New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
BY ,IINOTT SAU UNDERS

Paris, May - Fernand Contdt is very. very sorry that Primo Car nera's great American treasure hunt appears to be almost ended. For the banning of the Man Mountain Of Italy from the prize rings of two states doubtless will cast giantism into consid erable disrepute among the boxing fans. This being the case. Fernand Contat may just as well go back to his French carnival company and forget about the for tunes which once were available in the prize fight pushover business.
 Fcrnand, you may have guessed, IS pretty big boy. In fact looking down from his altitude of feet, 5 inches, he will tell you that the pom derous Primo is only a. pygmy He insists that if he were placed in prize ring, there just wouldn't be room for anybody else. Fernand also is willing - and anxious - to pick on Primo first, IS the man nearest approaching his own size.
 Weighs 415 Pounds
 The Frenchman is physical freak ~ho, like Primo Camera in 1 his pre- transforming days. goes in for exhibitions in itinerant cir cuses. When down to working weight" though he can find little work 10 do, he Whrls the scales to 415 pounds and his waist. propor- tionately. is slim. Possessed Of as much courage ae he has brute Il |, over the profits and publicity that Camera has cornered.
 The French boy, who still is fill ing out at 26, IS particularly scorn- full about the feet that have made Camera famous. Journee, former boxer who discovered Camera, al ways claimed that he tracked him down by following gigantic foot prints in the mud and that Camera was barefoot because he could find no shoes 10 fit him. But Gernand says that his shoe would make Car neras look like Cinderella's slipper.
 Then, as to eating, another claim to Camera greatness: F'ernand says there would be nothing to it If they were matched. He modestly pointed out that, like all good FrenChmen he breakfasts lightly. But instead of being satisfied with one cake, he eats three dozen. At other meals his normal nourishment would put Primo completely out of form. Drinks Cocktails in Beer Glasses He likes d few cocktails before dinner, and has them served in beei glasses. A loaf of bread split il half lengthwise, makes him a fairly substantial sandwich. A leg of lamt
 put before him is handled very in. formally, like a chicken drumstick NJ. Contat receives very little mono, from his circus engagements, bu , since he also gets his board. room and clothing, he considers hImsel
 very well paid.
 Everything, Of course, has 10 b. | made especially for him, with ahou twice the usual amount of material Nobody wants him for a hoarder - j even the boarders themselves. 10 Q Fernand easily can reach the entir
 length Of a dining table. The cafes
 however find i'm excellent public
 fly and seldom charge him nor
 than the regular amounts for meal ] and steins of wine or cocktails. Il AS for boxing. NJ. Contat doesn' : claim 10 know very much. Bn
 neither Coes Camera, he growl' r pointing 10 the decision of the Cali
 fornia State Athletic commissio after the Oakland fiasco. He Cer n talnly can outreach the Italian, an e believes he can outshoyc him If the
 ever meet.
 T can learn more about Inc box :, ing game, too said Fcrnanc = Enough to take care of myself wit
 ease, I think. But this Camera tha
 they think is so big-ah. I wish th
 rich Americans would give us
 chance to perform together