The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-26
GATE OF $5OO,OOO SIGHTED AS NEGRO
 CHAMPION LOOMS.
Camera Beaten Into help- less State Within Six
 Rounds
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspcndent)


 dark shadow of Joe Louis, the sepla slasher, hovered menacing- ly over the heavyweight division today, threatening the reign of Jame J. Braddock, the rags-to- riches champion.
 Louis two dynamite laden fists obliterated Primo Camera, ex-title- holder from the heavyweight pie ture and the fight business last night and set up such 8 furore the sporting world has not known since another giant, Jess Willard was ob- i liberated by another little" heavy. weight, William Harrison Demp. sey.
 Fight experts, not always given to rhapsody, hailed the dead-pan- neG. unemotional colored man, as the greatest fighting machine of his era. Many said he was fast ex- press on a one track line headed straight for Braddock's champion ship.
 Baer Next
 But before Louis may fight the champion, he must fight the most recent of the ex.champions, Max Baer. Promoters from three cities New York, Chicago, and Detroit were bidding for a Louis-Baer bout for September with $500,- 900 gate in prospect. The promo ters visualized the million dollar gates of the Dempsey era waited back by the merciless savagery of the Detroit brown bomber.
 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. The victory, his gard straight one in the most dramatic rise to fistic heights since James J. Jeffries won the heavyweight title. 4t A crowd of 60,000, of which ap- proximately 15,000 were negroes. saw the 21-year-old Louis coldly and relentlessly slash down his ponderous opponent last night in Yankee Stadium. Carnera's 260M pounds toppled to the floor three times in the sixth round before a steady drum fire of lethal punches. Louis weighed 190.
 After the last knockdown, Car nera feebly pulled himself off the canvas, and through iood-splatter. cd lips mumbled to Referee Arthur Donovan that he was through. Later in his dressing room, Car. nera, on the verge of tears. said he would never fight again. He plans to return to his native Italy as soon as possible.
 Baer also knocked out Camera. It took him Il rounds to finish the 1 Italian giant and win the title, Louis did 1t more convincingly in Ave fewer rounds.
 Best Hitter
 Camera said Louis was a more deadedly puncher than Baer.
 ''He hit harder, much harder than Baer," mumbled the dejected Camera. He is what you call a sharpshooter. He feinted me into punch. l 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 fight game.
 Camera was Louis 18th knock out in 23 professional bouts and his 62nd knockout in 77 bouts as an amateur and q professional. Last July he made his profess sional debut by knocking out Jack Kracken in Chicago, for $50 purse. Last night he knocked out an ex-heavyweight champion, and his purse will be about $55,000. No other fighter in ring history from bare knuckle days to the Marquis of Queensbury era has bridgod a gap that wide.
 Louis version of how he beat Camera was simple. T jes' hit him till he quit"
 The Italian Giants physical ad- vantages proved useless. His added height, weight and reach meant nothing to the dead-pan youngster. He had no trouble hitting Camera at long range or in close. He hurt Carnera with a rlght.hand jolt in the first round, splitting his ipi and drawing blood. Moving in on flat feet Louis continually banged Primo with both fists. Louis car ried the battle to Camera in every round. winning all but the fourth by wide margins.
 Almost Called It
 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 high on the head, and then started to wrestle the negro around and rough him up in & clinch. Louis shook free, gave Camera e twist and then went to work with both fists. Up to this time Louis had fought carefully, slowly softinR Camera up for tho kill with jolt- ing rights to the head. Just before the bell Louis caught the Giant with a one-two punch to the head which hurt
 Midway in the sixth round, the brown bomber touched off one of his dynamite rights to the Italians jaw. Camera toppled in a heap. Blood smeared across his grotesQue face. Louis calmly walked to his corner. The count reached 1, Car nera got up. He was hurt too badly to know what he was doinr.
 He put up, his huge arms to fend off, 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 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 left hook and right cross. Carnera's legs buckled and he fell. He got up at 3, help less, his arms dangling, his face turned toward the referee. Louis sufled toward his tottering foe. but Donovan stepped in and declared a technical knockout.
 There was no protest from Car nera over Donovan's act as there was in his bout with Baer. Carnera was whipped and knew 1t.
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