Evening star., 1933-02-05
AFTER TITLE SHOT
IN SCHAAF BATTLE.
Hefty italian, Convinced He Is
of Champ CaIiber, Now
Serious Fighter.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n JEW YORK, FeDruary g.
M Primo Camera ceases to
l be an attraction on ac-
count of his huge bulk and
takes up the role OF a fighter in
tackling Ernie Schaaf over the IS
round route next Friday evening
in Madison Square Garden.
Not long ago Primo was just a barn
storming freak, with q pair OF gloves on
his ham-like hands. When he left this
country last year with a wad OF dollars,
the fans thought they had seen the last
of him. His return, without MS EURO
pean manager, proves that Camera is
really in earnest, and his fights OF late
have been real.
The big Italian really Is convinced
that he has it in him to win the world
heavyweight title or he would not be
risking licking at the hands OF the
rejuvenated Schaaf.
Checking back to last year, 1t will be
recalled that Primo was signed to fight
Max Schmeling. If he did not think
he could beat the German he would not
have gone through the costly court pro-
ceedings to compel Schmeling to tight
him.
Billy Duffy disregards all the reports
about Camera being a freak and un-
able to beat a good man. He signed
for his man to fight Schaaf and that
puts an end to ali talk until ss,e result
of the fight Is in.
CCHAAF finds himself in a peculiar
y position. He not only has to beat
Camera to achieve his aim, the
world title, but he must silence ell talk
that his co-manager Champion Jack
Sharkey, himself is in on the deal to
discredit him. Sharkey makes no bones
about saying that Ernie is plain
bum" but no one takes him seriously.
He has made plenty of money with
Schaaf, and the fact that he was un-
willing to sell his share of Ernie's con-
tract simply means that the squire was
talking for publicity.
Schaaf went bad all Of a sudden and
looked it against Max Baer and Un-
known Winston. In both Of those fights
Snarkey was not in Ernie's corner and
did not 60 over the plan Of battle.
Ernie came back against Winston and
beat him without any trouble.
He was really brilliant against the
youthful Stanley Poreda and the fact
that he made Poreda fight him, instead
of boxing it out along purely scientific
lines. proves that Sharkey had a long
talk with his protege.
Ernie is incapable of mapping out
plan of battle and following it unless
some one who knows his business Is
Sharkey knows that and will be on
hand when Schaaf squares of against
the Primo.
JACK himself had quite bit Of fun
bouncing Camera of the floor and
betting him around with hooks to
the body and lefts to the jaw. He
must think Ernie can do the same
or would not agree to the match.
Schaaf could afford to sit on the side
lines and play ball with Jack Demp-
Sey, who has Schmeling and Baer tied
up. Sticking with Sharkey and the
Madison Square Garden crowd means
but one thing-if he is capable of turn
ing in a stirring effort against Camera
he will have to be reckoned with as
worthy challenger for Sharkey'S crown.
Dempsey, Schmeling and Baer to the
contrary.
The Carnera-Schaaf fight will be
worth going miles to see. Every thrill
in the book is on tap, and as both arc
on the way to bigger things, the pos
sibility OF a song and dance is elimi-
mated.
The Primo prances around like a
sprightly gazelle when he is in with
a soft one. Against George Godfrey
and Sharkey he was more business
like. He stood up well under heavy
punches and fought back hard. The
Italian, when hurt and aroused, Is ca
pable Of fighting back spiritedly.
CCHAAF Is at his best against a foe
- who bores in. About the only time
he looked good against boxer was
when he battered Tommy Loughran
severely. The Camera type gives him
a chance to show at his best. and there
is no doubt about his gameness and
wallop.
There Is some question whether
Sharkey has better punch than his
protege. Schaaf seems to have the
edge because he does not maneuver
as smartly as the champion and as q