firemanjimflynn

9 photos tagged firemanjimflynn, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

1913

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victorious crowd said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wir haben`s schwarz auf weiss ONLY THE BEST IN B&W ♥ ♥ ♥, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Wystan said:
"Assuming an Irish name was not unusual in that era of boxing; there were Jewish fighters with Irish names too; and Jim Flynn, the only man who ever knocked out Jack Dempsey, was actually named Andrea Chiariglione. One reason for the name changes is that there were not enough Irish fighters to satisfy the large number of Irish fans." -- Pete Hamill, "Why Sinatra Matters" (Boston: Little, Brown, 1998), p. 58.

In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
Jim Flynn was one of the greatest, in his day
Wystan said:
This appears to be an old photo of Fireman Jim Flynn that the Bain agency copied and circulated to its subscribers at the end of November, 1913, to publicize Flynn's two upcoming fights in New York City, against Battling Levinsky (December 9) and George Rodel (December 22). A dozen other Bain/LOC photos of Jim Flynn have already been posted to Flickr. He was not born a Flynn: "Assuming an Irish name was not unusual in that era of boxing; there were Jewish fighters with Irish names too; and Jim Flynn, the only man who ever knocked out Jack Dempsey, was actually named Andrea Chiariglione. One reason for the name changes is that there were not enough Irish fighters to satisfy the large number of Irish fans." -- Pete Hamill, "Why Sinatra Matters" (Boston: Little, Brown, 1998), p. 58.
Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
Wystan: Thanks for the information on Mr. Flynn - and his real name! We will add to the record when we update - and take a look at the other photos of him as well.
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireman_Jim_Flynn

Ken Mayer said:
Is this Arlington, Virginia or another Arlington?
Wystan said:
"Assuming an Irish name was not unusual in that era of boxing; there were Jewish fighters with Irish names too; and Jim Flynn, the only man who ever knocked out Jack Dempsey, was actually named Andrea Chiariglione. One reason for the name changes is that there were not enough Irish fighters to satisfy the large number of Irish fans." -- Pete Hamill, "Why Sinatra Matters" (Boston: Little, Brown, 1998), p. 58.