1933-06-27 [P C-3]

Sharkey Is Declared Primed for Camera BETTER THAN YEAR Camera—What Makes Him Tick AGO, DOCTOR HOLDS Why They Call Him "Wild Boar" and Other Stories BY GAYLE TALBOT. Associated Press Sports Writer. Regarded as Physically and EW YORK, June 27.—Just a big:, easy-going, good-natured Mentally Superior Than fellow, this Primo Camera, in many ways the most unusual for Schmeling Bout. specimen ever to attain the high places in the prize fighting racket. He has none of the characteristics BY HERBERT W. BARKER, that have marked some of our greatert There isn't a "killer in- Associated Press Sports Writer. gladiators. stinct" in a carload of Cameras. YORK, June 27.—Primo Neither is he a deep thinker of the nor sullen like Sharkey, Camera may expect to Tunney type, nor reckless and irresponsible like the of NEWcatch Jack Sharkey out current rave, Maxie Baer. condition when they step He's just an enormously big man, transformed into a fighter. Something Into the ring of Madison Square like Jesse Willard, only the Kansan Garden's Long Island City Bowl did have a real wallop when he con- nected. They say Primo is afraid to he Thursday night, but if does, cut loose with all his power for fear are those he'll run into an unpleasant sur- of killing somebody. There who doubt this legend. prise. "Strong Boy" at 16. Jack, at 30, won't be the Sharkey of Primo was born at Sequals, in the a few ago perhaps, but he'll be years of October 25. In first-class shape just the same, Undine province Italy. His had been mosaic trained to the minute and ready lor 1907. family workers for and that is the 15-round route. generations, long Primo would have been had not An examination by Dr. Vincent Nar- what said, what a strong diello of the medical staff of the New somebody "My. big, son have. Mrs. Camera." He York State Athletic Commission, effec- you a circus at 16 as a tively disposed of the question of the thereupon joined champion's condition. strong boy. Speaking of mosaic work, no artist in the line ever did a more tedious, Disposition Much Improved. of putting the little TIRES painstaking job SPEEDWAY is in better shape kkpHARKEY pieces together than did Bill Duffy in ^ physically and mentally," Dr. building Primo into a boxer. It's Duffy's Nardiello said, "than he was masterpiece. when I examined him a year ago for frimo is extremely naive, or some- his fight with Max Schmeling. His thing. His fighting trunks are dec- disposition is greatly improved. He orated with the rampant figure of a was too much on edge last year, too wild boar, and one of Madison Square nervous. Nervous exhaustion is more Garden's publicity experts told a most tiring than any amount, of physical interesting story thereof. effort. I would say Sharkey is every "It's this way," he said. "The woods bit as ready as Camera." were full of vicious black boars where Sharkey, as a matter of fact, never Primo lived as a boy. Once he saw has looked better than he did yesterday one of them about to a tack a little In a sizzling two-round workout with girl. Primo scuttled over in the nick I Hans Birkie, rugged German warrior, of time, grabbed the boar by the feet An intimate view of the vast facial expanse of Primo Camera, Italy's great- in a at his training camp Orangeburg, and dashed him to death against est contribution to the heavyweight boxing Industry. They laughed at htm when N. Y. The champion was punching tree. That's why they call him the he first came to this country in 1929, but he's no laughing matter to any with his viciously to the body right 'Wild Bull of Sequals' and why he has opponent now. hand, snaking punches home with that emblem on his pants." lightning speed, and twice shook up Primo was pressed for more of the Birkie with left hooks that traveled | harrowing details. dictions. He mostly grins, displaying a petition in bankruptcy. He eats mod- only inches. "Oh, the little pig on the pants? tremendous expanse of ivory, and lets erately. for all his size, and is a hard Camera, meanwhile, wound up his He means nothing. He was there on the others do the talking. He fights and willing trainer. Intensive preparations at Pompton the pants they gave me to wear for automatically, but surprisingly well. For the present he is giving Eng- land a wide Lakes. N. J., by boxing three rounds my first fight in Paris and I have just Da Preem has had 74 fights since he berth, having lost the de- with Harold Mays and two against