The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-20
American Boxers See
No Money in Australia
(By w. w. Naughton.)

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(By w. w. Naughton.)
SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 2O.-Over in
France it is claimed that the oft-re-
curing spectacle of aeroplanes ca
vorting through the atmosphere is
having demoralizing effect upon the
feathered tribes. The linnets and rocks
evidently regard the ungainly flying
machines as overdeveloped birds OF
prey, and panic reigns in wingdom
The correspondents say there is a
notable decrease in the numbers OF
birds, and that there is serious ground
for the belief that the denizens OF
the hedge-rows and treetops are leav-
ing the land of the Gaul as fast as
they can arrange their affairs
1t is prophesied that if aviation con-
tinues as a popular pastime, the
rloyman will no more hear the sky
arks trilling in the morning; milady
will have to find substitute for
Feathers in her millinery, and the high
ivers will find the cost of the small
bird a bigger item on the bill than
the price of the cold bottle.
Influence Over Small Fry.
1t is a far cry from birds to cham-
',ionship pugilists but it looks as
though Johnson and Jeffries are exer ,
cising the same influence over the
small fry of the ring game, that the
flying machine influences are exercis
ing over the little creatures that for
merly had the air to themselves.
Every pugilist of note of my ac-
quaintance is contemplating a trip
abroad, and l am wondering where or
earth the matches of 1910 are to come
frt m. In these trips on their own &C.
cunt but in the majority of instances
the men of the ring will tell you that
they have received ''fattering Offers
from Hugh Mcintosh, the man who
! in Australia, and who wants to con-
tinue the good work
Many Hear Call.
Stanley Ketchel, AID Wolgast, Jack
O'Brien, Jack (Twin) Sullivan, Abe
Attell, Battling Nelson, are among
the many who have heard either from
Mcintosh direct or from his agents.
and each and every one of them is
talking, whether seriously or not, of
going to the far Antipodes to box I'M
der McIntosh's direction
The one thing that is a grain of
comfort is, that not one of them has
made definite plans about starting for
Australia. Bob Fitzsimmons went there
it is true, but in his particular case
it was explicitly set forth before he
left this country, that he was to make
theatrical tour of one years dura-
ton under McIntosh's pilotage, and
that boxing was not to enter into the
veteran fighters itinerary.
Easy to Get Fitz.
When Fitzsimmons arrived in Aus
tralia his old fighting instincts were
aroused and his ambition was stimu
lated by the way they gloated over his
rast deeds of prowess. Under the cir
cumstances it was easy enough to in
veigle him into a fight
The point 1 am mailing is, that SO
at McIntosh's invitation to do battle.
Britt was supposed to be on his way
there but the latest news is that he
fas changed his plans and will return
from South Africa.
If Britt had continued toward the
Land of the Southern Cross, and had
done well there in the fistic line, he
might have been as a bellwether to
others from this country, but up to the
present no one of our American box
ers has set out in response to McIn-
tosh's offers, and for the sake of the
sport at this end, for one, hope that
the number of pugilistic pilgrims will
be small
No Definite Money.
To be frank about the subject, it is
doubtful if any one of all the Ameri-
can fighters who have been APP
preached, has had a definite financial
proposition placed before him. Mean
tcsh appears to be acting like a fell
low who is throwing out handbills
feeling sure that some of them will
surely be picked up and read. Of
certainty if he has gone into figures
with any of the men he wishes to
fight under his management out yon-
Ger, have not heard of it.
Any number of our ring boys are
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