Evening star., 1933-12-07
BOOKING OF SCRAP
BY GARDEN LIKELY
Boxers Would Battle After
Both Dispose Of Their
Legal Troubles.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, December T.
M With Primo Camera,
J. Y heavyweight ch a m pion,
arriving next week from
italy, and Max Baer, his out
standing challenger, due in New
York from California early next
month, the possibility of their
being matched for a title bout
next June loomed bright today.
Camera, who disposed of the chal-
lenge of Pauline Uzcudun in Rome be-
fore his Fascist public few weeks ago,
already has signed with Madison Square
Garden for title defense any time the
bout can be made. The Garden had no
advance knowledge of his sudden de-
parture on an Italian liner yesterday.
His business here is believed to have
something to do with his legal problems
including petition in bankruptcy and
Q breach OF promise Judgment
"HE situation surrounding Baer is
quite different, though he, too,
Is immersed in civil law actions
that outnumber even Cameras difhcul-
ties They involve breach of promise
and rival managerial claims, but do not
touch upon bankruptcy. Although
holding the role of outstanding chal-
lenger, Baer's motion picture activities
and his alliance with Jack Dempsey,
rather than the Garden, have so far
halted efforts to sign him for title
match.
Baer, when he comes here in January.
1 expected to appear for a month In
night club show. but recent advices
are he win also be receptive to Garden
offer to fight Camera in June.
Another stumbling block, however, is
the Gardens insistence that Baer must
also sign to defend the title for the
Garden II he wins 1t from Camera, thus
precluding any chance of Dempsey
corner1ng the heavyweight champion
ship market the Garden has held since
Tex Rickard captured it with Dempsey
himself.
hHEANWHILE, Tommy Loughran,
ly the Philadelphia veteran, who
A., seems to improve with age, holds
the center OF the stage in an interest,"
ing struggle between Dempsey and the
Garden for control Of the second heavy
weight line.
The Garden wants the former light-
heavyweight champion to box Carnera
Ia Miami in February. A rival for
Tommys fighting hand is Dempsey, and
announcement already has been made
that Loughran win meet Max SchmeI-
Ing In New York or Atlantic City In
January under the man mauler's pro-
motion. with the winner tackling Baer
In san Francisco February "a.
Loughran. however, has made no an
nouncements, and probably would pre-
Ter title chance against Camera. He
mas been uniformly successful, beating
men almost twice his size. His most
recent victory was decision over Raw
Impellttiere, a 250-pound giant of
about Cameras proportions and skill.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, December 7
P.-Trial Of the suits of Max Baer
ana MS co-managers, Ancil Hoffman
and j. Hamilton Lorimer, have been
recessed until February to enable the
fighter and Hoffman to go to New York
where Baer was said to have an op-
portunity to sign with Primo Camera
for heavyweight championship fight.
While In the East Baer will make a
vaudeville tour Of about six weeks and
appear where his recent motion picture
will be shown
Baer is seeking release from Lori
ner and demands an accounting on
bouts he engaged in under Lorimer's
management. Lorimer Is suing both
Baer and Hoffman for money alleged
due under the co-manager agreement
and Hoffman is suing Lorimer for part
OF the $4,000 he paid for half Of
Baer's contract.