The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-01
LONDON CLUB EAGER FOR
JOHNSON AND LANGFORD
British Promoters Seek to Arrange Match in Spite
of Warnings; Great Interest in Richie
Wolgast Bout March r.
By; Tad

tween Sam Langford and Jack
johnson if it is within the bounds
of possibility. They have offered
purse of $4,000 for the accept
ance of the colored fighters for a
twenty round battle, an offer which
is TO remain open until the first
day of March. If they extend the
period to 1.-The same date next year
| question very much if johnson
will agree to risk his title for such
small amount. In face of his re-
peated demands for 0,o00-win,
lose or draw-it does not seem rea-
sonable to suppose that the cham
pion will come down to sharing
that the purse, if accepted, is to
be divided 60 per cent to the win
ner and 40 per cent TO the loser,
70 per cent and 80 per cent, or the
winner can take all; but they will
not be party to any win, lose or
draw arrangement even should
Langford be agreeable to such
proposal.
Likely to Reject Terms.
A rejection of these terms seems
pretty certain by johnson, as will
be the stipulation that each fight
er puts up $500 side bet Joe
Woodman has already lodged
forfeit of $2500 on behalf of Sam
Langford, who agrees to all the
clubs conditions, including that
sharing the picture rights
equally between the club and the
two fighters. In a short chat with
n representative Of the club L,
learned that the committee will
not increase their offer, which, by
the way, IS the same amount as
recently boxed for. Meantime, an
efforts to get Johnson to box
Langford for a $4,000 purse to
be- divided apY way the boxers
please. 1t Will be interesting to
see what attitude the newspapers
adopt toward the two offers.
Boxing Among Soldiers.
The popularity of boxing in Eng
lang among the soldiers and nava
men has led the French people to star
championship Journeys for their de
fensive forces similar TO those decided
N England. There 'is a proposal tc
make boxing part of the training oi
French conscripts in future, and if sncl
I proposal is adopted the Frenchmer
may soon outdistance the British in ey-
cry weight, The spread of the game in
France is undoubtedly due to the sue
'ess of Georges Carpenter, whose vic
ories have been made the most of III
lis native country, and his defeats
EASILY explained away.
France is not the only country where
,oxing is being pushed to the front. as
Belgium and Switzerland have contests
luite frequently, and now the Danes
ire taking it up. The Germans have
'een slow to adopt the sport, but grad
ally they are waking up, and so is
Austria.
It is rather peculiar that the athletic
-oung men of Germany do not take
nore to boxing, taking. into account
hat there are so many German Amcri-
ans who follow the sport; in fact, some
4 the best boxers in the states are
mong the Germans When all the Eu-
opean countries take more to the man
Y art there will be tournaments on n
Gale that will make the wrestling
ourneys look sick.
sitchie Mitchell Promising.
Milwaukee has turned out some high
lass fighters in the past, but during
ne last two seasons the boxers of class
ave moi heen very much In evidence
immy Clabby. who was practically
product, has reached about
ie ton of the middleweight ladder,
MI Rob Moha WIN Dromised To make