Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
By T. S. Andrews.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, October 81. 1911.
Funny, isn't it. how some people de-
light to hear of their fellow-beings
losing their coin, and being what the
sports call down and out" There have
been persistent reports for the past five
months, ever since Hugh ID. Mcintosh,
the Australian promoter. announced his
intention of leaving England and de-
voting his time and energies this sea-
son to boxing in the antipodes, that he
had gone broke on the stock exchange
in London. that he could not put
through any big deals. and all such
rot These reports were doubtless the
result of jealous rivals.
Mr. Mcintosh has arrived in Sydney,
and only recently learned of the rumorS
set afioat, both in this country and
England, and he has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the writer: Since my
departure from England j find that a
number of statements of a defamatory
nature have been circulated in respect
to my recent London season. l also
read about by alleged roast of British
crowds, but l gave answer to 1T. and
hoped that 1T would be the last lie
would be called on to hurl back. but
il appears that / am to be disappointed
in this respect, and 1T has come TO my
knowledge that for some Interior motive
Iny detractors have set afoot the rumor
that in consequence of an unexpected
support in Great Britain and on the
continent being denied me my fRlanclai
position has been threatened Under
ordinary circumstances l would be IN
clined to treat such contemplate lies
in the manner deserved, but realizing
that the stories are circulated with the
object of placing obstacles in my way
in respect to entering upon contracts
for my Australian season. L resent the
stiIetto methods of a black hand crew
TO assassinate my reputation.
Il have never Yet backed IN any VEN
ture have undertaken. My past
achievements have been due to my own
efforts and money ana no aSsis'ahCe
from an outside source Will be required
nv me while in the fight business. That
| am now entering upon the biggest sta-
son ever undertaken in the antipodes is
sufficient refutation of such dastaIuiy
rumor which had for its object my pusi-
ness reputation wrecked and belttiing me
IN the ewes of the sporting world. mat
such treatment should be meted out py
individuals who desire TO be classined as
sports Is beyond my comprehensioh
The fact that / have advanced SeVeral
thousand dollars in fares alone and put
up several more thousand in guarantees
TO boxers. should be proof enough that
am not backing up.
THE story about my abuse or british
sports is not true. l have been mis-
quoted badly. While / may have con-
viewed the impression that some sports
are the worst in the world, this reference
was only made 10 apply TO an epLsooe
which occurred in connection with one OF
my eliminating bouts. when crowd or
roughs endeavored TO take possession or
things generally. I have the highest re-
gard for the British sporting people, and
also the American sporting people, out L
do not class them with bands of toughs-
'As for that story about my losing my
money in speculation. why, 1T is ridicu-
lous. The fact of the matter is that my
operations on the stock exchange In Lon
don turned me a net profit on one stock
alone of Harrows Founders of S5l,JD
for three months operations. 1t matters
not about the gain, but while they see mt
to start such reTorts you might as we'll
have the truth. If / was broke I sup
pose it would be an easy matter to pay
an advance passage of over 5000 from
London to Sydney and put up guaran-
tee of many thousands OF dollars for
Jack Johnson's tour of the world. which
j had arranged.
Well. let's have something more pleas
ant now. but / wish you would simply
deny the Scurvy reports, for tley are
nothing else.
THE season here promises bigger than
ever and will outshine that of last year
when you We're here. There were over
1890 people at the stadium to see Jack
Lester and Bill Lang fight Lester is a
fine youngster and will make men of
his weight hustle. The New York people
wanted Lester to go over and meet Jim
Flynn. but he preferred to remain, and
Tommy Burns, his manager. is on his way
here to handle him. l was glad to sign
up Jim Flynn, Jimmy Clabby and Tony
Caponi tCaponi and Flynn have backed
QUIT, and wish i could get Johnny Thomp-
son. for he is great card here after
his defeat of Billy Papke and others. Sam