Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
HUGE HEAVYWEIGHT
IMPRESSES CROWD
His Size, Not Record, Is Held
Attraction for Gotham
Fight Followers.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n YEW YORK, January A. The
giant Primo Camera is the
most discussed fighter In the
country today. Not that his
feats in the ring have been anything out
of the ordinary or that the big Italian
has it in him to ascend the heights,
The mere fact that Camera is strong
on quantity, weighing 287 pounds and
standing feet 10 inches in height,
attracts the crowds.
Camera, arriving here this week, has
taken the city by storm. AS outlanders
often remark, Suckers do not come
any bigger than those the big town
produces" That just about describes
the crowds who have blocked streets
and f1ocked to the gymnasium to get an
eyeful of the biggest man in the ring
today.
According to his press agent, Car
nera has had II fights since he started
in the ring game. Two of these re-
suited in losses. one to Young Stribling
on a foul. and the other to Franz
Dainer. Primo won from Stribling on
a foul in their first contest. held in
London. and he also turned the tables
OH Deiner.
Stribling Non-committal.
stribling is non-committal in regard
to Cameras ability. Probably the
Georgian is looking for another crack
at Camera over here, where the rules
for fouls are bit more stringent than
in Europe. Deiner performed in this
country and was called "the German
Oak" on account of his ability to absorb
punishment. Deiner's best showing was
made against Monte Mum. Mum had
the best Of the German in the early
rounds but the aggressive Deiner kept
right on piling in and drove back the
Nebraskan. This was chalked up as a
victory for Deiner.
During the same period Harry Person
was performing over here. Person was
Just a rough-and-tumble scrapper. but
the licking he gave Deiner caused the
retirement of the latter from COMPETE
ton in American rings. That was back
in 1926. when Bud German won 10
round decision over Deiner. Since then
the German has been rather inactive
Now If Camera could not win over
Deiner in their first engagement and
could not even score a knockdown in
return fight, how good can the Italian
really be?
Putting the spotlight on Cameras
record does not show the giant to such
good advantage. Size he has, a punch
he has not and smartneSs in the ring
is not his forte. On his record he does
not figure to get anywhere in the boxing
game.
Camera graced Madison Square Gar
den with his presence at the Leo Lom-
ski-Maxie Rosenbloom contest Friday
evening. How the crowd did whoop it
up when the expansive back and enor-
nous pedal extremities of the italian
giant were placed on view.
Field Rather Limited.
There Is some talk of keeping Primo
away from the little fellows. That is
to say, any one under 6 feet 2 inches
in height. Once upon q time a 6-footer
was considered q giant of the ring. Now
that is a thing Of the past, with Primo
Camera on the scene. OF course, the
Italians managers subscribe to the idea
that only big fellows should be tossed
into the ring with Camera. Why not?
All fighters over feet tall are slow
and cumbersome. Most Of them under
that height are fast and for that reason
would make Camera appear slow in
comparison.
The field is rather limited. Six-feet-
two giants are not plucked from trees.
Hence, Cameras managers want him to
go through the restricted field and then
grab OF a big Wad of money by taking
on the regular run Of footers.
After glimpsing the big fellow, one
Is prompted to remark. Hes big all
right, but can he flght?"