Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ATLANTA, Ga, April S.-Walter john
sons case is the talk of the trainin:
camp. Everything else of interest has
gone by the boards. The players can
think and talk of nothing else. 1t is an
all-absorbing topic with them and one in
which they are most vitality interested
over the eventual outcome.
johnson left for his home in Coffey-
vile. Kan, at 4:lO Yesterday afternoon,
bidding goodbye to the bunch of fellows,
and the way they shook hands with him
one would think that the Nationals were
bidding him goodbye forever.
The big twirler refused to talk about
his case other than to say that he would
not sign for a cent less than the 81 500,
while the club, through it's representative
here, Manager McAIeer is just as positive
that they cannot give him bit more than
the $500 which they offered.
johnson did not seem to be perturbed
in the least over the order sending him
home He packed his grip unconcernedly.
talking and chatting with the other play
ers. and discussed. chickens with Tom
Fisher of the Atlanta team all during the
morning. Both are chicken fanciers, and
they had quite sabfest over their Or
pingtons
johnson did not don a uniform yester-
day morning, but came to the park and
watched the game from the bench.
: The players are about evenly divided
on the proposition whether Johnson will
eventually sign a contract. Some of them
believe that he will come across in a
week or SO, while others believe that the
club will have to make the concessions
before he does SIzn
All during the morning the players
made bets on the quiet of a cigar that
Johnson would or would not leave on the
afternoon train. Those who took the end
that he would stay paid reluctantly,
though the winning fellow would have
been glad of the chance to have the odds
reversed.
Manager McAleer has nothing whatever
to say on the subject now that the mat
ter has been settled in this way. He
no further.
The Nationals leave here this afternoon
at 2:45 O'Clock and will arrive in Wash
ington Sunday shortly before noon. They
leave over the Southern railroad.
Four members Of the team who came
to Atlanta to start the training will not
be with the rest of the bunch upon their
return. Ralston. sold to Columbus; Cor
bin, sold to Atlanta, and Johnson, sent
home. are three. Chief Swain is the
fourth.
to the Vancouver club and left direct
from Atlanta for his old location last
evening.
Swain is good ball player, but he was
handicapped all during the stay of the
Nationals by q cold. which settled in his
back, and prevented him from showing
the kind of class that is necessary for
a big league ball player
Swain was popular with the other fell
lows. There was never more good ma
tured. hard working lad than this same
big fellow Swain. and every player on the
club has been for him" since he has
been here and hopes that he makes good
again in his old company.
Johnson was scheduled to pitch for the
day. but in his stead Bob Groom worked
against Dixie Walker. and Bob had all
the edge and then some.
The Shamrocks won the game without
the least bit of trouble by the one-sided
score of to !, pounding Dixie Walkers
curves and fast ones as they pleased. The
victory evens the series up again, the
Shamrocks winning six. the Regulars six,
and three games resulting in tie.
The game this morning, which Will be
the last one, of course, will decide the
championship between the two teams
and is sure to be for blood. Doc Meyer
will proba bly, twirl 1t against Tom Hughes
and it should be mighty pretty battle.
The Regulars tailed the only run they
made in the first round. Zeb Milan led
off with base on balls off Groom. He
swiped second, getting away with the ball
in Groom's hand. Elberfeld was hit by a
pitched ball and both advanced on Leli-
velts sacrifice. Groom tried to get Ell
berfeld mapping. Milan Immediately start
ed for the plate and Schaefer threw the
ball wild. Milan scoring with ease. FL
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nipped by Groom, who covered.
The Shamrocks Tailed their first run
in the second round. Miller led off with
a three-sacker to right field and tailed
when Baby" Bunting sent up a sacrifice
fly to Milan.
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In the third the Shamrocks had a per-