CARNERA DROPS TITLE

Evening Star, Issue 21747, 15 June 1934, Page 12

CARNERA DROPS TITLE

TECHNICAL K.O. IN 11TH ROUND CHAMPION BADLY PUNISHED BY BAER Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK. June 14. (Received June 13. at 2.30 p.m.) Baer weighed 2101 b and Camera 2631 b. The attendance numbered 40.000. Round I: Baer floored Camera throe times, once with a right to the jaw and twice with brushing blows as the champion floundered in attempting to evade the charging challenger. Camera rose, however, and there was no eonnt. The Italian seemed helpless, but the Ameriean appeared unable to obtain bis range as the hell ended the round. Second round; Both men were in throe clinches and fell to the canvas 'together three times. Baer was, however. landing solid body blows, and was laughing at Camera’s returns. The American appeared to have fallen only because he stumbled over. Third round: Baer again floored Carnera with a - right to the temple,, but the latter again arose without the count. Fourth round: Camera took the lead for the first time, sending Baer’s bead back with rights and lefts to the face. Fifth round: Baer persistently found his opponent’s jaw and body, and each time the champion held on desperately. Just before the bell the American staggered the Italian with a wild right to the jaw. Tlie champion fell into the challenger’s arms and clung on. The sixth round was a repetition of the fifth. Camera took several hard rights to the jaw. causing his knees to sag. Camera’s nose was bleeding, and he showed the effects of having taken cruel. punishment. The seventh round was even, although Camera’s retaliatory lefts were without much.effect on the challenger.

Eighth round: Baer resumed his barrage of rights to the jaw, but the Italian fought back, and, although ho tripped and fell to the floor, he had the round by a narrow margin, due more to effective work with his left.

Baer struck a low blow, and the referee warned him that the round would be counted against him. The ninth round was Baer’s by a shade, for Camera’s blows seemed to lack strength. Tenth round: Baer crowded Camera to his corner and slugged with both hands to the body. The tenth was a round of misunderstandings. Baer landed a hard right to the jaw, and Camera simply floundered over the ring helplessly. Camera sank to the canvas, but rose on the count of*four. He was being mercilessly laced about, but the bell saved him.

In the eleventh round Baer sent the champion down for the count of two. He arose, but was obviously in such poor condition that the referee stopped the fight and awarded it to Baer on a technical knock-out.