Cameras Handicap

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7136, 20 April 1933, Page 3

Cameras Handicap

THE LATEST NEW YORK WRANGLE Whatever else may b 6 said for the New York Boxing Commissioners, they have imagination and inventive genius (says a writer in the Edinburgh Evening Ncavs). They are the, worlds champion wranglers; and their one ambition appears to be the possession of every world's boxing titlo for their home-bred or adopted nominees. Should any Britishers or foreigners apply, however avcll qualified or justified in their claims for a title, all manner of obstacles aro placed in their ivav. Oldtimers will recall the weary treks and long wait Freddie Welsh had ere lie got Willie Ritchie into tho _ ring for their world’s light-weight title bout, and subsequently Welsh was forced to becomo a naturalised American in order to preserve his croivn and operate in the States as world’s champion. I Since then every British and non- | American champion has boon sidetrackled by the New York commissioners. Noav it is tho turn of Camera.

It had -been arranged that the giant Italian was to meet Jack Sharkey for the heavy-weight title in .Tune, for the mighty blow which beat Schaaf caught tho imagination of the American "fans,” who would have flocked toseo him try to land a similar punch on the chin of the champion. Sharkey, too, was willing to risk his title in a clash with the Italian, seeing that when they met, some time back, Carnera was given a scientific thrashing by the champion. There are half a dozen one could name with better claims to a. title fight than Camera — Larry Gains for one—but Camera was at last to be given hi 3 chance. On second thoughts, however, the commissioners decided to take no risks with Sharkey’s title. They have vetoed tho June contest, and re-estab-lished a. "super-Dreadnought” class, in which Camera, is limits A to awsi 9P*

ponents of over 16st in weight and over 6ft in height. This class would include such boxers as Ray Pmpelletiore, a young Italian-American, who Aimighs about 19st and is 6ft 7in in height, and Jose Santa, tho Portuguese boxer, who is 6ft 9in and weighs nearly 19st. Poor Camera! He is hoav in a clas's by himself, and his future looks liko being tho circus ring,