Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Corresponds

NEW YORK, June 26-The dark
shadow Of Joe Louis, the "Sepia
Slasher", lowered menacingly over
the heavyweight division today,
threatening the reign of James j.
Braddock, the rags-to-riches cham
pion.
Louis two laden fists
obliterated Primo Camera. ex-
titleholder, from the heavyweight
picture and the fight business last
night and set up such a furore the
sporting world has not known since
another giant, Jess Willard, was OBJ
liberated by another little" heavy
weight, William Harrison Jack)
Dempsey
Fight experts hailed the dead
panned, Unconditional Negro as the
greatest fighting machine of his
era. Many said he was a fast ex-
press on a one-track line headed
for Braddock's championship.
But before Louis may fight the
champion, he must fight the most
recent eX of the ex-champions,
Max Baer. Promoters from three
cities-New York, Chicago and De-
troit-were bidding for a Louis
Baer bout for September with a
$500,000 gate in prospect The pro-
moters visualized the million-doll
gates of the Dempsey era brought
back by the merciless savagery of
the Detroit Brown Bomber"
Not only did he make the italian
Giant quit, a battered and bleed
ing hulk, but also caused him to
decide to retire permanently from
the ring His victory his 23rd
straight in the most dramatic rise
to fistic heights since James j.
Jeffries won the heavyweight title
after IS fights, will go into the rec
ord books as a technical knockout
after two minutes, 80 seconds of
| the sixth round
| Carnera Through
A crowd of $4,000, of which ap-
proximately $4,000 were Negroes,
saw the 21-year-old Louis coldly
and relentlessly slash down his
ponderous opponent last night in
Yankee stadium. Cameras 26015
pounds toppled to the floor three
times in the sixth round before a
steady drum-fire of lethal punch
es. Louis weighed 1876.
After the last knockdown, Car
nera feebly pulled himself off the
canvas, and through blood-splat-
tered lips mumbled to Referee Don
ovan that he was through. Later
/, in his dressing room, Camera, or
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. II
took him II rounds to finish the
Italian giant and win the title
Louis did it more convincingly III
five fewer rounds.
Camera said Louis was a more
! deadly puncher than Baer.
"He hit harder, much harder
than Baer," mumbled the detected
Carnera HE is what you call {
sharpshooter. He feinted me int
his punches. I could not get ava!
from him. He'll make a fine cham
pion"
All along the fistic Rialto today
they we're showering praise on the
frozen faced Alabama Negro WhC
injected hypodermic into the box
ing game. Up in Harlem the chan
was heard until the late hours
"The next champ, Joe Louis
Camera was Louis 10Th knock,
out victim in % professional bout
and his 62nd knockout in II bout
as an amateur and a professional
Last July 4 he made his profes
sional debut by knocking out Jacl
Kracken in Chicago for a $50 purse
Last night he knocked out an eX
heavyweight champion and hi
purse will be about $4,000. M
other fighter in ring history from
bare knuckle days to the Marquis
of Queensbury era, has bridged {
gap that wide
Hit Til He Quit
Louis version of how he bea
Camera was simple. Il jes' hit hin
till he quit"
The Italian giants physical adj
vantages proved useless. His added
height weight and reach mean
nothing. The dead-pan youngstel
had no trouble hitting Carnera a
long range or III close. He hur
Camera with a right hand Jolt il
the first round, splitting his lip anC