The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08
McIntoshS SendSE Envoy
To Tempt "LilAhtha"
Australian Fight Promoter Intends to Pull or Tsco
Championships in Year If Possible.
By w. w. NaUghton.
By Tad

situation generally and IL IN gathered
from recently arrived Australian pa
pers that the wowsers received a set
back
Many influential. citizens Of Ans.
tralia, including several members OF
parliament, went to bat also for the
Queensberry pastirne ana the oppon-
ents Of sport ceased opposing for the
time being.
1t goes without saying that the cham
pion will be required TO drure In
matches with Mcvea and Lansford.
These are the only men suitable an
opponents for Johnson In Australia.
but IL Jack managed TO conquer his
two colored rivals, Mcintosh would
be sure to scare up other matches
foy ths champion.
For that matter. johnson would
act as a. bell wether. Joe Jeauetts
Is averse TO going to Australia and
leaving johnson in this part OF the
world, but II johnson took steamer.
Jesnnatta would be sure to follow.
II may bs that Jim Flynn. too, would
have touch of Australian fever ana
that Bonnbariier Wells and Al prIzer
would Join the grand congress of
black and white heavyweIshts at syd.
ney. l.,. n.
THIS fellow Mcintosh Is surely ro-
Ing IN for fight promotion In a
big way He has had his
Rushcutter's Bay stadium rooted over
80 that 1t is no longer a nne weather
pavilion. but an alI-tire-year-ropna
affatr. He 10 reaching out In all d.
rections for talent, it being. doubtful
II there Ia a rtngman worth his salt
either In this country or England
VINO has not had a. proposal Of some
kind from Mcintosh.
On the face OF II 1t is evident that
Mcintosh is figuring On pulling OF
two worlds championships within the
next year His course Is plain as far
BIS johnson Is concerned, and 1t looks
as though he is holding Hughis MeI,e-
gan In that country In the expectation
that he will be able 70 lura Wolgast
or Wolgast's successor 70 Kangaroo
land.
1t was given out some months ago
that Michigan, VINO Is the undisputed
lightweight champion OF the antfpodss.
was coming TO this country 10 eselz
match with Wolgast But he did not
come Instead. Grover Hayes left for
Australia E few days ago and will be
sent against Mehegan during the
Christmas holidays out there.
With this newly rooted stadium to
keep going-"the largest boxing pa
vilion In the world Mcintosh
proudly calls it-the Sydney match
maker is not likely toHet a fine card
Ike MsheEan get away from him. II
Mehegan wins nom Grover Hayes in
anything like clean cut style an at
tsmpt to lure Wolgast to Australia
win surely be made
Johnny Kilbane Is another American
fighter Mcintosh would like to get his
hands on In fact. the only men Nc
Intosh Is not botherfng about are the
middleweighss. The reason Is that he
recognizes probably there is neither
head nor tail to the middleweight di-
vision. rr
When Stanley Ketchel passed into
tho beyond there were arguments as
to who was best entitled TO that
dashing fighters laurels. While
wrangling over the question Of pre-
ccdence IL looks as though all the
''middles" have grown into heavy
weights.
Many Of the fellows who. posc az
genuine 15S-pounders would not un.
dertake to makss that notch under
any consideration. Probably the best
way to clear up the middleweight
tangle would be TO have Packey Mo-
FarIand and Mike Gibbons fight for
the title