The Washington herald., 1915-01-26
But Little Improvement
In Whites Condition
Chicago Lightweight Slightly
Better, but DR.. Flynn Will
Not Let Him Fight.
BEECHER IS SUBSTITUTED

New York. Jan S.-CharIie White
proved a refractory patient today In
his apartments in the Hotel Apthorp. on
upper Broadway. he gave Mrs White
and husky man nurse a great argu-
ment that he should not be compelled to
stay in bed. His temperature charts
showed a range in fever from 100 degrees
down to 1904, but il took the combined
oratory Of his wife and nurse to en-
force the order of two doctors against
getting up.
White is bitterly disappointed by hav-
ing this Illness when he still believes he
has his greatest chance to win the light
weight championship OF the world by a
Knockout. He refuses to talk of his ILL
ness. and in long argument this after
noon cited half dozen cases where he
had been attacked with chills in the
middle of training, only to shake them
on and so into the ring to make a hard,
fast fight.
DIR. Flynn, official physician of the Gar
den Athletic Club. and DIR. Gerschen.
Whites personal physician, are fearful
that Charles illness may develop into
pneumonia, but are watching closely on
the theory that it may be malaria instead
that is holding him down. A laboratory
blood test will be made tomorrow as an
aid in diagnosing the complaint
VIII Leave New York.
White insists that he will leave New
York on Wednesday afternoon, taking a
compartment on a twenty-hour train and
getting back to his Chicago home The
doctors are skeptical as to the safety of
such course, but IL Charlie shows
enough improvement by tomorrow to
warrant journey they will aid him to
get ready to leave Wednesday. so that
by noon Thursday he can be in his own
home.
Il feel all right" said Charlie. when 1
saw him in bed. Il don't think this fever
signifies anything. and ] have lots of
chills IKE these I am having now But
the doctor from the Garden said he posi-
lively could not allow me to fight there
postponement OF not more than three or
four days. or perhaps a week. seem likely
to be untitled.
At is pretty tough to be sick Just now,
for have honestly felt as il the worlds
championship was within my grasp. I
have been sure I would win by a knock
out. Now I'll have all the training to do
over again. but the Garden Athletic Club
has promised me the match will be only
postponed, SO as soon as I am fit I will
be just as sure of winning that title that
was hAiA4A yGSNCAudy
Nurse Throws Them Out.
White wanted to talk more. but the
nurse shooed the interviewer out of the
room. You can't argue with a man nurse,
and you can't fiattcr him by telling him
how becoming his cap and uniform are
When man nurse says Get OUT out
you go.
Jimmie Johnston. matchmaker for the
Garden Athletic Club, was busy all morn
ing trying to arrange a substitute for
White, and tonight announced that Willie
Beecher would go on in place of White
Beecher happens to be in training. and is
conceded to be able to make Welsh step
some. so the fans probably will turn out
to some extent to see the champion in
action. But instead of a 10000 house the
Garden management will be pleased if it
gets one of $4,000.
Welsh was notified at his training quar-
tiers at Oceanport today that White was
III, and started for New York at once
Harry Pollok, his manager. said Beecher
would be satisfactory substitute. and
added that Freddie. by reason of his
strenuous training for White, would be in
shape to show the crowd some OF the
best boxing seen in New York for many
moons.