The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
BRAIN SURGEON WARNS BOXERS
 OF HIDDEN ILLS
Headaches May Be Sign of Serious Injury, Says
 Dr. Peet
BY CLINTON B. C0NGER United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Ann Arbor, Mich, Feb. i4. tUP)-- More thorough physical examination of prize-iighters is recommended by pr. Max M, Peet, internationally famous brain surgeon among whose patients is Q once-promising heavy weight now half-blinded from . ring beating,
 Jimmy Adamick, the Midland, Mich, mauler, was considered a promising White Hope" until the crashing lefts of Roscoe Toles sent him from the canvas to the hos pital. According to pr. Peet, who is treating Adamick at University hospital here, Jimmy might still have a ring career if he had needed symptoms that bothered him for more than six months before the Toles fight,
 Examination showed that a brain injury affects part of Adamick's optic fibers so that he can see noth- ing to his right and from the symp- toms he related, in all probability Llt iltNUA cuW tiiV RtAAShA tAAVV h"J have ended his career,
 Schaff's Injury Discussed
 Dr. peet said the autopsy on Ernie Schaff, previously not rec vealed in fall, showed that Schaff, who died after a beating by Primo Camera several years ago, had Q huge blood clot on the back of the brain which would have left him similarly blinded if he had sur vived.
 And sehaff, too, may never have seen the punch that killed him, for many ring observer felt that pre- vious fight with Max Baer, and not the awkward swings of the ftelian giant, prepared his way for the fatal blow,
 The effect of the optic injury, Dr, Peet explained, Is to cut of the entire right side of the field of vi- sion. The view Is as If Adamick covered his right eye and held e shield straight ahead of his nose, cutting of part of the left eyes field Of vision,
 If an opponent were to feint with e right and then swing 0 left at Adamick, he couldn't see It., the surgeon said, "and 1t Is possible that his vision was damaged before the Toles fight"
 Adamlck suffered Previously
 A year ago, shortly after c bout with Harry Thomas, Adamiek com. plained of headaches, and after meeting John Henry Lewis last sum mer, his attacks were even more severe. From this 1t seemed that the blindness, known as right homonymous hemianopsia," was not due entirely to the last fight,
 The abrain damage was such that it would not have been discovered in the routine check of heart, lungs and weight that all fighters receive before they enter the ring. Adam. icks manager, Jim Brady, worried over the headaches, had x-fays taken which showed sinus trouble and the fighter was treated for it, but the headaches continued.
 According to Dr. Peet, however, Adamiek should have been kept from fighting until tho trouble was discovered and treated The fighter and his manager were offered Q postponem but felt obligated to 70 through with the meeting be- cause the fans had accused them of dodging Toles.
 Injuries Not Frequent
 pr. Peet questioned the necessity Of more thorough examinations as standard practice, pointing out that such injuries as Adamieks are not frequent enough to justify calling in specialists before every bout, But wherever there are unexplained symptombs such as there were in Adamiek's case, he said, complete medical diagnosis is necessary.
 If the Midland youths injury proves Co Dc 6 blood elet, the brain surgeon said, an operation might cure him and even allow c renewal of his ring career. If tho damage Is a confusion or laeeration Of the brain tissue, however, as indicated by the examinations 50 far, an operation would Do useless, and the aAitai biiadAAaa taapyaaA AAAf