Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-19 | Page 24 | Jack Kearns, Paul Prehn Battle over Place Where Check Belongs

Jack Kearns Paul Battle Over Place Where Check Belongs Unique Controversy Breaks Out Again Forfeit Forfeit Forfeit For For- feit Money Bone of Contention CHICAGO April 19 United Press Press After After for almost almost al almost al- al most a month the battle between Jack Kearns and Paul which I began shortly before the Mickey Walker Tommy V Loughran fight here he brought out again today The trouble started when as chairman of ot the Illinois athletic commission and president of ot the National Boxing association de demanded demanded demanded de- de that Kearns post a forfeit guaranteeing Walker would defend his middleweight title by September 30 demand re resulted resulted re- re suited from an N. N B. B A. A rul rule which provides a champion must defend his title once each six months REFUSES SANCTION Kearns balked countered by refusing to sanction the Walker Walker- Loughran battle until the forfeit was up The fl fight ht was wail worth 50 to Walker Valker and Kearns so Jack Jaet with a Guess Im I'm in a pot put up upa a check That check caused the argument toda today According to Kearns Kearns' lawyer John F. F Tyrell the check was supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to have been given into the care of Chairman Hanlon of the California athletic commission Walker has signed to meet Ace Hudkins for the title and the fight ight either will be beheld held in Las Vegas Nev Nov or in California and Hanlon Hanion was to have kept the money until Mickey l had defended th the title I GOES TO FOSTER I But Instead the check was alleged to have been sent to Chairman Foster Foster Fos Ios ter of the National Boxing assOciation association asso assO- elation championship committee whose offices are in New Jersey So Kearns earns wanted to know why a check guaranteeing a fight in California Calm Cali I fornia should be posted pOl in New I Jersey and demanded that Foster send it back Today the check was said to be beon beon beon on deposit in a local bank and Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Tyrell was preparing to find out why it has not gone to Cali Cali- fornia ALLOWS TIME That check belongs In California California Califor Califor- nia as the written contract specifies specifies sped sped- fies Tyrell said and I was willing willing will will- ing to allow a reasonable length of time for it to get there Its It's nearly a month now and if it isn't sent Im I'm either going to get Kearns' Kearns money back for him or see that the California California Cali Call fornia commission gets the care of it