Show PlANNING FOR TIlE TITLE Langford and McVey to Be Contenders in Big Batte Battie Battle Bat Bat- tie tle in Australia te I II I BY W. W W W. NAUGHTON I Ian San an Francisco Nov O 21 That That Australian Australian Aus Aus- I Hugh Mcintosh Improved et on his original or offers rs to Sam Sara d. Porky Flynn Cyclone Johnny Thompson and andone andone ant one or 01 two more was made evident hent e b by bytho bytho tho feverish rush of oC these C fighters to with Jh the Australian steamer at Vancouver cl a couple of or weeks ago That Mcintosh needed the services ser of ot the American pugs badly bady was Sl suggested sug sug- gc by IW iho tue fact that If IC necessary the big steamer would have hn e been hold held or slowed Io c down In order to allow the bruisers to get et aboard The fighting situation In Sydney Is 18 about as follows Tho They are arc as far Into the summer as we we- weare ar are Into the winter the winter the seasons being opposite opposite who deserted London recently contemplating a busy bmw campaign at his la Bay Baya a stadium a d I u ni Mac Ine who received a great eat welcome wh when n he returned to Sydney told his friends that he had arranged with all al the tile notables of oC the fighting guild to appear In orthodox ring contests at his II roofless arena Srena Before leaving leavingS S J England Mac ac with wih tho the help hell of an American merican a agent ent made contracts with wih the tho champions and near-champions near of ot every cry division and If I all al the men who promised to take the trip had bad kept their tord h we would have had hat to unearth Sam Sarn Sar Pruitt Pruit Heer Beer Perc Percy Cove e Co toot McGovern and a few more to keep the fun tun going at this end Boxers O rH at ut lt Junu Home But oter McIntosh sailed for home hometh th the Frawley law was Wa passed ant and other things c cropped clopped up to Interfere with the invasion n. n First Al Kaufman Kauf Kauf- man Oc Jed not to go then FI Flynn nn rhe They dropped droppel n away n one by one in fact tact J Even Een Jack Johnson on whose hose good faith in tho the connection McIntosh se secured so- so le- le cur cured d Insurance from Llo Lloyds s of London gave out that he preferred retirement to a trip across tho the ocean This latter was the unkindest cut of ofal all al as Mac expected to use the champion cham cham- Plea pion as a a h hell bell l r First of ot allach all aU each ach toch 1 of tho the trans Pacific trans pilgrims asto was as to be assured a number of ot matches and the chance of a crack at John Johnson on and the championship was as to be his If it he worked his way n up to it f. f When McIntosh began to start th the works at his summer Bummer stadium the only new arrival at his disposal was Sam McVey 10 Sam was sent against Jack Lester l' l and Bill Dil Lang In turn and I whipped them both Then hen the situation h became ame d desperate The Tue cable was brought into requisition and the hurried hurried hur hur- II ried ned flight to Vancouver er of Langford Porky and others was the tho result resul It I Is tu that Langford has been guaranteed six six matches and that similar terms have been een made mado in the case cSt of FI Flynn nn It will be he easy enough h for the head of Mcintosh's matchmaking 11 lug ing bureau to scare up opponents for FI Flynn nn as ag there are finite Cule a number of second and third rate heavies les around who ar are arA fairly popular with the patrons of the sport But Bitt In the lie lle case ease of S Samuel muel Langford one wonders where the six Mix Ix matches arc are to come fro from from to At the hue present time Bill Em Lang Is acknowledged to be the best of native horn born Australians Bill Ri was defeated h by Sam Ian frd in London and by lack Jack Lester Iester arid and nt S Sam m McVey since his return return to Australia U t I a. a There I IK is reason rason tot for in bele believing that I Lang nJ I is R on the down downgrade downgrade grade physically They have hae no other man nuan fit t to tal take e his place as an Aus AUA traIa I rep esen representative ta t I c. nope Hope Are re d. d thin iA A A t f few Mill iV months a ago nn o It i was t t. t predicted t nn i v r v v A LII Iw ella ella- Jl HI rion of Tasmania would woul defeat both l Lang ang ann and Lester Lter Lter but Turner faded I j wa Not so man many weeks a ago o he went ent under the third round rotund of a n contest with Jack howard Upward a Sydney SYdne boxer boxel with wih no noi nop i p pretensions of class and now Turners Turner's name Is 11 never UC mentioned I Jack Lester who defeated Lang has I b been n defeated by Sam 1 McVey eVe who ho hoI fought fought's a twenty round draw with Sam Sara I Ian Langford Langord Cord in Paris Under the circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances it cannot be he seen that the tue Sydney Sydney Syd Syd- I nt ney sports Dort fight hungry though the they mR may be can be gotten golen to regard a Jm Langford Lester Lester tord-Lester bout as an ev event nt of It I promise A newly arrived Australian sporting man says he lie does not lot see fee where I Sam Sm Langfords Langford's six fights are I to come from unless ho fights McVey six times Umes 1 S The They have ha e th this repeating habit in Australia and McIntosh who knows his thoroughly hl will wi handle udie I Ln Langford rord so 0 that a certain dc degree rec of ot II interest will wil attach to each eaCh of ot Sams Sam's appearances First of or all I If Lang can j b be patched up he will 1 In Jn all al probability Lang I i 1 lit ford tori t trotted out as an art nn opponent of or Langford Langi Lang- Lang h McIntosh who has always alwaY been a l strong rong believer cl In Bills Bill's r fighting I prow- prow II ENS J 1 anti and who held hel that Lang Inn was a turn turn- J In ing th tn the talle on Jan In London I when the unfortunate foul roul caused tho it Ii Australian t to be bp disqualified will conI contrive con con- I H to make malte the result of or thi this this match I je ni doubtful When Lan ford Langord ford defeats Lang as he I i surely wil will Le Lester Lestor hr th the tho man who de de- de e. e 1 fated Catec Lan Lang Lans will wil be lie signed j with the Tar Baby Bab Baby and after ater that l Is all over o i I there will wil be lie little excuse for rOl al delayIng delay delav- ing the day ulay cay of reckoning between en the t t o 0 Sams Sams Sams-McVey and McVey-and and Lan Langford Cord If I Ln Langford fort insists on his six matches C Cyclone Johnn Johnny Thompson may oblige The Tho Cyclone went ent on th the same steamer r with wih Langford and any anyone anyone anyone one who knows knos Johnny Johnn knows that the size Ize of hi hula his opponent does not bother him ilm at all al 1 lie would just as soon tackle Jn Langford ford as Packey McFarland It I ma may be that Dave Smith the Australian Ails Aus rl n middleweight champion will wi be beRnt besent besent sent to the front as Rr a n customer for Langford langford but no matter mater how the lie six six- match pro program ram 1 Is carried through h the hue grand finale will wil be furnished b by two ii lc negroes rocs And If It Johnson still sti s to his hf notions about retirement Mcintosh h will ivill wil of course advertise the McVey- McVey Langford co as a fight right for tor the worlds world's championship I |