Evening star., 1909-03-07
HUGH M'|NTOSH
A MAN OF NERVE
Promoter Earns 100000 on
the Burns. Johnson
Scrap.

LONDON. March 5.-Three hundred
thousand dollars is the tidy and salts
factory sum that the Burns-Johnson fight
at Rushcutters Bay will net Hugh II.
Mcintosh. the Australian promoter.
The fight itself had gross and record
taking Of $4,000. OF which $SO.rO was
clear profit Forty thousand souvenirs
were sold for a quarter each. represent
ing $4,000 net. as the expenses of pint
ing and distribution were more than met
by the advertisements. Mr.. Mcintosh y
percentage OF the tak!ngs from fans
who paid to see johnson and Burns
train amounted to $500.
The copyright pictures OF the fight net
ted another $500. Up to February 1
the bioscope films in Australia alone
furnished Mr. Mcintosh with $4,000. and
later cables report no diminution In in
terest. which means that in the land
where the fight took place 5000 a week
is still being added to the promoters
capacious purse.
Big Money In Pictures.
In England Mr.. Mcintosh has disposed
OF the British rights for a guaranteed
$4,000 and a percentage
He has an offer from a French con
Germ Of $3.50 and a percentage for the
film rights for that country. Germany
is willing to give another 5000 Aus
chna gsnsn the the psnnnss E@pre
America and Canada are spiritedly bid
ding for the rights. In the United States
vaudeville firms and picture firms in doz-
ems are asking for exclusive or sectional
rights.
Mr.. Mcintosh counts his profits at $500
600 already. He is conservative man.
Others believe that the ultimate profit
will reach nearer the half million mark
what manner OF man is this new star
in fight promoting who offers forty and
fifty thousand dollar purses and puts cur
COffroths in the shadow?
Down under the line in Australia, where
he was born. the son OF All Irish private
in the Black Watch, they call him
Square Deal Mac. When the dispute arose
over the choice of a referee and johnson
objected to Snowy Baker. one of the best
known of Australian spOrtsmen, because
he was a blond" the Texas brunette
friend Of Burns. but all want is
square DEAL Mac, and I know Ill get
that from you. You will suit me for
referee"
In England all that was known of Nc
Intosh was that he was the lessee of
number of hotels In the national parks
and Australian Alps. When he came to
England he was sized up. weighed, dis
ScClcQ, anu tHe fraternity mere IN q snort
time were unanimous that Mcintosh de-
served his complimentary title Of Square
Deal.''
A Small Man.
Personally he Is. on first sight, a small
man. He is about middle height, slightly
stopped. with the tan and black hair
typical of his country. His eyes are
laughing blue. his mouth large and gen
erous. and when he smiles. as he usually
does. disclosing a mouthful OF the whitest.
soundeSt of teeth, his whole faco takes
on the appearance of a big-hearted.
credulouS sort of person, who would buy
a gold brick without ever thinking Of
applying the acid.
Talk with him five minutes and the
small man seems to have grown to a
giant The eyes that laughed are cold
and glinting, the mouth that had a baby
smile is Arm and set, and the teeth could
even give points in determination to the
famous fangs of the only Teddy. You
notice then that his hands are as power
full as Fitzsimmons', that his muscular
makeup Is tremendous for q man of his
size. When he tells you that in the
rough house that started in his office
between Burns and Johnson he pushed
the former against the wall and held him
there you believe him. He tells you that
Burns was as weak as a cat, but You feel
that II Burns was in the prime OF his
strength he could have forced him
against the wall and held him there just
the same.