BOXING.
LANCITORD v. JEAXETTE. By Cable—Press Association—Oopyright. New York, September 0. Langford outfought Jeannette in ten rounds. SAM LANUFORDVs PLIGHT. JOHNSON TO GET £iD,()OD. New York, September 1. Joe. Woodman, manager for Sam Langford, came out with a story to-day that the colored heavy-weight had been forced to leave America owing to there not being any more men for him to fight. "The public," says Woodman, ''will not pay good money to see Sam hammer second-raters into submission, but Hugh Mcintosh has mapped out a big programme for him in Australia. ''Langford will liave six fights in Sydney apart from a prospective ibattle with Jack Johnson. He will meet Lang, Lester, McVea, Band man liice, and probably Dave Smith. "As for the proposed battle with Johnson. we have the word of Mcintosh that he will arrange it. "Johnson has signed a contract with the Australian promoter under which he is to g-et £20,000 for three fights, the probable opponents to be Langford, Lang and Lester." iLangford will arrive in Sydney on October 28.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 8
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173BOXING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 8
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