CARNERA DROPS TITLE

Evening Star, Issue 21748, 16 June 1934, Page 8

CARNERA DROPS TITLE

TECHNICAL K.O. IN 11TH ROUND CHAMPION BADLY PUNISHED BY BAER Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEAV YORK, June 14. Baer weighed 2101 b and Camera 2631 b. Although during the day. Camera was a slight favourite, as the hour of the fight approached the odds narrowed until the chances of both, men were estimated as even, and towards the time they entered the ring Baer’s chances were favoured. Forty thousand persons crowded the bowl, and ringside seats were at a premium, speculators asking 100 dollars each. Camera seems destined to have difficulty in obtaining his share of the purse. Apart from the contemplated legal action of a variety of persons for a variety of causes to place liens against the money, a writ of attachment against 88,000 dollars held by a local bank was served on Camera’s manager on behalf of Mias Tarsini, a London waitress, who sued Camera for breach of promise. THE CONTEST DESCRIBED. Round 1: Baer floored Camera three 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 count. The Italian seemed helpless, but the American appeared unable to obtain his range as the bell ended the round. Second round: Both men Were in three clinches and fell to tho 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 head ■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. The champion fell into the challenger’s arms and clung on.' Tile 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 havifig 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 he tripped and fell to the floor, ho bad the round by a narrow margin, due more to effectiv ■> 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 sti-ength. 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, arid 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.