Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-19
HAS UNKNOWN TO
FIGHT JACK JOHNSON
Hugh Mcintosh Challenges
Negro for $1,000 a Side.
Corbett to Train Man.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO me star
NEW YORK, July W.-Hugh D. McIn-
tosh, the Australian promoter. and James
]. Corbett, former heavyweight champion
pusi1ist, have started on q still hunt for
white fighter capable Of taking the
measure Of Champion Jack Johnson. Ac-
cordins to the plan, Mcintosh. who pro-
NOTED the Johnson-Burns fight, is to And
promising candidate for heavyweight
honors and Corbett will teach him the
fine points Of the boxing game. The Aus
traiian believes he has such man in
view, and is willing to match him against
the negro champion for 5000 side. and
in addition promises to stage the affair,
guaranteeing larger purse than any
other promoter. Mcintosh. however, re-
fuses to divulse the name of his man, and
says that will be done when his challenge
is accepted. It Is generally understood
that the unknown is Bill Lang of Aus
tralia, who has been signed to box Sam
Langford ten rounds before the Fairmont
Athletic Club. in this city. August II.
Mcintosh met Corbett yesterday In
the latter's dressing room at the
American Roof Garden and closed a
deal whereby Gentleman Jim" is to
take entire charge of the unknown for
the next ten weeks, instructing him in
In the meantime Mcintosh will make
every effort to bring about a match
with Johnson. and, failing to make
match with the champion, he will ar
range a bout with any heavyweight
who has any real pretensions to cham
pionship honors.
After completing arrangements with
Corbett the Australian manager issued
the following challenge:
"On behalf OF an unknown l hereby
81 u ieyh iot
world. Jack Johnson preferred. In the
event of johnson declining the challenge
the offer is open to Al Kaufman. Sam
Langford. Stanley Ketchell OF any man
who can be considered a worthy candi-
date for heavyweight championship
honors. The unknown will be named by
James j. Corbett and will also be trained
by him.
1.-The fight to take place in the United
States. England or Australia. and I agree
to exceed that offered by any other per-
SON.
"As an evidence of good faith I am
willing to deposit the sum Of 5000 as
any other responsible person. The same
deposit to go as side bet If desired.
1.-The only stipulation 1 make is that
the contest be twenty rounds or over"
In explanation Of his challenge McIn-
tosh said that he had little hope of john
son accepting. as the negro had already
refused an offer of $4,000 for a years
tour of the world and to engage in three
fights during that time, for which he
would receive 30 per cent Of the gross
receipts. He admitted the right OF the
negro champion to receive the fruits of
his victory, and said he believed that
Johnson would not fight again for year
In the meantime the challenge will
stand for any other capable heavyweight
Mcintosh is of the opinion that the year
can be utilized in bringing together the
best men and thereby find the best man
to tackle the champion. This man he
thinks will be his unknown, as he has
great hopes of Corbett developing him
into a prospective champion. 1t was sug-
gested that the unknown might be Bonn
badier Wells. the new English heavy
weight discovered by Eugene CORR; Bill
Lang. the Australian: Frank Gotch the
wrestler, or Con Kelly, who is now in
charge OF Tommy Ryan, but the Aus
| tralian manager declined to indicate the
individuality of the prospective cham
pion. Jim Corbett talked freely about
the part he was to play In the proposed
fight. He explained that he would lay
OF until the first week i'm October from
his theatrical engagements, and during
that time would do his utmost to de-
velop McIntoshs unknown, who, he SAYS,
has the earmarks of a clever fighter He
said the white race demanded the down.
fall of the negro champion and he was
ready to do his part toward finding a
white champion. He was as reticent as
Mcintosh IS to the newcomer, but said
he had faith in the material he was to
we'd into championship form.