I Reno Nev ev Dec 26 From From a le legal al standpoint there I is nothing to preVent prevent pre pre- vent ent the thc staging of the proposed ed Flynn Flynn- Johnson battle on Nevada soil solI The law law- enacted for the benefit of the promoters ers of the Fitzsimmons Corbett battle battle bat bat- tle the still stands on the statute book The announcement from Salt Lake Take CIl City wilt will be received with mixed feelings feelings feel feel- ings b by Nevada people Many Ian believe that so loo long as the- the law permitting finish fights remains In force Interference Inter Inter- ference should not be tolerated On the other hand there are man many who are arc of ot the opinion that public decency would be violated should the fight be allowed and there is no no doubt but what there would be a strong demonstration of DC disapproval In case the promoters I endeavor to bring bring- the thc men together torether in I Nevada Johnson at his home in Chicago o is not showing shot an any undue haste in agreeing agreeing agree ree ing to meet Flynn FInn In fact the champion champion cham chum pion Is showing signs of or being desirous de de- de- de sirous siroun of wanting some other game at atthe tho the present time He lie is beginning to talk about easy oas mone money and Australian Aus Aus- traHan trips as is Js shown b by the following following fol fol- lowing telegram ram from Chicago Chicago Dec 26 Jack Jack Johnson to toda today today to- to da day declined to sa say positively whether ho he would accept the offer oHer to meet Jim Flynn It uH is doubtful If i T I do he ho said Tom of ot New ew York has offered me mea a purse m my opponent t to be picked later and anti I 1 am considering an Australian trip which will net me mc even cn more than that I Later Johnson was positive in as as- that he lie would not fight tight Flynn I for tor less than thana a t purse I am willing willing- willingto to meet Flynn anywhere anywhere any any- where in the world he said but the purse must be The offer is for or t tell n rounds round aId aed that looks pretty good to say a nothing of the Australian Aus Aus- proposition I |