El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-29
PLANS 4 CARNIVAL
Of HEAVYWEIGHT.
ASP|RANTS
Hugh Mcintosh Plans to
Get Them Together in
Australia for Tryout.

scheme Hugh D. Mcintosh has in view
works out the way the promoter ex-
poets, Australia will be the scene Of all
the heavyweights' fights next sum-
mer, which, by the way, will be next
winter in these ATTITUDES. Mcintosh
has his lines out for every heavyweight
that is supposed to be worth his salt.
either as a fighter or an attraction.
The lure Mcintosh is using Is that
he wishes to arrange an elimination
tourney for the purpose of developing
an opponent for Jack Johnson. Need
less to say, he intimates that Johnson
will be on hand ready to risk his title
with the survivor of the tourney
Sam Langford has been asked to
visit Australia and so has Sam Nc
Vey. So has Al Kaufman and so has
Jim Flynn. If Carl Morris has re-
ceived no invitation as yet he need
not begin to sulk. He will surely be
asked to participate in the grand free
for-all
Out in Australia at present there are
comparatively few heavies. but that
will not matter if all the Americans
who have received offers from McIn-
tosh make the trip. The visitors will
be strong enough Americans to make
the tourney an imposing affair.
Lang is There.
There are some heavies out there of
course Bill Lang, the champion of
the British empire, is in Australia and
so IS Jack Lester, who seems to sniff
the elimination trouble from afar and
is prolonging his exile so as to be in
on the big doings. Then they have one
Bill Turner, a Tasmanian, who is
thought to be a fellow of infinite prom
Use.
champion. has had a boxing bee in his
bonnet for quite a while. Dick was
first cycling champion and then he
made up his mind to become an oars
man. BY wonderful determination he
mastered the river pastime and won
the premiership. He has an idea that
if he tackles boxing he would meet
with similar success. and it may be, if
the Mcintosh venture thrives. Dick
will decide to become a championship
candidate.
The Lineup.
In such case the Australian repre-
sentatives would be Lang, Turner and
Arnst; the American, Lester, Kaufman,
Flynn. Langford, Mcvey and possibly
Morris
Jack Johnson. who is always an un-
certain quantity and who <contradicts
himself nearly every day, is saying
now that he has not decided to fight
Mcintosh in Australia Proba bly,
Langford had not been invited, John
son would have jumped at the chance
In any case, if, as rumor has 1T. John
son will have TO fight before long in
order to rep1enish his exchequer. he
viii be compelled to follow the bunch
out yonder- There will be nobody left
north of the equator for him to box
Australia is ripe for a big Suggest
OF the kind describe Times are go.C
out yonder and money is plentiful
Boxing, which is always staple sport
there. is more popular han aver ar
present
The Rushcutters Bay stadium on the
outskirts of Sydney would. Of course
be the scene CT the elimination contests
and the championship match which
would bring the Queensbury carnival
to a conclusion. The tourney would
probably string along through the
summer and autumn md have is Gull
mination about Easter Monday next
scheme May BE Failure
Now there is many a slip and the
Mcintosh scheme may not go through.
good deal depends on the terms he
offers the Americans for the prelim-
mary fights. There isn't a man
amongst them, with the possible ex-
ception of LangfoTd, who would con-
slider the prospect of a match with
Johnson without sufficient inducement
to undertake the journey.
Mcintosh, by the way, seems to think
that Bill Lang will win the tourney
and earn the right to oppose Johnson
in the final. The wish probably is
father to the thought. If Lang waded
successfully through all the contest
ants, the Lang-Johnson affair would
be a bigger card than the Johnson
Burns fight of a few years ago.
If, on the other hand. the cutting of
the pugilistfc cards resulted in the
pairing of Sam Langford and Jack
Johnson for the Championship TIT, the
outlook for financial gain would not
be so rosy The white Australian"
spirit. which perYaded that country as
at present, would probably cause a
shrinkage in the receipts If the two
negro heavyweights were sent togeth-
er at the close of the tourney.
Jack Johnson's Plans.
Just what Jack Johnson intends do
ing is a good deal of a conundrum.
Nothing much has been heard recently
of his match with petty officer Cur
ran This was to have taken place
at the football grounds in Dublin and
was to have been managed by Flana-
gan, who acted as Johnson's officer
toward the close of the training days
at Reno.
If the Johnson Curran affair has
been called off it is highly probable
that the Johnson Bombardier Wells go
will also be wiped off the schedule.
It is hard to say. in fact, which Of
the two propositions is the more ridic-
ulous Unless Johnson deliberate
pulled to the petty officer and the
Bombardier, neither bout would last
full round.
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