Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15

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1 Harry LADDERS record for
farewell appearances. Sha-
mus has been Shelved into re-
tirement several times during the
past few years. But before the
lingering notes of his swan song
die away, Maloney hobs up with
a surprising victory. Jim's latest
victim was none other than Pri-
nero Camera, the man mountain,
who had chalked up % consecu-
tive victories since his advent in
American rings.
1t will be recalled that Maloney, an
outsider in the betting, was pitted
against Jack Delaney when the light
heavyweight champion was seriously
considered as the outstanding contender
for Gene Tunney's heavyweight title.
In a sizzling hereunder the Boston fish
peddler astounded the fans by triumph
ing over Delaney in handy fashion,
This paved the way to match with
his arch rival, Jack Sharkey. The
latter was too good for Maloney that
night, and when ShamuS was tipped
over by George Godfrey and the light
hitting Tom Heeney his obituary as q
first-hight heavy was written.
Seeking an opponent for Max
Schmeling in his native Germany, Joe
Jacobs looked over his list Of accept
able opponents and decided that Jim
Maloney would be a fit sacrifice for the
dynamic fists of the champion. The
match was ridiculed, and Jacobs
changed his mind. Cameras managers
looked over the Boston fat boy and de-
ctded he was ripe to be taken. The re-
suit is ring history now, and Camera
does not shape up any too well in the
estimation of those who were begin
ming to change their minds about the
big fellows workmanship.
Camera OutgeneraIed. a
Maloney said after the fight: IT ad-
init was kind Of scared when the big
fellow first came at me, but after the
first two rounds decided he was not
the terror he was cracked up to be.
Weaving around and keeping out of
the clincheS proved to me that any big
fellow lacking ring generalship could be
beaten, and did just that"
There Is lot Of truth in Maloney's
summation. The derelictS Of the ring
whom Camera has opposed were terri
ned by the huge size of their opponent.
Ace Clarke and Bombo Chevalier wrote
a different chapter in the career of
Camera. They proved that the man
mountain was not the terrific puncher
that his size figured him to be, and
Maloney carried the point farther.
When Maloney faced Camera he had
two purposes in mind. One was to beat
Primo and the other and more tmpor-
tant was to beat Jack Sharkey out of
lucrative match. Maloney loves
Sharkey like poison ivy. This feeling
is reciprocated by the former sailor.
Sharkey has been angling for q crack
at Camera, and would have had 1t but
for the orders of the local boxing COM
mission. In the event that Camera
beat Maloney, Sharkey was all set to
dicker for match with the giant
Italian.
Hits Miami Show.
There is no doubt that Camera was
the biggest attraction in the boxing
game of the day. The fans were
anxious to know If it were possible for
a normal heavyweight weighing around
200 pounds to spot his adversary 65
pounds and take his measure. Camera
was to be shelved for the current in
door season and brought back to this
COuA4Oly III OklC spring Will q 4eAAl al 9
Of trumpets, hailed as the superman
Of the ring and pitted against Young
Stribling. This match would have
tickled the fans and made the Miami
annual a rouSing success.
It is difficult to say just what plans
are In the making but it is safe to pre-
dict that Maloney's victory will be
clouded by carefully worded stories so
that the sting of Cameras defeat will
be well worn away by the time Spring
rolls around. The promoters Of the
Miami spectacle are in a quandary for
an opponent to face Stribling, who Is
the only one calculated to draw well in
the South, It may come 20 pass that
Camera will still get the match.
No man in the history Of the prize
ring has caused 80 much controversy
as Primo Camera. Students Of the
game have come away from his fights
In different frames Of mind. On some
occasions Primo has looked ike world
beaten and on others he looked like
raw novice, with nothing to recon-
mend him but size and strength.
Speed Can Check Primo.
The Maloney fight proved two things,
and these are sufficient to place Camera
in a definite spot in the heavyweight
ranking. Camera can beat any heavy
weight who will walk into him. His
tremendous strength in the clinches and
his bearish chops inside are too much
for the ordinary heavyweight. Pitted
against an experienced opponent who
knows how to bob and weave out OF
position, the italian is lost. That is
what Maloney proved, and any other
fast-moving heavyweight will do the
same.
Camera cannot punch out. His bulg-
ing muscles are against him when he
hits straight out. But in the clinches
that Is another story. Primo whales
away with short up and down cnopS
while holding with his left hand, and
it is too bad for the man he gets in
that embrace.
The DOGGY man of the ring has been
and the American public
owes Shamus Maloney vote OF thanks.