The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-06
A Lively Experience.
Atlanta Constitution.

Bob Lawshe, Cap Craig, Durell Key and Will Turner arrived In Atlanta last night. These are four of the boys who did their level best to win the pennant for Atlanta in the State Base Ball league. They did not intend to return to Atlanta just st this date, but the yellow fever and sheriff with two big pistols are responsible for the change in their plans. A reporter of the Consultation met Bob Lawshe last night, and his story of their return trip is rather interesting. The boys left Atlanta about two weeks ago, under contract to play ball with the Jacksonville club. They arrived in that city, and played several games there, leaving that city on Monday last, going to Pensacola At Pensacola they enlisted with the state troops, and went to tho encampment at Mag nolia Beach. This was the best of the trip, in Lawshe's opinion, but 1t didn't last long. In answer to reporters question as to what caused him to leave the encampment, Lawshe said;
 "Well, the yellow fever scare got istarted, and Pensacola quarantined against the encampment. That settled 1t, and we got orders to break camp on Thursday at three o'clock, and got notice at the same time that train would leave the beach at four o'clock"
 "That was pretty quick work, wasn't itp"
 "Yes, but we got on the train just the same. The train was watched closely, and when we got to Tallahas- see guards were stationed ct the doors of every coach, and it was impossible to leave the train."
 "To what point had you bought tickets2"
 "All of us had tickets to Fernan- dina, but the conductor put us of the train few miles from Callahan, and he would have put us of there but the train was too closely watched"
 "What was his reason for putting you of the train2"
 "I guess he was afraid to carry us any further, and he acted as though he was doing the proper thing. When he put us off we started to walk back toward Callahan, but we changed our minds very suddenly about that"
 "What changed your intentions of going to Callahan"
 We met sheriff with two big pis. tols, and he pointed them right in our direction. There was health officer along with him, but the pistols settled the matter The sheriff told Es that 1t was eight miles to one station, four to another, and sure death if we tried to go to Callahan. He said we could take our choice, and we did"
 "How far did you walk after the sheriff had his interview with you2"
 "We were lucky after we got away from him, and while resting at a water tank few miles from Callahan, were picked up by an engineer, who said he would take chances on being discharged before he would leave us there. So we rode to within mile of Waycross, and walked around the town in order to avoid the guard sta- tioned on that side. We got to the depot and bought tickets to Jesup."
 "Did you have any trouble at that point2"
 "Our only trouble here was in keep ing out of sight of the health officers till the train started, and then we were all right. But I don't think any of us will want any more Florida exper- fence till they have frost. It's worse than getting beaten at base bail, and I for one am glad to get back to At lanta."