Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
VERY BIG CONTRACT
Mcintosh Is in Quest of a Man
to Defeat Jack Johnson.
WILL HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR
Bill Lang Has Proved an Expensive
Hobby for Australian
Promoter.

| NEW YORK. September 3.-H. D. Me-
Intosh in his quest for a man to defeat
the black heavyweight champion Of the
world has taken on big contract He
| brought Lang from Australia under the
impression that he might match him with
Jack johnson whether the negro won
or lost at Reno. Thus would a solid step
ping stone to the goal aimed at have
been provided-that is. Of course. II Lang
had proved successful: but evidently the
big negro, though a professional tighter.
does not desire to fight any more than
he can help. for In response to Mctn-
tosh's offer OF $4,000, and then $4,000.
for three fights with Tommy" Burns.
Langford and Lang las nameO for his
opponents. he said he Cid not intend to
enter the ring again inside Of twelve
months. AS it is. johnson, instead OF
making hay while the sun shines that
| is il he Is satisfied he can make much
| more of that commodity|s having a
| good tune speeding his motor car Into
| trouble with the police and otherwise
enjoying himself according to his bent.
| Lang has proved an expensive hobby
for Mcintosh SO far. The big Australian
| has been in this country for two months.
and has travelled everywhere first class
| and lived at the very. best hotels ot MS
patrons expense. hence there Is no pos
sible chance OF a margin, however small,
OF profit for Mcintosh. He must be a
| loser on the venture. no matter Row II
| turns out, but that does not trouble him.
| Mcintosh is a great lover OF his country
| and he likes to see her well In the fore
| 'front.' particularly as a producer OF attn
| letes Consequently IL Lang succeeds
against Kaufman at Philadelphia Mon
day there will be no prouder man Ia me
United States than Mcintosh. and there
\ y<xv in h0 Ia M nj
Lang's birth, where his modest bearing
! and simple earnestness have won him
hosts of friends.
| That Lang should have a good chance
with the best there is every reason to
believe He is a big. strong fellow.
standing over six feet high and weighing
about 1876 pounds. He is full Of ambition.
chock to the chin with grit and has skill
| tself taught much more than Is usual
| in these pugilistic times.
| Lang is, or was until he took to the
game OF upholstered dsts, noted cyclist
| with remarkable powers of endurance,
and he was -amous foot ball player,
playing the Australian game. which calls
for quickness of thought and readiness OF
resource far beyond that demanded by
many other pastimes. and II also re-
quires that he who would excel must
have pluck in no ordinary degree.
Lang with only few days prepare
ton. faced johnson in Melbourne Aus
tralia, four years ago and stood before
him for nine rounds, making a dne show
ing the while, and then only withdrew
at his seconds bidding. when want OF
condition had told the tale.
The big Australian who Will figure al
Philadelphia Labor day. all going well
won the heavyweight championship OF
Australia when he knocked out In one
round "Bill' Smith, an elongated pugilist
who stood vel over his opponent and
was known as ''the bounding bushman.
Smith had previously beaten the power
full South African champion. Mike" VII
liams, twice, once in three rounds.
The overthrow of the giant negro. Pc
ter Felix who was a skillful boxer
caused Lang something in the way of ef
fort on the frs. occasion. but the mex
time they met 1t was an easy task. Lane
beat "Bili' Souiers without much trou
lble) three times since Squiers returned
home from America and England. Tom
my" Burns won two victories over Lang
the first a knockout in the sixth round
but not till an exciting battle had beer
fought and Lang had demonstrated tina
he could punch with the power of q
mules kick by landing left hook In the
neighborhood Of "Tommy's'' chin. which
sent the then champion of the world
down as IL struck by a sledge hammer
The second meeting took place nearly
two years later. and Lang evidenced in
disputably that he had come on q grea
deal meanwhile by seeing the regulation
twenty rounds through. and finishing II
such a position that though Burns GER
tainly did win on points there were many
people looking on who thought draw
would have been a good decision.