Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
JOHNSON LEAVES WITH TEAM.
Crack Pitcher, However, Will Not
Be Able to Work for Some Time.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 13.-Walter John
son was feeling we'll enough to go along
i with the team to st. Louis tonight, but
he Is still In bad shape. He has been
under the care of doctor ever since
he went to the hotel from the game on
Wednesday, and the doctor has not been
able to make out just what is the trouble
with the big fellow.
Manager McAleer says that he cannot
understand where he would pick up ma
laria, for Atlanta is too high to get 1t
there. The doctor was inclined to think
that Walters illness Is due to severe
cold more than anything else, and that
! he will soon be over 1t. McAleer was
in something of quandary whether to
or to send him back home, for he does
not believe that he will be able to work
much on the trip.
President Ban Johnson and Charlie
Comiskey returned this morning from the
Islander trial in New York brought by
Johnny Ward against Ban. While
Johnson did not rejoice over the verdict
that gave Ward $1,000 he was not down.
hearted, for it could have been much
and will let the higher court hear the evil
dence and give it's verdict.
The coming of the Athletics here tomor-
row to face the Sox in the first of a four
game series Is the big event of the year
so far. The Tigers drew a crowd of 81,
COO people last Sunday to Comiskey Park.
and it was the largest turnout that has
ever attended a game in Chicago by far.
The game tomorrow Is expected to be
even larger If the weather is as good as
it was today. The seating capacity Of
the new grounds is given at $1,000. and
and every aisle and standing space
in the big stand was filled. and
there was quite crowd left in the field.
The new stands have never been taxed
the Sox keep as we'll as they have
done so far this year the palatial plant
will be too small to accommodate the
Sunday crowds all season.
There was considerable surprise man
ifested by Manager McAleer anu ~.Iarlie
Comiskey over the announcement that the
Boston Red SoX had disposed Of Frank
Smith to the Cincinnati club of the Ma
tional League. No chance has been given
the other clubs Of the American League
to waive on Smith. and the deal will
hardly go through. for McAleer doubtless
would be glad to get Frank, in the pres
ent dilemma Of the Nationals
Considering the fact that the Washing
ton pitching staff consisted of Groom.
showing against the Dufyites has been
excellent and great surprise to the
Chicago fans. The local bugs had been
counting on taking the four games of the
series with McAleers men, and three at
least. After Johnson was taken sick
Wednesday !: was a sure bet that the
Nationals would not be able to win a
game out Of the four. Tonight the talk
was very different around the base ball
resorts. for the plucky fight that the
visitors put up in their weakened condi-
ton is regarded as wonderful The Ma
tionals left for st. Louis on the 9 O'Clock
train. and will tackle the Browns in the
first of a four-game session tomorrow
afternoon. The team should be able to
do better against Wallace and his men
than 1t did in Chicago, sfor it Is now
in a very different spirit from what 1t
was in the first of the week.
Groom will likely be sent to the slab
tomorrow The fact that the Nationals
have made thirty-nine hits in the four
games here has taken a big load of the
Tuesday afternoon he was fearful
that the men would not be able to hit
the Chicago pitchers. With an average
of nearly ten hits to the game he has
no such fears from now on.
Gessler is beginning to hit the ball In
his old-time form, and that has lifted a
big cause for fear from the manager
shoulders. Lelivelt making good on first
has also brought JOY to the manager
and now his one big sorrow is the condi-
ton Of his pitching staff. Unless he can
get relief from some source soon he is
afraid that the four pitchers will be un-
able to hold their own. II Hughes shows
up at Cleveland In good shape. that will
help a lot. for he can work in two Of the
games there.
The Sox are still q tie for fourth place.
but are not as high in the percentage
column as they were when they faced the
Nationals in the first game. After get
ting such a good start on the eastern
series Manager Duffy was pretty much
discouraged tonight over the double defeat
at the hands Of the Nationals. He had
expected to fatten up the standing Of the
locals In the series with McAleer and his
men. and be ready to lose a game or two
to the worlds champions when they came.
Pat Dougherty was out today for the
first time in four days. The veteran
left fielder of the Chicago team hurt
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