The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-15

Boxing has tho spectacular, col. orful figure it has needed Sinco DompGoy'a day. The now champion Ia sluggeE In 2;i0 of tho eleventh round of lntt nights fight, Muxio Baor of California, smnckod' his way to n vicious technical knockout over tho unpopular Primo Cnrncra of Italy. And with tho ilnnl bnttcrlng blow, heavyweight boxing was rc- Storcd Co tho HtntuS it held In tho hnlcyOn dasy Of Johnson, Willard, Dempsey and Tunnoy. Tho sport to.dny has q champion whom hono denies. In all, Camera was hoored . dozen times, " If boxing over had beaten champion l wug tho giant, battered Cnrncrn in that thrIll,rif1ed eleventh round. His Aoso was broken md his faGo bleeding. ~i3
 ' Many Chances sy
 Bner, who seemed tof hnvo tho light won In tho first round, ngain In the second, and still 'nRnif, n tho tenth, cnno out for tho XII, lIo had Curnota all but out on hlS feet q few seconds ufter tho cloV' onth gong was struck,
 Mnxio noorod Carnora' with a right to tho head. Referee Donovan counted up Co three"
 Keeling liko Il Saturday niRh, drunk, ,Curneia pulled hls hug ] dropping body uprighti slithered along tho ropes.
 Liner drove n relentless loft 10 tho body. Primo, dasod, raised ms Ilstp weakly; picked ut MoxlcB hoGd with meaningless, Iefts, Bnor Bmughcd over n left which sent Primo rGcllng. But hc showed gnmoneSs evcn under thlS terrihc onslaught. Ills legs sagging, Cni- noru took stunning left to the heud .
 Asain MnxIe iashed out. Thht power. packed right caught Primo Squnroly nsidG the head. Down went tho champion. Obviously ou' on his feet, Camera struggled up again, But Referee. Arthur Don oVan Tod Muxlo away and isnlly rals0d Bnor's hand In signal oi vic'
 The crowd, of 65,0OO was wildly excited throughout.
 Tho tip.0n came In tho opening round.
 After nearly two minutes of cau' tjous spRrrinH, Baer fioored Cnl . nora with q right to the chin. Primo was up at once. He bent . hnsty retreat against the ropes ncnr neutral corner. Baor swarin- . cd all over tho giant and drose | him through the ropes. Ciifncfu | Unnthnfad tho round, | Tho second round was hs nuch wrestling ns 1t was boxing. Baer cracked over Il right to tho bodV down went Camera. | Baer, football fashion, was pulled | down on top of him. Hardly had inc tangie ot legs been clenred when Daer popped him again. once more Primo wont down and once ngnin Bncr Topped on top of him, deliberately, sO it seemed.
 Baer banged out a terrific right to tho head and Camera toppled over backwards. This time Maxie tangled into Primo's legs, ripped and fell.
 Again in the fifth, Baer looked like u certain winner when n wiid- ly swung left started Carnerii nosebleed which continued to the end. But Bacr seemed to be enjoy. ing himself. He pranced, laughed and clowncd and refused to pui . sue the advantage until the tenth and eleventh. The tenth round was show all by itself. As the round started Primo seemed to be stronger.
 Meantime, Max, put on show When Primo barely reached him with a left flick to the head BaeI did Ray Bolgcr dying swan, sag. ging his knees in mockery. Int crowd liked that.
 But Baer soon quit his testing. right to the head and Q left to the body brought the champion reel. ing to the floor. When he reached his feet 1t appeared that he had asked Donovan to stop the fight Donovan stood between them few seconds; then beckoned the fight. CTS to continue.
 Camera was again fiO0rcd and again arose. For moment it seem. ed that Donovan had stopped the fight but the bell rang and they went to their corners. Immediate ly scores of ringsIde presAnntt yelled "rhat's itl Baer by tcchni. cal knockout Donovan stopped the lshow!" But nothing happened and