CARNERA AS WRESTLER

Chronicle (Levin), 25 September 1946, Page 3

CARNERA AS WRESTLER

i'cinm-r world heavyweight buxiug clia i j i } > 1 > 1 1 , I'riiuo ( larm.'ru, last wcck iu Los Aiigt'it-s inadc a riotously succeHsful I'oiuo'oac k to ihe riiig — but it was a wri'stliug riag. "Pa l'reeni " I'ouvinced llut huwling crowd oi' 10, "Oi) at the Olympie Auditornna that he had euougli actiug ability to eJaiin oue of soveral world 's w restling crov, us eurrently afloat. With toothy griuiaees, seowling suarls and a juiiiimuni of paiu, 19-stone t'arnera disposed oi." oue Tommy O'TooIe in 11 iniiiutes -11 soeonds oi' a scheduled one iioiir oue-fall maleh. The Ilaliau's performauee was strictly in keeping with modern wreslliug's sloutest jirei'epts. lle v eliemently protested with a tor tured expression against O'Toole's free swinging tdbows, and lator knoeked dowu the rei'ereo in a well-assuuied show of rage. It was Lort Augeles' biggest wrestling gate — nearly 12;UOO dollars — in yea rs. Caruera arrived is Atneriea admit tedly "broke, '' Asked what happeneu to ihe Lhousands of dollars he earneu in liis Anieriean boxiug eareer, he saiu cadly; " lletter not talk. Better iorgct. There was so uiueh niouey for every oue." The simple llalian giant said he lioped to make euough tnoncy to sta,) iu Aiueviea and to seud for his wife aud children. (.'arnera- 's main compiaint against t.her.Ueniians, who forccd hiin to work in a qnarrv, was that they didn't givt iiim enougii to eat. He ate five hug«* nxeals on his lirst day in New York.