Show JOE THOMAS MAY JOUR AUSTRALIA Manager of Bill Squires Wants to Take Real Fighter Over Water Joe Thomas the crack California wel welterweight welterweight Is In big demand t these ese days dars lie He has been of offered red a match with Joe Gans by Manager Jim Coffroth and the negotiations are still pending In addi addition addition tion to this Los Angeles promoters have offered him a match and other club man managers managers agers are anxious to engage his services Possibly more Important than all these is tile the proposal ot of Barney Reynolds who came to thIs country as the manager of Bill Squires Reynolds has asked the welterweight to accompany him to Aus Australia Australla Reynolds watched Thomas care carefully fully while the latter was training at San Rafael for his meeting with Ketchell at on July 4 He formed the opinIon opinIon Ion that Thomas would walk through all available boxers In Australia without any trouble once he became acclimated Thomas would become the of Bookmaker John Wren at once and that big would back him In all his matches es With such powerful Influence behind him he would be sure of fair treatment In t the e ring Reynolds says sas Australia Is fifteen years behind the times in the matter of box boxIng fag Ing As Thomas has a wonderful style It Is expected that big crowds would at attend attend tend any matches In which ho he would be bea bea a principal The prospect is an an alluring one for Thomas who Is still young youn and who would appreciate the chance to make a sporting pilgrimage to a foreign land The future movements of the California welterweight will depend upon the out outcome outcome come of his present negotiations for a match with th Gans Gaas |