Ar- kept him there. Maybe he be good started in 1929, winning 57 by knock- cision in a breach of promise suit. thur Huttick. Both found the huge luck. In Undine we have no wild outs, 12 by decision, losing four and en- Italian easy to hit, but hard to hurt. boars." gaging in one no-decision affair. He Competent boxing critics expressed sur- The press agents, stuck for something ran up a long string of kayos on his prise over Prime's improvement, espe- exciting to write about Primo, always first tour of this country and some of cially in boxing skill. can start with the assertion that he the boys were very, very skeptical about weighs 275 pounds on the loose, 260 their authenticity. But he was re- Camera Just Exercising. when in fighting trim and stands 6 garded primarily as a freak in those feet, Inches. Also that he is a fool days and nobody much cared how he ARNERA plans no more boxing and ey2 about movies and the radio and likes fought so long as he exhibited his bulk. take exercise will only enough to drive fast. But from there on the He has learned to fight since then. until the of the fight to night gets tough. The vast one has made a fortune In condition. going keep himself at top Sharkey His is not the gift of repartee, he the ring and lost most of it through to wind expected up boxing today. doesn't boast and he authors few pre- dizzy investments. He recently filed a Although there was no accurate esti- mate on advance sales, boxing writers began scaling down their original pre- dictions of a crowd of 60,000 and re- Now His Own ceipts of about $350,000. Business at Ray Steele, Boss, the Garden box office was slow and GOODYEAR is proud tome observers expressed the belief the gate might not be much in excess of Will Tackle New Foes on Mat of the superior quality of the $240,000 Jack Dempsey drew with his Max Baer-Max Schmeling battle, its tires and proud, too, of although he charged $10 "tops" against novelty of seeing Ray Steele : before to engage Ed Lewis. Losing that for match. the $15 Thursday's match to Lewis by disqualification, he superior character of The odds continued to favor pitted against new foes may be betting ] since has confined his activities to the at 6 to 5. the treat in store for its dealers. Sharkey THE Washing- ! Londos circuit. tonlans in the very near future. Having yesterday wired Matchmaker kfcy'M particularly anxious to land Conveniently located, Joe Turner his decision to branch out X Steele and Sonnenberg." Turner admitted yesterday. "There's a these dealers are on the as an independent wrestler following job LUNN AND PEACOCK match that would be jammed with col- with Gino Gar- Thursday night's tie-up or. And also one that should pack for you whenever and ibaldi at Griffith Stadium, Ray empow- plenty of drawing power." Gari- ered Turner to select for him the best In Thursday's stand against wherever you need them. baldi. Steele must be at his best. opposition a- ailable in the heavyweight IN THICK OF FIGHT Famed as an upsetter, hard-boiled Gino field. considers himself in a prime spot to Just try their values and Acting immediately upon Steele's sug- ! take over the CcJifornian. see Turner has made over- The semi-final matches Dick Shikat service and Come in and take advan- (Continued Prom Second Page.) gestion, already you'll why tures to such standouts as Gus Son- against Henry Piers, while preliminaries ^ "Don" Jim book Frank Speers vs. Abe Coleman, "more ride on later tied by nenberg, George, Browning, people — record at Chevy chase, Jack Sherry and Joe Malcewicz. Pat O'Shocker vs. Fred Grobmier and of these and to the final in the Chevy tage prices Lunn, go Heretofore affiliated with the Jim | "Blue Son" Jennings vs. Floyd Mar- Tires than on Chase Yet here is a youngster Goodyear tourney. Londos league, Steele broke away once shall. in the a lad who to out who can go far game, any other kind." offered close if he gets all his shots working in the they're course. groove can burn up any golf ARNOLD IS RIFLE VICTOR MAY TAKE BOXERS ABROAD our stock of So far he has that characteristic of Authorized Goodyear Speedway Tires, most, young players—inability to keep all the time—but dealers in all his shots going Scores 194 Out of 200 in National Erwin Plans London Battles for Washington now that is con- the day is not far distant when this Goodyear youngster will be one of the standout Capital Club Event.

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