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Notes from the desk of Frank Allnutt, senior sports reporter for The Toronto Daily Star...Looking to bounce back from his loss to Billy Miske, and needing a win over a world-ranked opponent, Sam Langford accepted an offer from Toronto promoter Tom Flanagan to meet Empire heavyweight champion Tom Cowler at the Coliseum in May...Armand Bibaud, Montreal promoter and matchmaker for the Athens A.C. has signed Australia's Ern Waddy to articles to oppose EBU title holder Georges Carpentier with Mt Royal Arena as the venue in six weeks...Carpentier has proven to be a nice attraction in La Belle Province...When Charlie Gage agreed to a three fight deal with Tom Flanagan, the search began for a suitable opponent for his first fight set to be held at either Maple Leaf Stadium or Hanlan's Point Pavilion in mid-May or early June...A number of suggested opponents were rejected by Gage and his manager, and when New York Irishman Jim Coffey was approached he flatly refused to fight in Canada again. They then contacted Pat Callahan, manager of Wisconsin newcomer Bud Gorman and he jumped at the chance and a guarantee of six hundred dollars...Nova Scotia's top fight promoter Willie MacLellan has begun pushing young Clyde Parker of East Preston as a potential headliner following his decisive win over veteran brawler Roddie "Big Pay" MacDonald on the undercard of the Twin Sullivan-Al Mahoney card at the Halifax Forum. At the same time MacLellan eyed New Waterford's Joe Burke and Dartmouth's Sam Dixon as likely card fillers and future opponents for Parker...Hamilton A.C. matchmaker Eddie Glick failed to pry Gage away from Flanagan but offered an open date at the 3,800 seat Barton Street Arena to Arthur Pelkey with Bert Kenny or Al Lambert opposite...When Wild Bert Kenny and Soldier Jones tangled at Westmount Arena last week it turned into a wild free-for-all with referee Yvon Beauchamps taking almost as much punishment trying to separate the fighters as the fighters inflicted on each other. In the end Jones found himself face-first on the canvas in the sixth round wondering what train had hit him...A spokesman for the Dominion Boxing Foundation said they had high expectations for young Jack Renault (nee Leonard Dumoulin) of Montreal and felt several amateurs in their academies were ready to join the professional ranks, namely Bud Hallat of New Glasgow; Kentville's Dave Chisholm; Montreal's Jack Delaney and Jack McAuliffe of Saskatoon...The DBF plans a big amateur card for Montreal in late August to avoid conflicts with provincial championships earlier this summer...