The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-26
WRRSHY SPORTING GOSSIP
JOHNSON AND kaufman Way
FIGHT IN EUROPE.


Fighters said 20 Have IN tnsirrssnnsi-
ing Cubs May s.@se star pitchers.
According 70 q rumor which reached hsrs
from California Yesterday Al kaufman and
Jack Johnson came to an understanding
some time ago BY which they win meet
either ia Eng lAnd or France within the next
six months when kaufman was boxing
with Johnson white the latter prepared for
the Jsslries mill at Reno Billy Delaney. IL 10
said. received a promise from the negro 10
fight the Young California heavyweight
h.Tore ANYBODY elss Johnson so tho
story goes. told Delaney that he wanted
year in wh,ch go gather easy money on
the Stage aud that II Kaufman would
challenge HIM six months after the Reno
affair a match would he Clnched
" H. a well known fact that lex Richard
was made aware OF the compact. but " Is
said that he notified the pugilists that he
would not bid for the match Delaney
then told johnson that tho promoters in
England and France ould make big Offers
and that they would have to be consdered
In preferenee TO Richard or other other
American promoters who might come TO
the front when they realized that the match
had become . certainty. Several letters
are said to have passed between the
puxilists recently bearing upon the match.
10 that whom Kaufman issued formal
challenge to johnson last week to night
within six months or . year wiae men
Kaufman's challenge 10 part Of the
understAnding!- they declared. Now
watch for Iohnson's answer
The negro champion straightway replied
shat lie was ready TO fight Kaufman any
time after January. providing a t,5 ooo
purse could be guaranteed.
johnson knows who will hang M that
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any yesterday. Hugh II. Mcintosh is the
man. and no will try TO bring tho fight OF
at his Olympia Club In London. Mcintosh
has offered kaufman big money TO fight
All unknown in England and the Californian
has accepted by cable The unknown ~
Johnson OF course. and Kaufman knows It.
But that is Mclnto-h's idea OF working up
the puolics curiosity on 'he other side.
II Johnson and kaufman isht for Mcintosh
in London even twenty rounds the gross
receipts will amount TO more than siOo 400
Meanwhile johnson i IN Skpse touch
with at least one big promoter IN Paris |
This man offered 10 guarantee s2O.OoO TO
johnson win lose or draw. for n fight with |
Joe Ieann"tte. but johnson. they tell mo. !
informed the Frenchman that he might |
induce kaufman. greater attraction than !
Ieannette. to fight IN Paris iou See John !
son IL ready tn play Victor Brewer. the |
French promoter. against Mcintosh IN such |
q way that the match with Kaufman will |
net az least S2O,tsO for the negro and not |
los than $3.50" for the Californian. az
course moving pictures will Weld another |
81. -, 20, -. ..h,.,. 80 ~, ,,,,c...,,,l
promoter just keep Your ey. on Johnson
,h.r. - .op,.,hiny doing j'p,eas the .iyr.
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MAY or Derby week
.rnr, nc Letter on sunday has os.r.d az IN" !
'"s 80. 49, ~ 90. 49,, 80.
ior nSh' ue'N"en "hn wen
Moran for IN. worlds lightweight cham !
gtarant.. Of s:. Jo regardless Of results |.
- - - t.,,-h, -
whcr. Moran IL willing 10 eonoede this
point IL he can have about $1,000 'nr him |
self II Mcintosh will tn"rea.e h,. offer
'" c"N'r ,n" h'manns W p"l" n''n hN may
nobody can say whar woIgsst nigh, do |
~ ". '. -, 49,, -. '
some t'ne ago 'hai "oixa-' won'h never
hih lang OF Au>'ra,ia wIl VIII, 'ne"' ,' salinas
" I'm" mo
A. McIniosh- new c,nn N London 10.
Iimh"rlhg inn var a. i""h gun
after taking an nnm.rciInl larins Then
b" disappeared. suddenly turning ~ IN
Ensiana where Mcintosh mas hll!"u MN
A. 'h" coming champion Lang ousht
10 stop Burns IN less IMAM hat dozen
rounds
INN 'orb"tt, Away On the alert, - m
giant. VINO slaughtered Marvin Mart IN
'hv"" rounds la>' week 'orhe't SAYS no
i gong :" put on IN" gloves Nth ~" former
ocom"'iN" fireman ana may decide =" take
him III tow.
II
IN. f4'i" event ot the week here Is the
meeting be'ws"n Jack TWIN sullivan and
Frank Nhnteil. ~" Ehod" Island mIdd"-
weight hey Will fnil" together IN a ten
round hout at IN" National sporting club
next FRIDAY might and Judging nv N" way
both have been fighting lately 'h"r" vii
n" plenty of action Nantsl - Younger
and stronger than S"iiVan. buy m" latter
l. a veteran. great hoN"r and an artistic
shigger Another noteworthy match II mat
Willie Lewis and Fighting Kennedy
NJ the Olympic \ {. On Thursday nicht
Jim Barry and Tony Ros- heavywal Zhis.
ar. scheduled 10 hRhi eight rounds At
Mem phis 10 might harry knoc ked o,i' Ross
in Two rounds in 1907 and IN" following year
they boxed twelve rounds 20 a draw