Evening star., 1928-03-31
EARLY RECOVERY
Of JOHNSON SEEN
Should Pitch This Season,
Doctor Says; Base Ball Idol
at Emergency Hospital.

Walter johnson not only will be re-
stored to normal health within rea-
sonable time, but should be able TO re-
sumo his duties as manager of the
Newark team OF the International
League and even be fit for service on
the mound before the season ends.
This was the cheering assurance
given today by DR. Harry M. Kaufman
regarding the athlete who for more
than 20 years has been the idol OF all
fandom as a member of the washing
ton club, but who today lies on a bed
III Emergency Hospital suffering from
the effects OF an attack OF grip with
which he was stricken many weeks age
in Florida.
Walter rested satisfactorily during
the night" said DR.. kaufman. To-day
his temperature is practically normal
and he is in cheerful frame of mind
With rest and quiet he should be him
self again within a few weeks
Accompanied by President Clark c.
Grifilth Of the Washington ball club and
DR.. Kaufman. Johnsons personal ply
sician. Walter arrived here yesterday
from Jacksonville plainly showing the
ravages Of the disease he has been bat
tling since early In the year, when in
fiuenZa developed after he had con-
tracted a cold on hunting trip near
his Winter home at Daytona Beach last
December.
Assisted from the train on which H.
had spent the 20-hour run in his berth
Johnson was taken in wheel chair to
a motor car in which he was conveyed
10 the hospital which will be his home
for month or so while the building
up of his strength and regaining the
3S pounds he has lost is being accom-
pliShed.
According to DR. Kaufman, who T.;
chief of medical service at Emergency
and who has personally attended John
son for a number of years. Walters
present condition Is due to the effects
OF the seepage of poison from the in
fiuenZa attack which spread through
his system and caused an infection OF
the intestinal tract
This infection Is described as of low
grade type and resulted in an irrita-
ton of the kidneys. but is expected TO
quickly yield to treatment, although
the regaining OF his strength naturally
will be q rather gradual process.
johnson was slowly recovering from
the influenza attack at Daytona Beach
when the players of his Newark club
assembled for Spring training at st.
Augustine and when he insisted upon
going there 10 take charge the effort
proved too great strain for him in
his weakened condition and ne suffered
a setback Returning 10 Daytona
Beach johnson finally wired to DR..
Kaufman. who was Wintering at Tampa.
and accompanied by him was taken to
the Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville
for observation and treatment about
two weeks ago
En- route back TO Washington DR.
Kaufman stopped of at Jacksonville
and at Johnson's earnest request was
accompanied by him to this city, where
the patient will be under his personal
care until his recovery Is effected.
During JohnSons convalescence the
Newark team will be directed by George
Mcbride, for many years star shortstop
Of the Washington club when Johnson
was It's pitching ace and during the 1921
season It's manager
Mrs, Johnson was due TO arrive here
from Daytona Beach this afternoon and
with the five johnson children expects
TO make her temporary home at the
powhatan Hotel