The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-19

= am more than pleased that the
recent suggestions advanced with ref
erenee to the establishment Of an IN
ternational scale Of weights are being
given serious consideration by a mum
Der Of the ablest sporting writers and
authorities throughout the country and
by not a few Of the more prominent
of the boxing fraternity saws James
]. Corbet1 in the Washington Star.
The present scale IS sadly in need of
overhauling. and has grown to be al
most joke, particularly among the
, lighter men. Take. for example. the
bantam and featherweight classes,
which boast of any number of So
called champions, and each cham,
piou has a pet scale Of weights which
he can conveniently shift as occasion
requires when too promising an oppo-
nent IS in sight.
1T is to be hoped that before long
steps will be taken TO bring together
Representatives of the different coun.
tries which encourage and promote
boxing and that a new and more SEN
sible scale viii be adopted. ] would
suggest Hugh Mcintosh. the Austria
liam promoter and sporting authority.
as the man 10 take up this matter with
i the experts of England and this eoun,
, try. Mcintosh is a great globe-trotter
and divides his time among the cities
Of New York. London and Melbourne
! He IS a thorough student Of the game,
having been prominent as an amateur
boxer in the antipodes, and should be
familiar with the evils of the present
weight systems.
"This Mr.. Mcintosh. by the way,
bids fair to corner the market in fight
ers as a result Of the waves of re-
form and protest against boxing in
| this country. Since San Francisco the
! former mecca IF fighters, received
that wallop from the Governor of Cal
ifornia when he prevented the JEFF
johnson and one or two other import
ant scraps. the profession has been
without home. and MANY OF its lead
ing lights are turning their eyes TO-
ward Australia. the promised land Of
plenty Of work and big purses.
Jack Johnson. Tommy Burns. San
Langford, Bill Lang and Billy Papk'
are among those who have signed Wit
Mcintosh.
Tout White Race Hopes.
"Thev are still digging up those new
white race hopes. Every day or I'VE
new one is sprung. and the list up t.
date is large. \ man named Cook IN,
relation to the doctor of north poi
fame) is the latest. He claims to dis
tinction are numerous and amusing, bu
his principal reason for wishing to figh
johnson is that he halls from Iowa. tn,
State that produced Frank Gotch, tn
champion wrestler. Surely Us shoui,
enttle him to a match.
Bob Fitzsimmons has unearthet
one. too. He discovered his hope il
Spokane, Wash. No one knows bette
han Fitz the champions are not mad
in a day-or even in a year. 1t taxes
long term Of experience and the harl
est kind of fighting IN climb to the toy
The strongest man IN the world with
out skill and ring experience would b
like a child in the hands of the cna1
piOn. When il comes TO the showdoW
il will be found that the man to lowe
the colors Of Johnson VIII be one of tn
Younger heavywaig hts now before tn
, public.
Eng and Has Candidate.
England is said 10 have a good Ma
, in Bombardier Wells. Eugene Corr
, the London referee and sportsman.
; quoted as saving that Wells Is the NOS
o promising heavywe ght he has seen 10
. some time. trust that he Is Of BET
j. ter grade than the Gunner Molrs an
q Ian Hagues. who have been posing a
j. champions Of England. any oTdlnar
y american middlevelz.t would nave ii
o ! ne difficulty in defeating either @
: these men. Great Britain has not az
veIoped a really good man IN the heavy
weight class since he days Of Caarll
! Mitchell