Evening star., 1933-12-31
GREAT TURNkB0UT
IN HEAVY DIVISION
Carnera, Baer Climb Ladder.
Middle, WeIter Crowns
Shift Rapidly.

A IDED py an eploemlc or
~ startling upsets of both
4 \ titular and non-titular
nature in nearly every
major division, the boxing game
showed considerable gain in 1893,
both in interest and in financial
condition.
Purses did not reach figures of more
prosperous years, it is true, but in
many sections the fight game -four
ished to high degree and furnished
we'll wiShers of boxing definite hope
for revival of the good old days"
The heavyweight division dominated
year ago by Jack Sharkey of Boston
and Max Schmeling of Germany. to-
day is headed by Primo Camera Of
Italy and Max Baer of California,
with Tommy Loughran, the old Phila-
delphia phantom, a close third.
| Sharkey, in his first and only defense
of the world championship he annexed
from Schmeling, was blasted off the
throne last June by a mighty right
uppercut tossed by the huge Camera.
In the same month Baer showed
Schmeling down the ladder by scoring
technical kayo.
The setting seemed perfect here for
a return to something resembling tk.
mllll0n.d0llar gate" era. Interest was
at a high pitch in Carnera-Baer
match, but 1t was allowed to slip by.
Camera went back to Italy and de-
Tended his crown once winning a dull
decision over the aged Pauline Uzcudun
in Rome. Baer hung up his gloves
for the year and went into the movies.
LOughran in Comeback,
T OUGHRAN'S comeback was one Of
the years high lights Upset
by rubbery Johnny Rsko, Tommy
came back to whip Isadore Gastanaga,
Steve Hamas and Jack Sharkey. who
suddenly became ambitious, to his
complete loss, after bowling to Camera.
Net only Loughran but King Levinsky
scored over Sharkey. who all but faded
out as ranking heavy.
OF the heavyweight youngsters Steve
Hamas, Patsy Perroni, Lee Ramage.
Ray Impellitiere and Walter Neusel
of Germany stood out as prospects,
/ Make Rosenbloom. light t-heavyveigh
I king and one of the few champions to
retain his crown, was the busiest OF
flstianas rulers. Slapsy Make barn
Stormed the country tackling I'm all
! with varied success when his title was
not at stake However in titular scraps
against Bob Goodwin, Adolph Heuser
and Mickey Walker he won with plenty
to spare, stopping Goodwin and HeuSer.
| Joe knight. with a string of victories.
| advanced a few notcheS in the light
heavy ranking while Tony Shucco and
Bob Olln established themselves as
leading contenders.
Three MiddIeweight Rulers.
MO LESS than three mddleweights
assembled the world championship
throne in 1888 and in the opinion
| of the majority OF the fans, the best of
! the 160-pounders has vet to take his
/ place. First Ben Jeby of New York won
the title by whipping Frank Battaglia
and defending successfully against Vince
! Dundee and Youny Terry. Then Lou
Broulliard licked Jeby but in turn lost
to Dundee. The latter, however, twice
was beaten, before he gained the crown,
to Teddy Yarosz of Pittsburgh.
| Scarcely less muddled were the well
terWeight ranks. At the start of the
year Jackie Fields reigned supreme.
hut he went down before Young Cor
bett. who in turn was stopped by
Jimmy McLarin, who failed to defend
in 1888.
Next to the heavyweight division,
tAe lightweight class attracted most al
tention. In Chicago Barney Ross
bobbed up to win the championship
from Tony Conzoneri and a few weeks
later the Jewish youngster success
fully defended the crown. Two men.
Kid Chocolate and Freddie Miller. still
claim the featherweight tite. Choco-
late, recognized in New York. was
Kayoed by CanZoneri in a nor-title
scrap while Miller N B. A. champion.
was far more impressive winning 16
OF l9 fights. None of his three losses
were in title bouts
Little attention was paid to the BAN
tamWelght and f1yweight division. Al
Brown. bantamweight champion, de-
Tended his crown few times in Europe
while fyweight champion. Midget
Wolgast. though busy, engaged only in
overweight matches
financially boxing showed a gain.
The biggest gate of the year was at
tracted by Baer and Schmeling. who
fought before $4,000 customers who
paid s239,195.55. The next biggest
gate was the heavyweight Champion
ship contest between Sharkev and
Carnera. This drew 1888 cash pa-
irons for receipts amounting to