Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-11-05 | Page 10 | Gavilan Says He Thinks Fight Fixed

Gavilan Says Ho Thinks Fight Fixed DETROIT, Nov. 5 (UP) Welterweight Welter-weight Kid Gavilan, who lost a much-booed bout to unknown Lester Les-ter Felton here Oct 21, told the Michigan boxing commission Saturday. Sat-urday. "I think the fight was fixed." Gavilan, ordered to appear at an Inquiry ef the split decision, said that "he heard the referee (Marty Sherman) say something" to Felton at the end of the sixth or seventh round as ha went to his corner. . T think he told Felton to "make a point.' " the Cuban welterweight said. Reporters were not sble immediately im-mediately to question Gavilan further. fur-ther. The Detroit bout was booed for IS minutes by a disgusted crowd. Polios Commissioner Harry 8. Toy ordered an Investigation of rumors of "heavy eastern betting," and the boxing commission started Its own probe. ' Gsvilan's co manager, Fernando Balltdo, did not specifically claim a "fix" when he appeared as the first witness before the commission. commis-sion. When asked by boxing commissioner commis-sioner Floyd Stevens If "there waa a fix." Ballldo said through aa Interpreter: In-terpreter: . T believe something was wrong, but I don't know bow It could have been done." He said be waant aura and bad no facte as to Irregularities la tha 3-1 decision.