BAER VICTORIOUS

Northern Advocate, 15 June 1934, Page 5

BAER VICTORIOUS

WORLD BOXING CROWN CARNERA PUHELLED FLOORED SEVERAL TIMES. TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 2 p.m.i NEW YORK,'Juno 14. At the Madison Square Garden ionight, -Max Baer, of California, met Primo Camera, of Italy, the holder of the world’s hravwweight boxing title, in a bout for the title. At Hie weigh-in BaeV scaled 15 sloue and Camera ISst 11 lb. Although during Ho* day Camera was t! to o lavonrite, as the hour id the light approached even money mily was available, and towaids ring-time Baer became a 7 to •• favourite. Forty thousand persons crowded the bowl of Hie ringside, and seats were at a premium, speculators asking .inn dollars each for Ho-kels, Camera seemed destined to have dillicultv in obtaining' Ills share of the purse. Apart from contemplated legal action by a variety of persons for a variety of causes to place leins against the money, a wril of ’attachment against SM,mili dollars held in a local bank by Camera’s managers was served by Miss Tarsini, the London waitress who sued Carneia for breach of promise. In the first round Baer doored earner a three times, once with a rigid In Hie jaw and twice with rushing blows as the champion tloumleriugly attempted to evade his charging challenger. Camera rose, however, without a count. The Italian seemed helpless, hut the American appeared unable to obtain range tor effective hitting as the bell ended the round. Early in the second round both men, in clinches, fell to Hie canvas together three times, Baer was, however landing solid body blows, while laughing at Camera’s returns. The American appeared to have fallen only because ho stumbled over. Baer again floored Camera in the third round with a right to a temple, but the latter again rose without taking the count. In the foiirlh round Camera look the lead for the first time, sending Baer’s head hack with rights and lefts to the face. In Hie fifth round. Baer persist only found his opponent’s jaw and body, and each time the champion hold on desperately. dust before the bell the American, staggered tin 1 Italian with a wild right to the jaw. The champion fell into the challenger's arms and clung, apparently groggy. The sixth was a repetition of Hie fifth. Camera tool: several hard rights to Hie jaw, causing his knees so sag. Camera’s nose was bleeding and he showed effects of having suffered erne) punishment. The seventh was even, allhough Camera’s retaliatory blows with his left were without much effect ou the challenger.

In tiie eighth round Baer resumed Ids barrage of rights to the jaw, but tin* Kalian fought bade, and although he tripped and fell to the lloor lie won the round by a narrow margin due to more effective footwork'. During Hie eighth round Baer struck' a low blow, and the referee warned him. That round would have counted against him.

The ninth teas Baer's round by a shade, for Camera's Idows seemed to lack strength. In the tenth Baer crowded Camera to (he corner, and slugged him with both hands to the body. This was a round of misunderstandings. Baer landed a hard right to tlit* jaw, and Camera simply llonndered over the ring hopelessly. Camera sank to the canvas, but rose at the count of four. He was being mercilessly laced when the hell saved him, the referee explained, although the crowd took it that Baer had won bv a knockout.

In the eleventh fighting was resumed, and Baer sent Hie champion down for a count of two. He rose, but was obviously iu siidi poor condition that the referee stopped the fight, according Baer a win ou a technical knockout.