The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-10
BIC TRAIN ISOUT
FOR COMPLETE
REST
Johnson's illness Gives Curly
Ogden an Opportunity
to Show
Bx LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

CHICAGO. July g1O.--WaIter John.
son is definitely out Of the series
with the White Sox. He. was ex-
Lected to arrive here on Wednes.
day, and did not appear. Then he
was promised for Thursday and
again failed to arrive. Today 1t
is announced that he will not report
until the team is in st. Louis or
Detroit. Johnson pitched wonder
tul ball against the Mackmen on
July 3, holding the Mackmen to
two scratch hits and putting. them
in first place. He took al day off
before going to Boston and on the
way to the Hub caught cold. He
was in bad shape when he Joined
the team in Boston on July 2.
Il tried to warm up" Johnson
told this writer in Boston. land
vas unable to do So. NY back and
neck muscles ached from the ex-
ertions. / caught cold on the train
and maybe | need to get that out
or my svstem."
Johnson went home with the
club on the night Of July 4. He
was told to see the club physician
who promptly decided the big. pitch.
err was suffering from ailing tonsils
md needed absolute rest. That is
what he is taking now, a complete
rest.
Chicago sports writers have been
asking for him continually. as
johnson is a big favorite here and
was expected to pitch, one of the
games in this series. He has been
promised every day, but without
avail. Now Secretary Eynon an.
nQunces that the. veteran is not to
join the team here and he is a bit
hay as to, just when Johnson. will
report.
With Johnson off the list, Curly
Ogden steps into his own again.
The sheik Of Swarthmore is the
pitching choice for today's final
clash with the White Sox.
Ogden displayed all his old time
form in holding the Boston Red
Sox to five hits and one run, on
July 4. He warmed up yesterday
and looked good. His fast bail
had plenty Of stuff on. it and his
curve suited Hank SEVERED. who
was catching him. So Ogden is
down to toll today against the
White Sox,. who probably will have
Ted Blankenship or Charlie Robert
son on the slab. .,..
Joe JuuBS. Is on the bench for
several days. He strained his weak
leg again on. Wednesday and will
hardly be able to resume his place
in , the 4 lineup until the team
reaches Detroit, if allie by then.
Judge is unusually brittle this
season and Bucky Harris is fortu.
nate in having Joe Harris at hand
for utility work around that first
corner.
Joe Engel. boy scout and. social
secretary, has reported here to
President Griffith. 1t Is said that
r.othing in particular has drawn
him from the sage brush country,
but he seldom reports unless he has
something to say about this player
or that, so the news may leak out
later. Engle looks well, wears his
clothes jauntily and promises to
call in upon his Washington friends
during the coming world series in
the Capital.
Sergeant Hartley, a Washington
lad transported to the Windy City
foregathered with the boys last
night, rejoicing at their victory. He
has been in this city for four yea RS,
coming from Richmond. Va, and
Yesterday was the first time he had
seer his home town team in action.
Give my regards to Joe Bowling,
Irving Belt and Harry Knapp an
any oldtime bartenders you happen
to see," were his final words If
wisdom as he mixed for his home
On the north side.