Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
M1NTOSH ALARMS
NATIONAL CLUB
Activity of Australian Fight
Promoter Stirs Leading
English Organization.
LONSDALE OFFERS
BELT FOR CHAMPION
Corbett Tells Johnson to Be
Careful of the Big Dusky
''Frenchman," Sam
Mcvey.
By James J. Corbett.


Mcintosh. Alarmed at the hold on the
affections of the sport-loving public that
the businesslike methods of the hustling
Antipodean had brought about. and fear
ing for it's own proud position as the
the club! through it's management. an
belt to be contested for by the best
heavyweights of England.
1t is the idea Of the National directors
to hold a tournament with eight or more
OF the most likely heavyweights in the
country as principals to take place during
the month Of December. The winner
OF the series Of bouts is to be presented
with the Lonsdale belt and acknowledged
by the club as champion of England.
Exactly where the National Sporting
Club is going to find the men is not
stated. and as advices received from the
old country lead me to believe that Nc
1ntosh has already obtained the sigma
lures of practically all the professional
heavies, Manager Bettinson will have his
work cut out in endeavOring to beat the
Australian at his own game. 1t would
seem that Mac had the better end of it.
He has been all through the mill. and
II reports are true has the game cor
nered and sewed up, so far as the big
ever. always been considerable prestige
added to the regulations of boxers who
appear at the old club. and it Is the am
bition Of Britain's best glovemen to
bers. and this will be the chief obstacle
Mcintosh will meet with in his endeavor
to control the situation
Australian Has the Edge.
The leading American heavyweights
also are said to have signed with the
Australian. Johnson, Burns and Lang
ford are supposed to be under contract
to meet the best men developed under
the Mcintosh plan Of bringing England's
talent to the front. 1t would appear from
this that the Australian had the edge
on the National folk. as tournament
in ENGLAND without men like Bombadier
Wells and Sergt. Sunshine, both Of whom
have been safely cOrralled by the enemy,
would be like Hamlet with the meian-
choly Dane conspicuous by his absence.
Just. at present the British sports ali
are worked up over the prospects. and
are giving columns OF space to the talk
OF the possibility Of the development OF
an Englishman good enough to bring back
the pug'listic championship to the tight
little ixle. Mcintosh has stirred things
up, and in his clever way has got every
body boosting for him. He has worked
the national pride interest overtime, and
the sports confidently expect Mac to I'M
cover world beater, SO that the Ameri-
can invaders will be sure OF q warm wei
come when they arrive in England
The heavyweight champion may take a
trip abroad sooner than he had contem-
plated. In an interview only the other
day johnson stated he would sail for Eu-
rope about the middle Of February, with
the hope of doing some fighting abroad.
Jack probably thinks it would not be a
bad idea to beat the others over there,
and have first crack at the crop OF fight
ers now being harvested. None of the
heavies here seems at all anxious to
quarrel with the champion, and as he
claims to be willing to get in harness
again. we can hardly find any fault with
Jack for looking after few marks to be-
gin work on
Word Of Advice for johnson.
A word of advice to Mr.. Johnson may
not be out OF place here. The champion
says he would like the chance to take on
a few Of Frances best fighters. and hopes
one or moro will feel so inclined. would
caution Jack to avoid big, dusky
Frenchman. formerly Of Oxnard. Cal. l
refer to Sam MoVey, who has made Paris
his home the last two years. and who
now speaks with French accent. or
course. the brand Of English formerly
used by Sam had an accent Of some sort,
but the French kind is said to be every
and seems to thrive on the Paris system
Of training. His recent fight with Joe
Jeanette shows that he is far from be-
ing q dead one. and II Lii Arthur should
give Sam chance, and the big smoke
put one Of those haymakers to the cham
pion's jaw-good night. The colored peo-
pie would have a new idol to worship,
and maybe some Of the white heavy
weights might screw up enough courage
to tackle the newly made champion
There is nothing startingly new in the
middleweight controversy. Hugo Kelly
has been heard from, though, and rises
to remark that II Langford Is sincere he
can get match on without looking any
farther. Hugo will insist on Sam making
15S pounds. or nothing doing Joe Wood
man, manager OF the black Bostonian,
claims the championship for his man and
here Is the chance to make good or to
give the public rest. He stalled SO
much on the question Of matching Sam
and johnson that ne had a great many
people thinking the champion was afraid
Of Langford. When given the chance to
put up some coin or quit, Woodman
chose the latter course.
Langford Too Heavy.
| do not believe Langford can make 15S
pounds any more than I could. If were
to get in training, and it is a sure thing
that l couldn't come within twenty-five
pounds Of it. Sam would have to saw
OF leg or two to make him eligible to
the middle division. Woodman resorts
| to almost any sort OF tactics to adver-
tise his man, and the result Of his false
claims and anxiety to keep Sans name
| In the papers is to make Langford de-
| cidedly unpopular with sporting writer's
and all who follow the sport. Woodman
| should leave the middleweight claims