Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-17
AUSTRALIANS WILL
SEE JACK JOHNSON
IN ACTION SOON
Champion Heavyweight Boxer
Anxious TO Get Away from
Chicago Cafe and from
Scenes of His Troubles.

u IL almost certainty that Jack
Johnson, th" heavy weight champion,
sin g,D hack into the ring and that
his ur-t Engagement HlU bo ~ far
away AuAtralIa, the country where he
won the worlds title from Tommy
EurnA Johnson has been undecided
for tho past rDupI, ~ months 1a 10
whether he would rc-cntcr no ring
ur not During the time that b., Rus
training for Jim Flynn at las Vegas.
-. ", Johnron signed "a contract NIia
lluRh -. Mcintosh Of Australia iu
meet sam lAugiord ana sam M,v,a
"a mat country within six months
iim'. H. ""S 10 get practically $50
900 fur ihr twO Hghts ana also was
given an opportunity Tor third fight
with Iur Jruu'it'. WHcu johnson
returned To- Chicago, artcr defeating
Flynn. he opened uL cafe nnd WAS
making money $50 fast tutt he could
not s'" Australia uuhuH. 1u, bIg rf-
Ter dId not upp"lr us tempting 10 him
~ when Lr signed the contract at Las
Vegas ana after great deal Of Dirk
'ring back nud forth, hc announced
Then .aiur TIE Jeanette uffrr from
Sew YORK, .Iuhnsun'A acceptance ana
the huu blpNuut which prevented
his getting th, ousy money ia Gotham.
Following tuiH setback came thr
hardest blew 81 an. ;ho suicide Of his
wifr. II changed JOhnsUn's futur,
FROM that time hes had desire 1"
get uauy from tho cafe Ia Chicago.
und made ~ his mind 10 get away
from everything connected WIth 1t for
the time being.
The action ~ the Sew york state
boxing commission ~ barring Eiily
Pnpkc from COntcstg ~ Sew York. for
his failure 10 meet frank Municll. aB
per contract, nud also their effort 10
have the French BONing nss"riniion to
do likewise. may result Ia bringing
hbOut an international board To han.
die boxing affairs In . similar man
ner tO that when the national bnE".
hall commission handles baseball nf-
fairs Efforts have been made 10
bring about an International boxing
association for the past ten years.
hut without success. However. the
fhhhVE NflA w W WV N''s''H ''H''' w.
arc taking deep interest In All box
Ing AFFAIRS now ana II In possible that
IA meeting Will hc held within the next
year at which time u commission may
be named not only 10 handle all such
eases. but a. adopt a uniform scale Of
weights for ali championship matches.
MIX" Gibbons. the 81. Paul hundred
ana nity FOUNDER. who Inspires 10 tn"
middle weight championship along
witH EDDY M"GnOrty, Jimmy Clnhby
an. others. has had his ilrst run Of
hard luck. Mike was In a position
Ia pick up n lot Of easy money around
the east, pcuuing "A couple OF big
matches set for November, but II
strained tendon in his arm has pre-
vented him from engaging IN any box
Ing bouts for the present, ana Il
prubnDly VIII be the latter part Of
November before hc can use his arm
safely. what would have been great
battle between Gibbons ana wildcat
Ferns. scheduled for Indianapolis re.
Gently had to bo cancelled aud also
several other Matches, So that Mich
mel ngurcs his loss Tor Fix weeks At
about li2,OOD. Ills match with EDDY
McGOnTly. which In 10 take place IN
Now York. has been postponed uuill
December ;, Eddy Rcddy. manager
Of Gibbons. states that Mike VIII be
Ia the best Of condition by that time
ana ready Ia give Mcgunrty the bat
ito Of his NE. at tho middle weight
limit. which viii be- ljS pounds. ring
side.
Jimmy Clnbby, who many fight crit
les cali the kid Mccoy of the ring"