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Show HUGH M'INTOSH MAY I GET POLITICS I Promoter of Fight Game in Australia Urged to Become Candidate. I Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian promoter, may defer his trip to the United States and enter the political field in the Antipodes. For many years he has refused to mix in the political ond of the game, but since his return to his native land from England and America last year he has been approached ap-proached by his many friends to stand for election to the general council of Sydney in fact, a meeting of business men in his district was held in May, according to reports received, stating that it was the unanimous verdict of the meeting that Mr. Mcintosh's name be presented for election to the council. Should "Sir Hugh" enter the political game it would put a stop to any plans he might have of entering the fight game in New York City. Last winter three well-known New York men of means made a proposition proposi-tion to Mcintosh to join them in launching a boxing club on a big scale, to handle only matches between the stars of the fistic world, but the offer was declined at the time, owing to the fact that the Australian promoter was busy trying to arrange a few world's title matches in his homo city. There is no doubt but that Mcintosh would have made a big success of the venture, ven-ture, as he is not afraid to take a chance, and when he does be bandies them on a large scale. Who knows! It may be Governor Mcintosh of New South Wales, before he gets through. Hugh has certainly done more to put Australia on the world's map through his big sporting ventures than any man ever sent out from the Antipodes, and his friends at home are just beginning to find it out. Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles pro-motor, pro-motor, is planning some good ooute for the fall and winter season. The big match that was on tap for Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing day was a twenty-round contest between Joe Joannette and Sam Lang-ford, Lang-ford, but this will hardly he Dossible for the reason that Sam is under contract con-tract to Hugh MclntOBh until January Janu-ary and will be unable to keep his date with McCarey. However. Jeannette has passed up a swell offer from the Australian promoter and intends waiting wait-ing until Langford returns so he can keep his engagement with McCarey (and Jeannette deserves credit for living liv-ing up to his contract with the man). It may bo that this fight will be staged on Washington's birtnday. The Rivers-Mandot match is set for Labor dav and the winner will bs groomed for Ad Wolgast on Thanks caving day, unless Johnny Kilbane comes around and agrees to meet Abe Attell in a return battle. If this match should be made then the winner of the Uivers-Mandot bout would be staged after Thanksgiving, possibly Christmas day. McCarey has also made Kilbane an offer to meet Uarry Thomas, ths English featherweight, who recently had the best of Jack White. Thomas is a great favorite out in California, and can tret backing any time against Kilbane. Kil-bane. However, the fans are clamoring clamor-ing for a return match between the Cleveland champion and Abo Attell, as thev feel confident that Attell has s firood chance against him. Then, if Wolgast should be matched Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing dav and win he will be matched right back for New Year's day with the best lightweight to be found in the country possibly a foreign champion in the' game division. McCarey plans to keep up a hiarh grade of matches for his patrons and if he gets the bouts mapped out he will surely succeed. |