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Show oo 1 JOHNSON TO I MEET M'VEY 1 Chicago, Dec. 30. Jack Johnsou i has agreed to box Sain McVey, win- j ner over Sam Langtord at Sydney, I Australia, twenty rounds for tho world's heavywe'lght title, the bout to bo held Easter .Monday. 1 Johnson Is to get his price, J30.000 - j purse, 5000 expenses and four round- trip tickets to tho antipodes. J These arrangements wero perfected late tonight by Tommy S. Audrews ot j .lis.iukeo acting for Hugh Mcintosh of jviistralla, who will btago tho mill. A cablegram oxplainlng tho articles j was sent to Mcintosh and his official sanction Is expected tomorrow. ta Andrews was not at all sure that Mcintosh would agree to give tho champion just tho exact flguro that ls asked The Milwaukee man asserted that Mcintosh undoubtedly would put up the price, but the training terms and the tickets probably would bo cut down. Andrews was of the opinion that he could force Johnson to loosen up . some. ' "McVey Is the logical candidate," ! said Johnson. "Ho got his plnco by , beating San Langford. I stopped him j in six rounds, however, and another ! time cleaned him at the end of twen- ' 0 ty rounds. He will be soft for mo . ; now. It won't take much training, but I amgoing to be fit so as not to J bo surprised. I'll begin wofk' at once." :j |