The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-15
DEMISE OF SCHAAF
IS HEAVY BLOW TO
F|SYICUFFS SPORT
Primo Will Be Limited to Battles
With SUPER readnaught'
Opponents
BOXING LAW THREATENED
Doctors Not in Agreement As to
Exact Cause Of Boston
Bonds Death

New York, Feb. l5.-(R)-The death
Of Ernie Schaaf had struck heavy
blow at boxing in New York Stat
Tuesday, brought about threat of re-
peal of the state boxing law and caus.
ed the virtual diSbarment Of PRINT
Camera, solely upon the grounds o.
his gigantic size.
Only q few hours after Schaaf dice
in Polytechnic hospital of q brain in.
Jury, Governor Lehman ordered q
thorough investigation Of his bout
with Camera in Madison Square Gar
den last Friday night; the legislature
moved toward more stringent regula-
lions for boxing If not outright re-
peal Of the law under which 1t Is
conducted in this state. and the state
athletic commission fatty declared II
would not approve a match between
Camera and Sharkey nor allow the
huge italian to box anyone less than
six feet two inches tall and weighing
less than 220 pounds.
Back OF the commissions Surpris-
ing action, wrecking the Gardens
plans for q title match here in June
between sharxey and Camera, wa
the venerable figure of William Null
doom.
'Super-Dreadnaught' Glass
With Gen. John j. Phelan concur.
ring, Muldoon announced that thu
per-dreadnaught" class for over
sized heavyweights, first organized II
1881, would be re-established and thai
Camera, II he Is to fight In this STATE
at all, must pick his rivals strictly
from within that division.
The effect of the commissions rul'
ing is practically to bar the big 1tal'
ian from competition in this state
The overwhelmingly" division, a
defined by the commission, would In
clude only about q half dozen heavy
weights Camera, George Godfrey
Jose Santa, Walter Cobb, Ray 1mpel'
letiere and Victoria Campolo. OF thes'
Camera has met and defeated all bu
Impelletiere. :.
Notwithstanding rumblings at Al
bany. It was considered unlikely tina
the Boston l,eavyweights death woult
bring about any ban on boxing. Jane
A. Farley, chairman OF the Democra
tic national committee and chairman
of the New York state athletic com
mission. took the position tina
schaaf's death, while deeply to be de-
plored, could not be construed as
reflection upon boxing.
Meanwhile the exact cause o.
schaaf's death remained in doubt
pending thorough examination ane
microscopic analysis of the brain. TIL!
probably cannot be completed for II
days.
In Conflict Over Cause
There was sharp conflict in nledica
opinion as to the cause Of death. Dr.
Charles w. Norris, chief medical ex
aminer OF New York city, declared al
autopsy had revealed absolutely NJ
evidence" that Schaaf died Of injurte
received In the Camera bout.
DR.. Bryan Stookey, noted brazil
specialist who operated upon tn
stricken boxer Monday, had declar
ed. on the other hand, that the cere
bral laemorrhage and resulting pres
sure on the brain had been caused b
Cameras punches. DR.. Stookey
diagnosis was confirmed, tentattvel
1t least, by DR.. Norris assistant -
BENJAMIN Vance, who performed tn
autopsy. He signed . certificate CIV
ing the causes Of death as "cerebrs
hemorrhage and cerebral compre'
don."
A police investigation developed =
evidence OF criminal negligence
Assistant District Attorney James
Daly announced after he had que
toned Camera. the rival manage
and handlers, the referee, Billy Ca
81 anaugh, the judges and boxing con
> mission officials.
schaaf's body was sent to She
louisville, Mass, near Boston, MOI
day night. Funeral services Will
held there Friday from the home
his mother. Mrs. Lucy Schaaf.