Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24
GODFREY IS
VANQUIsiD
Fans Storm an
Cheesey
Is Daded'
BY Epsgs..n.g n. writer

PHILAnEP alASsu 14-
Another r. esusN str today
about hea weight prize fighting.
This tS-s IL was George Godfrey,
the riar negro Of Lieperville. Pa,
who cornlitted the foul. This time
the fasen gladiator. writhing -
anzui-l on the floor OF the battle
pit, vas Primo Camera. the italian
Colossus. and again the faithful,
ccre TO zee O fight. booed and roar
q, and shouted fake - and went
t0me talking to themselves.
The battle Of the Behemoths, the
two largest zen ever TO face each
other IN a ring. missed duplication
Of he farcial ending Of Jack Shar-
keys duel with Max Schmeling for
the heavyweight crown by less than
two minutes. Whereas Sharkey
fouled his nan In the last few Sec
onds OF the fourth round Godfrey
struggled past the first minute or
the fifth before he drove an appar-
entity incapacitatinE left hook into
Cameras groin.
Again and Again
From that second on. however,
the situation looked exactly like the
rubber-stamp ending that has been
plaStered on three out OF four OF
the last important heavyweight
struggles. Camera writhed and
moaned in the manner Of all fouled
fighters. finally was eased from his
sgony by merciful Inconsistencies.
and was dragged out Of there, VIM
ner on q foul.
In four Of the most recent impor-
tant heavyweight jousts, Otto Won
Porat has fouled Phil Scott; Scott
has failed TO have a claim Of foul
sustained against Jack Sharkey;
Sharkeylost on a foul 10 Schmel-
Ing and Godfrey belted Camera low.
For this display Of submarine twirl-
ing ana grimacing the fans have
paid an attendance bill OF approx
mately sl.30 900.
Last night almost 10000 customers
paid close 70 100000 for the bout
that was billed as the real test Of
Camera as a fighting man. His
tungo hitting against ninth and
tenth raters in a tour throughout
the country was ended.
"Vindication'
THE charges Of fake" In his fight
Etth the negro Leon Chevaller IN
Oakland, Calf, were 20 be forgot
Ten in the glory Of a huge but gen.
uine fighting mar overcoming MS
first real opposition.
But unfortunately for boxing u
failed to turn out that way. God
trey. contributing an ever 2oOpouncs
10 the quarter Of a ton Of struggling
humanity in the park at the Ma
kional league ball park, belted the
vast Venitian dizzy in the IlrSt
round, socked him solidly n the
went ahead again IN the fourtn.
second, eased up in the third. ano
Camera showed genuine ability 10
balance his 262 pounds on his amaz-
inr feet despite the leather that
bounced freely of his chin and bur-
led deep in his body. He was fast
on his feet for such a tremendous
fellow. He was cool, but he damag-
ed the negro giant but little.
Fake Booes Crowd
Godfrey was obviously firing bad
Nv when he let loose the low left
hoo. after one minute, l3 seconds
OF the fifth.
While the crowd booed and cries
of fake" rolled down the rlngsioe,
critics I'D close were mixed II tneir
opinions. Several believed that the
match had been talked over before
N was put on. Others could see
nothing wrong. DR.. J. Webb Vaug-
han, OF the Pennsylvania state attn
letsc commission. said Camera had
been fouled and incapacitated. Rel
ereee Tommy Riley, who was the
third mar in the ring the night
Gene Tunney won the heavyweight
title from Jack Dempsey. called the
foul without hesitation. Frank Wei
ner. chairman OF the athletic COM
mission, said there would be ar p
vestieation before the fighters were
paid. II was reported that Camera
was TO receive 60 per cent Of the gate
receipts, and Godfrey $4,000 HAT,
altnough there seemed to be some
doubt as TO who would pay the DIG