Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

-
President and Mrs Hoover announced
that they would send wreath from the
White House.
Was Also an Athlete.
The devotion of johnson and his wife
was proverbial. She was the daughter
of former Representative E. E. Roberts
of Nevada, and was also an athlete.
During her high school days at Carson
City she captained the basket ball team
that held the State championship for
two years.
She liked base ball and first saw
johnson on the playing field Those
we're the days when almost all that was
needed for a Washington victory was
the announcement that Walter johnson,
the Big Train" would pitch. They
were married June IL, 1914, and on that
very day she saw the Philadelphia Ath-
letics-the team which played in the
Capital the day before she died-go
down before her husbands fire ball"
johnson quit the Nationals in 1927 to
become manager of the Newark Inter-
nationals. He had been incapacitated
b. injuries during most of his last play
ing season.
AAC NCilL GOuLil WIFI LIle newark team
In the Spring of 1923, but within a few
weeks was back in Washington, 80
pounds underweight. He had influenza.
and the after-effects left him in such
weakened condition 1t was months
before he recovered.
Returned Here in 1929.
He took over the management of his
old team, the Nationals, in 1929. The
club foundered until near the close of
the season.
The biggest blow to johnson was an
injury several months ago to his Oldest
son, Walter. jr., IA, who was struck by
an automobile. Both legs were broken,
and 1t was thought for time he might
be crippled for life.
The long months of watching over
the boy slowly Slapped Mrs Jollnson's
strength and as her son grew stronger
she grew weaker. There was no warm
ing, however, of the breakdown that
came only day or two ago.
= Death overlook Mrs. Johnson in the
same hospital in which Walter, jr.,
made the spectacular fight for his life
With her was her husband, who had
stood lone vigil throughout the night
Walter, jr., the only other person who
had been admitted to the room of the
stricken wife and mother, was at home
with the other children. his own watch
having been ended by his fathers coun-
sci last night.
Younger Children Play.
Today the johnson home in Alta
Vista, Md, is the mecca for sympa-
thizing friends of the family. Walter
himself is there in seclusion. while his
younger children play about. still in
Ignorance of their mothers passing
Besides her husband and oldest son,
Mrs. Johnson is survived by four other
children, Edwin, IL; Robert, g.; Caro-
line, Z, and Barbara, 4, and by her
father, Judge Edwin Roberts of Nevada.
A sixth child, Eleanor johnson, the
first daughter born to the couple, died
in illness at the age of years and
months in 1928. This little girl is
buried at CoffeyVille, Kans., her faith
er's home.
While complete arrangements for
Mrs Johnsons funeral had not been
made late this morning, 1t had been
agreed tentatively that the services
would be held at IL o'clock Monday
morning at the Alta Vista home. Burial
| will be in the Rockville Cemetery.
Meanwhile the team, which has been
fighting hard for victory under Wal
ter's direction, was undertaking means
of recognizing the grief of its chief.
Confronted with heavy game schedule
| through Sunday, the teams tilt with
the New York Yankees on Monday, the
day of the funeral, has been postponed.
| The New York team agreed to this in
telephone conversation with Clark
| Grif1th, president of the Washington
| club, this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson met here II
1913 when the then Miss Roberts wal
| living at the Dewey Hotel with hel
| father, who had come to the Capital O.
member Of the House Of Represents
tives from Nevada two years before