The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-26

But before Louis may fight the
champion, ne must fight the rlost
recent lex" of the ex-champlons
Max Baer. Promoters from three
cities-NeW York, Chicago and De-
troit-were bidding for a Louis Baer
bout for September with a S5O0,O0C
gate in prospect. The promoters
ViSualiZed the million dollar gates OF
the Dempsey era waited back by the
mercilesS Savagery of the Detroit
Brown Bomber.
Camera Calls Quits"
Not only did he make the Italian
giant quit, a battered and bleeding
hulk, but caused him to decide to
retire permanently from the ring
His victory, his twenty-third
straight one in the most dramatic
rise to fstic heights since James j.
Jefries won the heavyweight title
after IS fights, will go into the rec
ord books as a technical knockout
after 2 minutes 80 seconds Of the
sixth round.
A crowd of 10000, of which APP
proximately $1,000 were Negroes,
saw the 21-year-old Louis coldly
and relentleSsly slash down his
ponderous opponent last night in
Yankee Stadium. Cameras 260
pounds toppled to the floor three
times in the sixth round before a
steady drum-fire of lethal punches.
Louis weighed 1876.
After the last knockdown, Car
nera feebly pulled himself off the
canvas and through blood-splat-
tered lips mumbled to Referee Ar
thur Donovan that he was through.
Later in his dressing room, Camera,
on the verge of tears, said he would
never fight again. He plans to re-
turn to his native Italy as soon as
possible.
Baer also knocked out Camera,
1t took him IL rounds to finish the
Italian giant and win the title.
Louis did it more convincingly in
five fewer rounds.
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Camera said Louis was a more
deadly puncher than Baer.
He hit harder, much harder than
Baer," mumbled the detected Car
rera. HE is what you call sharp
shooter. He tented me into his
punch. I could not get away from
him. He'll make a fine champion"
All along the fistic rialto today
they were showering praise on the
froZen-faced Alabama Negro who
injected a hypodermic into the box
ing game. Up in Harlem the chant
was heard until the late hours, the
next champ, Joe Louis"
Camera was Louis nineteenth
knockout in % professional bouts
and his SiXty-second knockout in II
bouts as an amateur and a profess
sional. Last July he made his pro-
fessional debut by knocking out
Jack Kracken in Chicago for a $50
purse. Last night he knocked out
an eX-heavyweight champion, and
his purse will be about S55,0000. No
ether fighter in ring history from
bare knuckle days to the Marquis
of Queensberry era has bridged a
gap that VIDE.
Louis version of how he beat Car
.nera was simple, i jes' hit him till
he quit"
Huge Physique Useless
The Italian giants physical ad-
vantages proved useless. His added
height, weight and reach meant
nothing. The dead-pan youngster
had no trouble hitting Camera at
long range or in close. He hurt Car
nera with a right-hand jolt in tbs
first round, splitting his lip and
drawing blood. Moving in on flat
feet, Louis continually banged Primo
with both fists. Louis carried the
battle to Camera in every round
winning all but the fourth by wide
margins.
The beginning of the end came in
the fifth round-the round in which
Louis had promised to stop him
Camera hit Louis with a right on
the head, and then started to wrestle
the Negro around and rough him up
in a clinch. Louis shook free, gave
Camera a twist and then went to
work with both fists. Up to this time
Louis had fought carefully, slowly
softing Camera up for the kill with
Iolting rights to the head. Just be-
fore the bell Louis caught the giant
with a one-two punch to the head
which hurt.
Camera Knows He's Whipped
Midway in the sixth round, the
Brown Bomber touched off one of
his dynamite rights to the Italian S
jaw. Camera toppled in a heap,
blood smeared across his grotesque
jaw. Louis calmly walked to his
corner. The count reached 4,
Camera got up. He was hurt too
badly to know what he was doing.
He put up his huge arms to fend
of. but Louis knocked them aside
and blasted the Italians chin with
both fists. Again Camera dropped,
dazed and bewildered. He got up
this time after a short count Of
three. but fear was written all over
his blood-splattered face. Louis
leaped to the kill. struck down the
giant again with a left hook and a
right cross. Cameras legs buckled
and he fell. He got up at 3, help
less. his arms dangling. his face
turned toward the referee. Louis
shuffled toward his tottering foe,
but Donovan stepped in and de-
clared a technical knockout.
Theer was no protest from Car
nera over Donovan's act as there
Thar v-oS M r,rotoSt from Car