The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-12

You will remember CarnerA's tirst fight with Jack Sharkey, in which the sailor floored the seQunl Is Steer in the fourth round and, what with one thing and another, gave the big boy quito Roing over.
 In that contest, Carnera proved something of tremendous impor- tance. He demonstrated that he could take it, and como back for more. Let that sink in when you discuss his battle with Baer, who Is likely to administer a lot of pun. ishment--and get lot of it, too,
 By tho time Carnera entered tho ring for his second encounter with Sharkey, Bootsy had plenty with which to back up his courage. He had actual skill, both In leading and tounterinR.
 He had learned vastly more about the technique of tho left hand, and had mustered, to some extent, right uppereut, It was with tho latter that he scored the knockout that put him on top.
 Sharkcy Best Teacher
 In tho first ShNrkey engagement, Carnera paved with hls left and pushed with his right. Ho was 50 Inexperienced and oVer.anxious that his loft hand was half open most of tho time. CarnOra gave himself only meager opportunity to us0 his power, He didn't even got tho slso of hls fist Into most of his left leads.
 shnrkey dropped into carnora's dressing room after tho duel, "Closo your hands, Primo, and you'll hurt and cut fellows up," tho gob advised Big Boy.
 In predicting that he would beat Sharkoy In thoir second joust, Car. nora explained that the Lithuanian had been his best teacher.
 Primo now gets n good part of his 200 pounds behind thrusts with his loft, Ho also has developed a sort of eorkserew twist In connoe. ton with that weapon, It is an. moving, to say the least,
 Much has been made Of tho fact that Tommy Loughran, whom Car nora outwelghod by moro than so pounds, stayed 10 rounds with tho slgeablo signor, But don't forget that tho montal angle in that bout was entirely against Primo.
 Ho wasn't eager about the on. g0gement from tho start, ft offered n chance to gain little, In money or prestige, and he riskod losing much, Carnorn realized public sym pathy would be with tho small. or Loughran. And tho phlladel- phlRn K not tho easiest man In tho world t1 hit,
 floss Out f0ughran Bout
 Chrnera eame in 10 pounds over. weight, after putting n minimum of effort into hls workouts.
 Tho light was postponed A day, and they toll mo that on tho night before Primo kept h date original. ly made for the purpose of eelc. brnting q victory. Tho victory had not yet been scored, but l under. stand that that did not keep Car. nern from celebrating.
 Tho story goos that, returning 10 his quarters in the small hours, ho omptiod m leo box of a log or lamb md sufficient other vi0tuals to food himself and tho two or thrco por- sons residing with him tho follow. Ing day.
 So l would not pay too much at. tontion to tho LouRhran light In up Carneras chances of successfully defending tho diadom against Buor, Primo has too much respect for Max's ability to stuff himself tho night before they light.
 The punishment Camera took in tho first battle with Shurkoy and tho punishment he geve In tho soc. ond showed how much ho I'm. proved in 20 months. And Musso. llni's muscle man figures Co bo more formidable on thls occasion, for he hns had 90 rounds Of nctunl competition since ho smothcred Sharkey in resin,