New-York tribune., 1922-01-07

For TINS trio OF engagements thcd
Na''on"l sporting Club offers Mcssrs
Mcl'gue and Jacobs. according to the
latter, the sum Of $5oooo in American
money The opponents selected for
McIiguc by Promoter Mcdonald arc
Tommy Basham. Boyo Mccormick and
icd Ckid') Lewis, who claims the
,uddlcwclght championship of England
VIC lIguc IS supposed to meet these
men in the order named.
"McDonald informs me-" said Joe
Jacobs yesterday, "that the fight fans
IN England regard McTiguc rs the
greatest middlcwcght in America
und5,o,ubtedly he is. He now holds the
middlcweight championship Of Ireland
and Canada. and would have the
worlds title in his possession il he
could persuade Johnny Wilson to climb
INTO the same ring with him.
McTigue Popular Abroad
"McDonald says that Mikes victories
over jeff Smith, Panama Joe Cans,
Harry Greb and George Robinson, who
once beat Johnny Wilson, have made
a big impression abroad and that the
lans over there are anxious to see him
in action.
II am going to delay my answer to
McDonald's offer,' continued the pro-
motcr, "in order to sign up McTigue
with Harry Grcb for match in Feb
ruary or with Johnny Wilson. whom
we are ANXIOUS to meet for the worlds
title. If these matches should be
closed | would endcavor to have the
LONDON proposition put over until a
much later date. My reason for doing
this is that / am sure that McTigue
can beat either Wilson or Greh.
However, if Tex Ricard does not
succeed within the next forty eight
hours in getting Wilson or Grcb to
sign articles with me | shall certainly
cable to Mcdonald, accepting his offer"
McIlguc started training yesterday
Tor a strenuous campaign, either in the
United States or abroad. His fight
with Joe Chip, which was scheduled
to have taken place in Scranton, Pa,
next Monday night, has been post
poncd because Of an injury to Chips
right hand On this account Mikes
next battle will be with Young Fisher
on January i3 before the Arena A. c.,
or Syracuse. They are scheduled to
60 fifteen rounds
Mike to Tackle Rather
Immediately after this engagement
Mike will hike for Montreal, where he
he will take on Augie Rather on the
night Of January IS before the Inter
national Sporting Club of that city.
One week after that he expects to go
/ through with his postponed match with
Joe Chip.
Three ten-round bouts that should
provide plenty of action will be put on
this evening at the 9th Regiment
Armory. Harry Cantcna will meet
Young Marno, Gcorgie Bush will box
William Carlson and Midget Sully will
hook up with Ralph ("Kid") Sullivan.
Cantena, who is a hyweight, has scored
Impressive knockouts in his last four
titleholder Of the A. Z. +. Georgia
Bush is the middlcweight champion of
the list Regiment
Tommy Stuart, matchmaker of the
Comm onwealth Sporting Club. has ar
ranged what should turn out to be A
splendid program for his organization
tonight. There arc threc twelve
round battles scheduled, and each
should be worth the price of admis-
sion. Willie Phifer, the Harlem light
weight, will meet Sammy Bernc, a
former A. A. u. champion, in one of
these matches, while in another Man
mic Wexler, who also gained fame
among the amateurs, will take on
Eddie Leonard. In the third go Bud
Weaver and Jimmy Gray will swap
punches.
Harlem is all steamed up over the
battle on Monday night at the Star
Sporting Club between Harry London
and Sammy Nable. Both ere natives
Of IIarem's granite hills, and both
are aiming at bout with Johnny Buff,
bantamweight champion Of the world
The winner of Monday nights scrm-
mage will be in q fair way to realize
this ambition, as Harlem intends to
raise a huge demand that Buff take on
the victor.
Big Card at Rink Tonight
Thirty-six rounds Of boxing will be
put on at the Rink Sporting Club, in
Brooklyn, tonight, and the card seems
to indicate that there will be plenty