The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-17
Ernie Schaaf
 Buried To-day
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tCUUtiHutO hEOHi AubO v
 
 flowers in St Mary's cemetery at nearby Foxboro.
 Previously there were prayers at the white cottage home which he had bought for his mother out of his prize ring earnings; and then n solemn high mass of requiem at st Mary's Catholic church, where he had been faithful communi- cant.
 Celebrating the mass was the Rev Remi E. Scheuver of St Johns preparatory school. where Schaaf's younger brother, Nelson, is a stud ent. The deacon was the Rev Wal ter Mitchell, pastor and close friend of Schaaf The Rev James J. Walsh, curate of St Mary's, was sub deacon.
 Among the mourners were Heavyweight Champion Jack Shar- key and his manager, Johnny Buckley, who together owned Schaafs contract; Jimmy John- ston, Madison Square Garden matchmaker; John J. Phelan of the New York Athletic commission; 1; and Phil Schlossberg, Schaaf's first manager.
 The gray steel casket was borne by Jerry Buckley, in whose gymna- sium Schaaf trained: Jack McCar- thy, Boston heavyweight; pr Will liam r. Mcguire of Randolph, Johnny Flanagan of South Boston, Frank Connors of Wollaston, and Jack Fine of Brookllne.
 At the grave there was q salute by n firing squad from the Boston navy yard, where Schaaf once was attached as q sailor.
 Heaped in profuslon upon the grave were floral tributes, among them q blanket of old rose carna- tions from the boxers mother, Mrs Lucy Schaaf, like those he used to send her after every ring victory; monster wreath containing 4,0O0 sweet peas from Sharkey; and c $l50 cross, six feet high and four feet wide, of roses, orchids, lilies and violets, bearing n satin ribbon inscribed with the deepest of sympathy-Prlmo Camera"
 Towering above a crowd of 1,- 500 gathered around the llttle country church, Jose Santa, giant Portuguese heavyweight, was greet ed with muffled exclamations of there's Carnera!" Camera him self, however, remained in New York.
 There were stlll other ring mo- tables among the mourners. includ- ing Eddie Shevlin, former Dart mouth boxing coach; Johnny Will son, former world middlewelsht champlon: Sammy Fuller. Boston lightweight and Phil Bucola, man. ager of fighters.
 Mrs Schaaf, clad in black. en- tered the church on the arms of her son, Nelson and Buckley. Im- mcdiately behind them were Mir and Mrs Sharkey. Other members of Schaaf's family followed.
 Still and movie cameras were focused from treet0ps and house. tops as the funeral cortege, with an escort of American Legionnaircs from Wrentham, Franklin and Fox to the church. A motor truck and several automobiles were needed to carry the floral tributes. State troopers wh0 maintained order were from the 'Wrentham barracks, under command of Schaaf's brother-in- Jaw, Corporal Martin J. Daley.
 Nearly 150 automobiles followed the flag -draped motor hearse from the church to the cemetery. Simple committal services at the grave were conducted by Father Mitchell assisted by Rev James M. Quinn of St Johns church. attlcboro Schaaf's mother, sobbing and near collapse, moaned, My boy he's gone." as the casket was low cred. She was led away by Shar- key and Buckley as salute w1t fired by q firing squad from Bos' ton navy yard, where Ernie once served as q sailor, and as taps wal sounded by bugler In q nearby | field.