BOXING.

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1910, Page 1

BOXING.

ELLiOi /iMJ MJLLIVAN

The' l \Ref tree" d Scp^mbtr 7 scat-, es that Billy EAiiot, inroiigh taxsy liurke, .has pui . up i^U to bin-d a mat-tn wun Sid Sullivan, who, previous •co has departure tor New Zealand promised to meet the young fea-ther-weighi champion, and lay iiim 2 to 1 on to any amdun;. According to the American carres--pondent of the "Referee" Sam Langford is pressing Johnson hard for a figk, but Johnson is no.t at all eager to hook up with the chunky Bostonian. With Langford Johnson is inclined to '< make h*ar>d texms. . 1 Johnson "talks of backing Joe Jeanette against Langfor, and insists 'that if Langford still wants a crack at the cha,mpionship he must put-up a side bet. of 2(^000 dollars. Noticing Manager. Woodman among the crowd ip-thejthea-tre xecently, Johnson, "tame to the footlights and flaunted a bundle of bills, 'supposed to represent • 20,000 dollars. He dared Woodmari to -cover it. then aaid, (there, but of course. Woodmain was not prepared for an

•em«rg<6ricy"'-Qf 'that kih-d. Next day Woodmain gave out that he had secured backing- ' for Larig-foird to the ex- . tent desired, and that Johnson would » either Have to fiirKt or leaVr. 'the cbiin- , try. The cbrreso'ondeht thinks that the next 'time Joboson enters the ring— ttta-t is, if h:& fights on : this side of the water— Langford will be. His oppon* eht. Just at present^ .however, it is' haxd to keep track of Johnson's purposes from the .interviews that are published. One day he is going' abroad, 'the next he is to xemaih; Jhere to fulfil a lorig-draSvih-6ut ' theatrical engagement. The very latest is. that his next fight will in' aIJ probability. take place in Australia under Husrli" Mcln tosh's .ditectiori.