The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-14
CARNERA,BAE
TONIGHT
World Heavyweight Title
At Stake; Biggest Gate
In Years Seen

clash tonight in an international
Hereunder for pugilism's rich
est and most coveted prize-the
world heavyweight title.
More than 10000 persons are
expected to pay nearly $55O,OOC
THE largest gate in four years
Ito witness their primitive brawl
in Madison Square Gardens
isunken Long Island bowl.
This unusual melee will de-
eide whether 260-pound Primo,
largest man ever to- wear the
crown, will continue to hold the
championship for Italy, or wheth-
er 2l0-pound Baer will wrap up
the crown in the stars and stripes
and become the 18th American
championships the second Jewish
holder of the heavy laurels.
Camera was the first Italian to
take the crown.
Tonight's bout still is hailed
throughout the boxing world as
one of the rings great "natur-
ais" despite storm of unfavor-
able publicity that swirled about
it. Rumors. reports and out
right charges that both men were
in poor physical condition, "bum'
fighters, invalids and clowns
have not been able to dim the
lpublic's desire to see them thrown
into the ring together.
This is because of the men in
volved and their personal hatred.
Camera, the ragged, shuffling
giant of six years ago-the stu
pid Oaf who was a sideshow
freak, weight-lifter and wrestler
has been transformed into one
Of the smoothest and most form
liable fighting machines ever I'M
leashed in any ring. Fans will
see an ugly, towering Goliath
trying to smash his way to a
knockout victory over a man who
has goaded his to fury by re-
peated insults. Baer, the former
pig-killer and slaughter house
hand of Livermore-the girl-shy,
fight-shy youngster, has trans
formed himself into a handsome,
dashing lochinvar who regards
himself as ."the man of destiny"
and the world as his oyster.
When he swing his explosive
right hand tonight, just like the
short meat axe of his slaughter
house days. he expects to .pry
that oyster wide open and be
hailed as the "most colorfup
champ ever to flash across the
Queensbury horizon. .' 1877
Which of these men will ac-
complish their ambition? That's
the question that has rent Little
Old New York. the boxing world
and major part of the nation.
Make, with the statuesque
body of an Opollo and the pro-
file of a movie hero, depends
entirely upon his punch to dyna-
mite the man mountain. He
lacks boxing ability; apparently
has not taken his training seri-
ously, and appeared ring-rusty in
all of his training performances,
He has not had a fight since
June 8, 1888, when he scored
q, technical knockout over Max
Schemling. But Make looked
terrible last spring also when
training for Schmeling, and even
the most ardent Camera admirer
admits that Baer is the most
deadly puncher since Dempsey
was at his peak.
Make can, or rather could,
take it. In 46 professional fights
during the past five years, he
proved himself one of the tough
est hombres ever to push leather.
He had cast iron jaw that
shed punches like the side of q
battle cruiser. 1t is uncertain,
however, whether q year of trip
ping along the primrose path has
Slapped his ruggedness. Hectic
nights in the movies. cabarets,
vaudeville, etc, never did any
fighter much good.
Meanwhile Camera has train
ed himself to dagger sharpness.
Some experts believe he is over
trained, but l don't think so.
Since winning the title from Jack
Sharkey last June 20, the ambi-
ing alp made title defenses
against Pauline Uzudun at Rome
and Wee Tommy Loughran at
Miami. He did little training for
either bout and did little to in
crease his laurels, although win
ming both easily.
For the Baer fight, Primo
boxed 20 days in secret in the
Maine woods. and he has train
ed seriously for five weeks at
Pompton Lakes. In his final
workout yesterday, he looked
every inch a champion and in
superb condition. The big fell
low now is a materly boxer. His
right uppercut is sure-fire
knockout if it lands squarelv,
despite his inability to flatten
Pauline or Laughran. His left
jab shoots but like a piston. He
is stronger than Baer and has
as much if not greater stamina.
/ picked Camera to knock out
Sharkey last year and the vast
venetian turned the trick neat
ly. l pick him to do the same.
thing to Baer, and possibly in
an early round. Although Make
never has been floored or knock
ed out, l would not be surprised
to see him blasted intn tho No