Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25


and agility for his tremendous
size. He also exhibited a wide
range Of punches in the brief
period of action, but he could not
fail to look impressive against an
opponent who was knocked down
four times for counts of 3, 8,
and 10 from an assortment of left
hooks and right uppercutS.
He took the final count while on his
launches, shaking his head like a
shaggy dog and paving at his chin. He
was lugged to his corner without giving
any indication he knew exactly what
had happened. Big Boy remained seated
for fully three minutes after the fight
under the frenzied ministrationS of his
seconds, who could not have been more
impressive If they had rehearsed their
part.
Easy for Camera.
At no moment of the proceedings did
Peterson make any menacing gestures
toward his huge, dark-haired opponent.
Twice Big Boy waved his left hand In
the general direction of Camera, but he
was back pedaling so fast at the time
that it took only light tap on the sloe
Of the head to send him sprawllng to
the floor for the first time. Thereafter
Peterson spent most of his time on the
door, blinking All told he spent Is OF
the 10 seconds that the fight" lasted
reclining on the canvas in variety OIL
poses.
From frst to last, Camera manifested
ability as clown and Snowman. he
had the crowd believing as he popped
in, attired in green jersey and sporty
green cap, waving to the fans IN genera,
shaking hands with those within reach
and backslapping those clambering
within the ropes, with grin as proper
tionately wide as his shoulders. Primo
clapped a reassuring hand even upon
Big Boy when they gathered 10 get
their instructions. but at the tap OF
the bell he shifted to glowering glare
as he glided from his corner.
Given q Stone-aX, Camera would
have needed no further equipment 10 De
a complete throw-back to the Neander-
thai age. After disposing of the brief
business in hand in the somewhat
bored manner of a man who had other
and more important things on his
mind. the italian again was all smiles
as he acknowledged the roarS OF ap-
clause. To show he was stranger in
these fistic parts, however. ne went so
far as to take the liberty of hugglng
the veteran announcer, Joe HUMPHREYS.
Yet to Be Tested.
To sum UP the Camera case for the
moment, one of the keenest, of boxing
men remarked - He looked very good,
very fast but. of course, would Ike to
see him In there with a fighter"
AS far as actual fighting was con-
cerned the customers got much bet
ter run for the money in the semi
final in which Larry Johnson, crack
Chicago Negro light heavyweight, scored
his fifteenth successive knockout at the
expense of Fred Lenhart, Spokane,
Wash, q rough and ready customer.
johnson knocked the Far Westerner
down four times before he put over the
finishing blow after 2 minutes seconds
of the seventh round of what was =
have been a 10-round bout.
Add Warren of Chapel Hill, N C.,
rave Ora Buck Weaver, Medicine Lodge,
Kans.. heavyweight. thorough trounc-
ing In the first Hereunder.
Phil Scott, British heavyweight. who
As 10 meet Jack Sharkey at Miami,
February 81. was introduced from the
ring Just before the big fight and got
q loud chorus of boos for his pains.
The customers evidently remembered
SCOTS last previous appearance at the
Garden, when he won on much-dis-
puted foul by Otto Won Porat.