New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
RV EDM ARD I. NEIL

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 By EDWARD J. NEIL
 (Associated Press Sports Wrltor)
 Now York. Dec. 4 tPl-An "Xas- pcrating crop Of heavyweight and q bunch cf trce-sWlngJng Wrltcr- weights managed 10 produce what little excitement vas generated in boxing in I93o--a year that will go down in fistic annals. until q more severe one comes along. AS the time of the great financial drought
 IT Was a year for crowning Of new champions, although tour of the eight major divisions all but died in the process.
 slim Purses Reign
 But for all this 1t was q yc4r ot slim purses and disappointing turnouts. The business depression that swept tht country seemed 10 strike straight d the pockets Of the fight faithful. Tho big arenas of < Louis. Chicago, Boston and Detroit struggled to make both ends meet. Even Madison Square Garden weslthicst Of the fight or eanizations, tailed 10 do better than break even for the year.
 Mos, O. tho outdoor shows in New York either failed heavily financially or just managed 10 pay expenses although in" Sharkry- Schmenng bou' drew <74a.P&4. This vas tho biggest heavyweight "sat," since 'he Tunney- -Heeney title bout ir lt2S.
 some 'Tramps' Got Socked
 The rise and fall ot Scott. usually moaning and claiming foul, fur nishod counter irritant 10 the barn stormmg tour ot Primo Camera Italian Goliath, who pushed his way through the hinterlands amid great excitement. popping over the crlP- pied and aged until halted tempo rarilv in Oakland Gal. hy 'he scandal that enyeloped his match there with Romho Cheyaher, q negro who refused 10 listen to reason.
 The Camera bubble burst when Jimmy Maloney ourrouted him in Boston and Pauline Uzcuduu lost q close decision to him in Barcelona Spain.
 Scott won on foul from Otto Won Porat of Chicago. in the dying days Of 1a29. and lost on d tech nical knockout 10 Jack Sharkey m the Gardens annual outdoor fiesta in Miami Fla. February -.
 Scott again claimed foul but referee Lou Magnolia, after order ing a minutes rest. sent the Eng hshman out 70 be whipped ;n three rounds. La,or young Stribln=, the Georgia aviator making his annual comeback, bonIed over Von Porat in q round in Chicago Jun" -0 and vent to London to wind I'D Scott's career with a two-round knochout July x.
 >harkcy Pops ID
 Sharksy and Schmeling colld-d in lhe Yankee stadium here June l2 with the heavy weight champion- ship. ~acaut since the retirement Of Gene Tunncy in 1928, al stake.
 Aga1n the heavyweight habit asserted itself and Schmeling won on q foul in four rounds. Officially Schmeliug became the titlehold 1T and hustled hack 10 Germany with his treasure but the boxing public still questions his right to the throne,
 The light hcavyU eights acquired q champion when Jimmy Slattery defeated Lou Scozza in their home town Of Buffalo but Rosenbloom lifted the title by decision in d l 5 | round match there June 25 Since then MaAey has been searching for opponents.
 Jackie Fields lost the welter. weight title 10 Young Jack Thomp- son by decision in l5 rounds ir Detroit May and Tommy Free. man, Hot Springs veteran, promptly outno0ted Thompson in title due September in Cleveland.
 Messages Bronx Beauty The light weights were mor' spectacular. Al Singer, Bron> beauty, knocked out the dof-ndinl champion. sammy Mandell. in ( round at the Yankee stadium July l7, but fooishly tackled Jimmy l McLarnin in non-title battle August f here
 Singer was battered from tn. l premises m three rounds anl seemed still suffering from shell 1 shock when he defended his championship against Tony Can. zoneri. tormer featherWeight king | November fl in the Garden. Canzoneri snuffed the youngstcl | out in two punches.
 , Midget Wolgast, of Phila adelphia i won the fIyWeight championship 1T , an elimination tournament her 1 but interest in the class died l Walker kept the middlcweight divi sion from getting anywhere and tho bantamweights, with Panama A | Brown recognized as the champion got nowhere through lack of out standing contcnders.