The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-09

Sam Langford, the Boston Tar Baby, I
in company with Jim Flynn, THE |
Pueblo Fireman" Cyclone Johnny |
Thompson and Terry Keller, passed |
through Honolulu by the S. S. Zea-
landia yesterday, en- route to Austria |
liza where they are under contract to !
fight for Hugh Mcintosh, the Napo-
leon of promoters of fstic enterprises.
With Langford was Manager Joe
Woodward. The smokes first engage
ment in Australia is with Jack Lester,
Tommy Burns protege and the white
hope from Gle Ellum, Wash. This
fight is scheduled to take place on
December g. On boxing day, Decem-
Der 26, Langford will hook up with
Sam McVey Of OXnard, Cal McVey
it was who took the brieny-enjoyed
championship of Australia from Jack
Lester who won the title by defeat
ing Bill Lang. In his second fight
across the water McVey knocked out
Bill Lang IN a round and a half.
Jim Flynn, conqueror of Al Kauf-
mann and more recently of the ele
phantine white hope, Carl Morris, is
billed to fight Bill Lang on Deem
Der 16 He and Langford have each
five battles in prospect and the pair
expect to be back in England by next
June. Storbeck, the South African
pugilst, may join the party on the
homeward trip.
Australia has certainly coralled the
cream of the worlds big fighting men
and there will be more boxing in
Sydney in the next six months than
has ever been the case in any one
town anywhere.
After Champions Scalp.
81 am goin' half around the world
to get NIistah Johnson" said Lang
ford last night. Yes, sir, | am going
to make him fight me or show him up
as a rank coward. If Mr. Johnson can
get Mr.. Hugh Mcintosh to give him
$4,000, he'll probably agree to meet
me, which means that I'll come back
here with the championship of the
world. But I'll not be satisfied that
Mr. Johnson really wants to take
chance until | see him in the ring
pulling on his gloves"
Langford's Career.
Langford has had a wonderful
career in the ring. He was born in
Weymouth, Nova Scotia, 1880, and is
therefore thirty-one years old. He
has been fighting as a professional
since 1902. He was a heavy light
weight then and attracted some atten-
ton by defeating such men as Walter
Burgo, Tim Kearns, Belfield Walcott,
Young Critic, Australian Shadow Nor
ris, Patsy Sweeney and Joe Cans. He
outpointed Cans in a fifteen-round
bout in Boston in December 1902, and
several weeks later he boxed twelve
round draw with Joe Blackburn, col
ored fighter with all the ear-marks of
champion who is now serving a long
term sentence for manslaughter,
The Tar Baby took part in eleven
battles in 1904. He was twice beaten
on points in 1905 by Larry Temple
and Joe Jeanette.
In 1906 Langford knocked out Tenn
pie in fifteen rounds and beat jeanette
in a similar bout In this year Jack
Johnson got decision over him.
A twelve-round draw with Jeanette
opened the 1907 campaign. Then he
went to England and knocked out
Tiger Smith in four rounds.
The year 1908 was a. busy one for
Black Sam He outpointed jim Barry
in Los Angeles, drew with Jeanette,
beat Sandy Ferguson, defeated Tony
Ross and put Fireman Jim Flynn to
sleep with half a dozen well-directed
punches in less than a round in San
Francisco.
Acclaimed Champion.