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Show uu JOHNSON AND NI1HIAY FIGHT CHICAGO, Dec. 29. Jack Johnson and Sam McVey will fight for tho heavyweight championship of tho world at Svdnov, Australia, Easter Monday, If Hugh 'Mcintosh, tho Sydney Syd-ney promoter, approves the agreement made bore tonight by his representative representa-tive and Johnson. Tom Androwa of Milwaukee, Mela- tosh's American roprcsentatlvo, agreed to givo Johnson 130,000, win, lose or draw, $5,000 training expenses and four round-trip tickets to Australia. Johnson agreed to fight on these conditions. con-ditions. "Mc-Vey Is tho losical candidate," aald Johnson "He got his place by beating Sam Langford 1 stopped him In six- rounds, however, and nnothor time cleaned him at tho ond of twenty rounds. Ho will bo soft for mo now. It won't tako much training, but r am going to bo fit so as not to ho surprised. sur-prised. HI begin work at onee." AndrewB said he expetd cable ap proval of the terms from Mcintosh Immediately. " on |