El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-01

San Francisco, Cal, Oct stand
ing with thousand dollars in curren-
cv clutched in his good right hand and
daring Sam La3gford to post forfeit
for a $4,000 bet, is the nearest JACK
johnson has come to talking fight
since the late unpleasantness at Reno.
II seems to suggest that Johnsons
thoughts are turning to the ring again,
and it indicates that he is beginning to
recognize that Langford is the man
the public wishes him to meet.
There will be all manner of bitches,
no doubt. before Johnson and Langford
finally attach their names to q bind
ing contract, but the match is surely
on the cards. They are the only two
heavies at present in commission who
are regarded as natural rivals, and
they. have upbraided each other to such
an extent that backdown by Jack or
Sam would come with very bad grace.
Hugh Mcintosh, of Australia. is after
the match, and at this writing it looks
as if he will he the one TO land It. Ihe
situation in this country at present is
not Of the kind to warrant any Amer
lean promoter in angling for cham
pionship attractions. Strong opposition
to the game of the ring developed in
many quarters during the preparations
for the Jeffries-J ohnson fight, and the
result of that lamentably one-sided
encounter caused a feeling Of disgust
to prejudice the public mind
II might have been different if the
white man had won, but as it was,
there was nothing about hte saGe-brush
affair TO IeaYe a pleasant taste in the
mouth Of the average fan. AS a con.
sequence, no sporting man whose in
terest in pugiiism is confined to the
spectacular phase of the business cared
a rap what became of fisticuffs.
There will be a reaction, OF course
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
and the absence of the Queensbury
sport will, after a lapse of time, cause
a general longing that may result in
pressure being brought to restore the
game 10 good standing
The fact remains taht existing con-
ditions viii deter any match handler
in this neck Of the woods from bidding
for the Johnson-Langford contest.
When Johnson and Langford were in
the throes Of their recent discussion,
johnson remarked rather sagely that
contests between coIored men do not
draw in the same proportion as all
white or even maybe bouts. That was
one Of his reasons for demanding side
bet Of $40, 1000. Johnson knows what he
is talking about, and he knows further
that all things considered McIntosll's
offer Of $4,000 is q liberal one.
The purse that Mcintosh is willing
TO give Is a much larger sum than the
affair would be worth to anyone who
might entertain the idea Of staging the
contest in this country. IN England
Mcintosh would probably get back his
$50 900. for there's no particular aver
sion 10 the colored brethren Of the
bruising guild in King Georges realm.
IN Australia it might be different.
end then. again, IT might not. Austria
lis takes great pride IN proclair.asng
Itself q white mans conaIEry. Austria
lisns % Z man pulled hard for Jeffries
20 beat Johnson.
The Australian is a thorough sport,
however, and with Langford and John
son striving for supremacy and a con-
seaHent absence Of sentiment in regard
20 the outcome, the Australians might
cone 70 regard the affair from pure