The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-08
NJ |NTOSH AROUSES
LONDON CLUB RIVALRY
Lord L-onsdaIe Starts Fight Craze
by Offering Belt for Best Eng
ish Heavyweight.

DENVER, November 12-That an
cient and honorable institution, the Ma
tionaI Sporting Club IF London. has en-
tered the field rs rival to the daring
Australian boxing promoter, Hugh D.
Mcintosh. Alarmed at the hold on the
affections of the sportloving public
that the businesslike methods of the
husting Antipodean had brought about,
and fearing for its own proud position
as the premier boxing organization of
England, the club, through its manage
ment, announces that Lord Lonsdale
has offered a belt to be contested for
by the best heavyweights of England.
It IS the idea Of the National direc-
tors to hold a tournament with eight
or more of the most likely heavyweights
in the country as principals, to take
place during the month of December.
The winner Of the series of bouts Is
to be presented with the Lonsdale belt
ana acknowledged by the club as cham
pion OF England.
Exactly where TIE -NdllOHdl I'oI TN
Club is going to find the men Is not
stated. and as advices received from
the old country lead NE to believe that
Mcintosh has already obtained the sig
natures of practically all the protes-
si0ndl heavies. Manager Bettlnson Will
have his work cut out in endeayOrlng
to beat the Australian at his own game
1t would seem that Mac had the better
end Of it. He has been all through
the MILL and If reports are true mas
the game cornered and seWed up, so Tar
as the big men are concerned. There
has however, always been conSlderaoie
/. estige added to the regulations OF
boxers who appear at the OLD cIup, anu
il IS the ambition of Britain 5 best
glovemem TO perform before It's ultra
fashionable members. and this Will be
the chief obstacle Mcintosh will meet
with in his endeavor to control the sit
uatlcn.
The leading American heayywcights
also are said to have signed with the
| Australian. johnson, Burns and Lang
ford are supposed to be under contract
! to meet the best men developed under
| the Mcintosh plan Of bringing Eng
! land 5 talent to the front. 1t would
! appear from this that the Australian
! had the edge on the National folk, as
a tournament in England without men
/ like Bombadier Wells and Sergt. sun
! shine. both of whom have been safely
, corralled by the enemy. would be like
, Hamlet with the melancholy Dane con
/ ~plcaous by his absence.
! Just at present the British sports all
! are worked up over the prospects, and
for the first time in years the newspa-
/ pers are giving columns Of space to the
, talk Of the possibility Of the develop
mcnt of an Englishman good enough to
, bring back the pugilistic championship
10 the tight little isle. Mcintosh has
stirred things up, and in his clever way
| has got everybody boosting for him.
/ lie ha, worked the national pride inter
/ est overtime. and the sports confidently
/ expect Mac to uncover world beater,
So that the American invaders Will be
sure of a warm welcome when they
. arrive in England.
the heavyweight champion may take
a "trip abroad sooner than he had con
temp.ated. In an interview only the
otHar IJv johnson stated he would sail
for Ealope about the middle OF Feb
/ laatr. with the hope I'll doing some
( fighting abroad. Jack probably thinks
( it would NOT be q bad idea 10 beat the
others over there. and aay. first crack
- @- t.r crop of fighters BOW being har-
vested. None of the hra<lo~ here seems
/ a- III. anxious tn quarrel with the cham
p.au. auG rs be- claims tn Poe willing to
g"t lu harness again. In can hardly be
/ f'uua fauIt with fog looking after "a
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