Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-02-17 | Page 15 | After-Effects of 'Flu' May Have Caused Schaaf's Death

After-Effects of 'Flu' May Have Caused Schaaf s Death NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (AP) Preliminary examination of the outer aurfaces of the brain of Ernie Schaaf, heavyweight boxer, who died Tuesday morning following a bout with Primo Camera, have strengthened the belief of the medical examiner'a office that death was due entirely to natural causes, and not the result of blows from the huge Italian's fists, the Associated Press learned from a reliable source today. Although announcement scheduled yesterday - by Dr. Charles W. Norris, chief medical examiner, was postponed, it waa learned that preliminary examinaton showed diffuse swelling of the brain, due to encephalitis, a condition which occurs occasionally following influenza. This conclusion, which in nontechnical terms means that swelling of the brain, considerable in degree, was caused by inflammation of the entire brain surface that could have been caused by influenza, opposes the diagnosis of operating surgeons sur-geons who said Schaaf died of hemorrhage ana intracranial pressure, brought on by Camera's blows. Schaaf waa knocked out by Camera In the thirteenth round of a match last Friday night and died after an opera-tion opera-tion performed Monday to relieve pressure in the brain. He suffered an attack of influenza, severe enough to require hospital hos-pital treatment, about three weeks before the bout