The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12
WILLARD HAS GRIP:
May PUT OFF BOUT
Loses Weight Rapidly in His
Training: Catches Cold: Now
Is Confined to Bed.
DEFERS HIS COMING HERE

CHICAGO. Feb. ii.-Jess willard,
heavyweight champion. IA be forced
to postpone his ten round hattie with
Frank Moran, scheduled TO take place
In New York March s. The champion
IL confined 10 his bed with the grip.
While the attack IL not considered serl-
GUS by his physicians Willard has been
forced To- stop all training. and tonight
he announced that his departure for
New York has been postponed indef-
nitely.
Willard has been working In the gym
nasium of the Chicago Athletic Associa-
ton for nearly two weeks. hut on
Wednesday IL was announced That he
was suffering with "A cold and that he
would not do any work on that day.
Yesterday the same information was
given out at his home on the North
and It was repeated again his
morning when IL came time for the
champion to appear for "A workout. To-
night II vas stated definitely that the
champion was in bed suffering with the
grip.
1t also developed tonight that willard
has been taking weight of far more rap
idly than generally supposed. and unless
he was hog fat when he started training
this is not a h. althy sign. Although
WIZARDS weight has been given out At
between c15 and 27s pounds this week.
II Is learned that at no time since the
start OF the week has he tipped the beam
at more than go pounds. 1t Is said that
he lost nearly four pounds between his
workout Monday and that on Tuesday.
This is far more than the average OF a
fighter OF his class.
willard weighed In at e5o pounds in
his meeting with Jack johnson. and at
the rate he was losing weight In his
carly workouts he would have been far
below tina. figure for his o with
Moran. when willard started his Chi
cago training he was far from being fat,
the heavy work he had don. In the circus
Keeping him in excellent shape. Despite
this healthy look the weight came OF too
fast to suit his trainers, and only the
light.st sort OF training has been in
dulgei in for the last week,
Several days x arrangements were
made by WIZARDS managerial staff for
the champion to train at the Pioneer
sporting club in Forty-fourth street.
The promoters Of the match are cndeav-
orirg TO have this plan changed. as they
believe quarters in hat section Of the
city quite unsuitable for the purposes
OF road work.
The brooklyn National League club
will return TO Daytona, Fla. for spring
practice Ibis season President Charles
II. Ehbets has received a favorable re-
port from Manager Wilbert Robinson.
who was despatched south a few days
ago to investigate a rumor that the park
had not been improved greatly since a
year ago. Umpire Charles Rigler. it
was. VINO sent the ~unfavorahle report
north
l. goes without saying that lagiet
didu', see the Daytoua playing field IN
the spring of 1915. Robinson found the
transformation almost miraculous. Grass
actual grass-is already peepiue
through the sand OF the outfeld and in
field. Robinson is Of the opinion that
by the end OF the month the diamond
and pasture will be well sodded. There
wasn't a spear OF grass anywhere on the
lot last spring. The players had to wade
through sand knee deep. How tnat l"lI
Brooklyn bunch ever did come north IL
10 start the season il still one Of last
seasons unsolved baseball mysteries.
Pres dent Ed Barrow OF the Internal
tlonal League was still on the fence In
the matter Of the sale OF the Jersey city
club yesterday afternoon. Barrow had
"A conference with James r. Price. one
of the bidders. a. the Waldorf, but moth
ing definite was accomplished in the
matter of 4 sale. Price aud his ASSOC
ciates seem to have the best chance Of
getting the club. which IN any event is
TO he transferred 10 Harrison. y. J.
Chairman August Hermann n Sec
! rotary John T.. bruce of the National
Commission left for Cincinnati last
night. Charles Wccghman OF the Cubs
Is now tho only straggler left over from
the National League meeting Bruce
will return next week Cor the American
League meeting here. though he no
longer is interested in the -. Louis
Browns.
Bruce declared that no meeting OF the
commission was contemplated NV" tri-
umVirate has several matters OF impur-
,ancc on itS hands, but these will be ad-
justcd by mail.