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Await Final Word Oh Davey, Basilio N.Y. Boxing Boss to Study Judges Scorecard Before Announcing His Decision By BARNEY NAGLER Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, N. Y., May 30. All bets were paid off yesterday on Carmen Basilios apparent upset of Chuck Davey, Hitherto undefeated Michigan State collegian, in Syracuse the night before, but insofar as chairman Bob Christenberry, of the New York Athletic Commission, is concerned there is room for a quick switch. Christenberry told Chet Knowles, Daveys manager, yesterday that he was waiting receipt of the scorecard of referee Joe Palmer before deciding on the winner of the 10-rounder, which produced a rhubarb of prize-winning stature. Even if Davey should be adjudged the winner, and it is likely, he has been defeated on another score. Deep cuts over both eyes will keep him from a June 11 return, in Detroit, with Chico Vejar, the NYU dramatics" art major, who played a minor role to Daveys best showing in Chicago some weeks earlier. The International Boxing Club set about trying to fill the June 11 date with a bout between Jake La Motta and Irish Bob Murphy. La Motta was stopped by Murphy last year and wants to get even for the indignity imposed on him.. Voted Four Rounds Even The Syracuse situation developed out of the apparent faulty scoring of referee Palmer, wro voted three rounds for each fighter, with four even, but gave eight points to Basilio and six to Davey. He had failed to give Davey any points for winning the second and ninth rounds, which is contrary to New Yorks scoring system. The other officais had split. Judge Dick Fazio called it five rounds for each fighter, but gave Basilio a 6-5 advantage in points. Judge Harvey Smith voted five rounds for Davey, four for Basilio and one even, in which case his point score was nullified. Christenberry announced that Palmers scorecard was being forwarded to him by "deputy commissioner Thomas Graulty, of Troy, but that it had been delayed in the holiday mail. Knowlescharged that referee Palmer not only was inadequate in his toting of the score, but seemed to be altogether too hasty in his efforts to stop the fight because of the cuts over Daveys eyes. He was joined in this by Daveys trainer, Izzy Kline, who said that the referee tried to overrule the judgment of Dr. Charles Heck, who examined Davey after the ninth round and said that the fighter could continue in action. The rhubarb came in Daveys 35th bout. He had won 33 and had been held even before taking on Basilio in a twice-postponed bout, which drew an estimated gross of 5,000.
