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Show IfAjMI . Johnson Willing to Meet Langford for a Big Purse Boston, Sept. 22. Jack Johnson last night declared his wlllingns to accept the cabled offer of ?3t,"f0 purse for a championship battle with Sam Langford in London. "Mcintosh is willing to givv ua either a $25,000 or a '30 000 purse," said Johnson,' "and I p.ai ready to accept ac-cept that offer, but tbe purse must be posted here In America. That much I will exact now, so that Mcintosh and Langford knew where they are at before I do busluess. Mcintosh is o. k., but some of those Englishmen do not come up to my Idea of sportsmen. sports-men. "My reason for insisting on the posting of tho coin in this country Is that I want to put aside all chances of temptation for certain Englishmen. That purse is enticiug. you know, and. there is no telling what might happen hap-pen over there if It, were left where it could be easily reached. If I win the bout, I can get It here ou my return. re-turn. And 1 know langford will not have any trouble securing possession of it if he is victorious." |