NEVER AGAIN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 12

NEVER AGAIN.

MR, M'INTOSH AND JOHNSON, QUITE TIRED OF HEtf. NO VISIT TO ATISTEILk, Jack Johnson; the, champion boxer of the world, will probably never see Austra-' lla b&aiii. bq says tlie "Sydney Daily .. i.elegfaph" of October m 'i'iie -article: is very interesting:— ~ Tho negotiations that rcero in. progress with. Mr. U. B. M'lntosh have been abruptly broken plir at this end; For two .yijars Mr. M'lritoSh had been, nego- .-■ tiating -to bring the big fighter back to thosp parts, aiiil a special e'nftrt was inado recently to clinch taiilgs. ' Mr. W. J. G. Kelly Was Bent, to -America as Mr.. -M'Lv. t6sli;B representative to try arid bring matters.to a head; and it was hoped to have Johnson i.ii Sydney for two ..matches;', oneagainst Sam Larigtord and the other' against Sam M'Vea or -Joe' deanriebte.. The First Stern Word.from Mr. M'lntosh. The arrangementshad .previously, been' conducted through Mr. Toil S. Andrews, . the. well-known ' sporting journalist, of Milwaukee; Wis., but,.., a quibble having arisen over. the deposit ot ,50,000, dollars that .Johnson, was proihised for. the bouts'; It** Kelly went away to try and arrange a Bottlenient. , . There have been .some interesting com.: .municationS by cable from America' sitce the newspapers a few, days ago began, to tell of ths big black's latest escapade. He . is reported- tij bo uiider attest and await' ing trial upon a charge of.abduoting a. white. girl of 19;. w'ho. was, employed by'■ , him as, a stenographer in 'His Chicago. cafe>. .Following 50 .close.upon. the.Sui-'' cjde of the b'ojer's wife,.'.theso .proceedings, have, caused the renewal, of a. very fctrohg feeling against John6oji iii Ainertcg,;. ,::' .' . y. :■.... , At, first Johnson haggled about, .the term's; and wanted the deposit placed in the hands of a' friend of his, Aid,. Tier-. ney; ' ,Mf, M'lntosh preferred a bank to;. hold, the money; and.- .finally,. Johnson, agreed. Then Mr. .M'lniosh took .a hand. ■ and dictated that'Jbtthson. himself Should place an equal amount with tho bank as guarantee that he would fulfil his part of the contract. Whereupon Johnson decided to forego the deposit. Ho first Of all offered his motor-cars .as Security, but Mr. M'lntosh replied,. "Have two n.otoreara of niy awn; Must* have the money \ip." ■ t i , jMr. M'lntosh Grows Sterner, From Johnson's behaviour Mr. M'lntosh scented, that.ho had no •money, and further evidence in that direction was given ■ when the following cablegram came next . from Mr, Andrews, who was under en-. gagem'ent to bind Johnson by contract:-* Johnson very anxious to go, and will '■; clo.Se contract, .£IOOO expenses'; requires ;'■ no forfeitj under,', circumstatices cannot recqihihend you accept. There, was ■.an, earlier cable message yesterday fr.bm.Mt; Kelly, who cabled:— ■ Telegraph immediately ,W. J;. !C, Kelly ,£IOO6, Johnson's expenses; Sail October 81. T, F; ■AndrewsV,. accompanies.'. I shall: have Ail'drews's , re-. and shall hold hiiri responsible. :• The reply .to Mr. JEeliy, cabled by Mr. , : M'lntosh. later intneday,'wasin.nov.aß;ueterms.' It was as follows.:— In view, of all circumstances,. bavp^. : decided in'.test-interests of boxing'.can- '■'■ .eel 'Johnson. Newspaper reports her?' • •of abduction have created very'.bad' impression.. .Heasij cariCel- all.'.riego-: .'tiations and return to Australia. The. original.arrangehient. was, that Mr.Kelly should leave Ban Francisco 'by the ■Sonoma'.ti-mbrro.w, arid/he will, probably catch that steamer, seeing' 'that'there is ■ nothing:'-more:-for;'.biia-ta- -do- in ths States. .' FiiiaHy^- ,r A* Far as I am Concerned, Johnson Will Never Come." "It may be easy to say hard, things about a man who is oh- the .other' side ;pf' . the world,-' remarked' Mr. M'lnw'Sii.iast-: evening, "but as. far as.l am concerned Johnson-will never com* , to ■ Australia again.- I had,little hesitation aljput.act-;' ing as I- did, even although'the. caneella-.. ' tion-of the : Johnson fixtures'.means, a big; financial loss to ihe.fpr ; I have no men : for Langford and; H.'Vea now, and both 6f, these, men...are' .under,.contract to -me., Such a succession; of ugly''scandals as' has ' collected"round Johnson's;hame'makes-it- . against the interests of . boxing - that he . ' should be any longer encouraged,, '. "He-dare not show his faceyin London-; he i.svbarred in New. York; and now that .he will'have difficulty in doing anything here, the bnly place, left to him; .as' far ■ as I can Beei.is.Frahce.-and.l doubt :wh6- ! the'r they will stand'him. even'there;-..He ; •: may fight Jeannette. there,.but I think it more likely that he:,will'find a-match in America. lam quite prepared to release Lahgford from his. contract if he wants, to iign.t Johnson elsewhere, and I think Johnson would be beaten in a fight to a finish. He w.'ill .probably get that .in America. Langford is very anxious - to. meet him. .-., ..' -},i. „■';'. . . . . .. ' "It is a pity that the .champ.ibhship.pf the world stiould'.'be inthehandfrof such a man. > .In ,the.circums.tances,..l; think. " that'ih'oboxing promoters' of .all the world would bb justified in .-turnihg him down .finally, .and, refuging tb arrange matches, for him. They would bo mpro than. jus-, tilled. In the interests of .boxing as a: manly sport.it is our duty, as prompters,, tP refuse our countenance, to a man -whs brings the sport into such- hopeless-disre-. pute. .''•'' ';"I.have had l'ohg.ahd, wearisome negotiations in order to bring Johnson to Au&- . tklia. It nad become' ii' Bickening-'busi-'.-hessj and, I resolved to . wash my, ;hands, 'clean, of it. Just at., present-.'.boxing" in. Australia is at the highest possible';.level of sportsmanship. . The" French boys' and.. : the Aiistrali.aiis.'hn'd- A.merit.ahs,.too; who : - have, been meeting this season- have all-, boxed-'and'behaved like sportsmen, and' gehtiemerij keeping, tip the nighest trndi-. tibhs-of the game,' I am.not gpingto de-:' grade-this excellence by. going on with thb importation pf Jbhhson'. .. MupK-gopd. money' his been spent .by inb- pverf;this;. business; but it just has to ■- go-thaf s, in," y;;,..:....,., .-■,