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Show I LANGFORD MAY GET CHANCE AT JOHNSON Chicago. April 30. Jack Johnson and Sam Langford are going to clash m, in a finish battlo over in London with- Vi v in tho next six months, tho date bc- m. ing left for the heavyweight champion ' to name. The champion today re ceived an offer of ?30,000, win. lose or draw, for a fight with tho Boston . tar baby, the cable coming to Edward W. Smith, sporting editor of the American. Am-erican. t Jack was Informed of tho offer and wired back his acceptance and askod that the London syndicate be informed inform-ed of his willingness to tako the match. Johnson is- showing In Pitta-burg Pitta-burg this weolc. Of course the match goes only In the event Johneon is winning In his match with Jim Flynn in Las Vegas on July 4. Should Flynn bo returnod the new champion tho $30,000 offer goes to the white man. Jack and Langford have met before, but the Boston lad waa always under Ihe lmpreEslou that ho didn't do his , best In that fight and that ho can , trim Johnson. A number of clubs have been after this pair, but this hitch al ways has kept thorn .ipait for ears London la anxious for this match and has bid seeral times for it. Once before thoy had. this pair hooked up. but just na evorythlng looked rosy Johnson iefused There are so few in tho pugilistic world who are not of the bellof that j Langford can take the measure of tho champion and many are of the ', belief that Jack fears his dusky rival BRITTON IS FAVORITE OVER MOORE, 10 TO 9 San Francisco, April 30 Light weight? Pal Moore and Jack Britton completed tholr arduous siege ol training yesterday for tonight's twenty-round 'contest at Dreamland pavilion. pavil-ion. Both boers have worked conscientiously con-scientiously for the tussle and oaoh is confidence personified Britton and Moore should make a rattling contest. It biings together an aggressive and rough and ready mlxor against a clovor boor. Thq Chicago pugilist seems to be tho better bet-ter boxer by far, but Moore acts llko one of these determined fighters who. are always (earing In and tnlng for a decisive victory. Betting on the contest opened with Britton the choice of tho fans at oddh of 10 to p. Moore will not lack sup- j porters, however, as his work at Mil- lets has made a good impression with tho fans who have visited his camp and seen him in action. |