Show PALER JOH RE DV TO SIGN SIGN ARK CLUB PILOT E FAMOUS STAR frO TO SIGN FOR FOR- TWO VO SEASONS Big League Clubs Fallin Fail Fall FailI FailI in Efforts to Land I Big Train NEW EW W YORK YOni Oct 2 27 27 Walter Jo o Inson son announced in Washington to n ih that t he the would manage the New Newark rl ii l International t league club for the thet next t two sea seasons and suns and that is Newark's Newark's New Xe arks ark's good luck Iud if ever there was a ball player L whom hom other 1 ball pla players ers should la play their heads off it is Walter Valter J There were opportunities g Johnson to bid himself into a management job in the l leagues ag es but apparently he has c chosen absen to go so to the minors The he International lea league ue is not noty great y at shakes as baseball goes but butt t It h a family to support Walter na naturally r rally ll lets his pride take second p Place ace e. e i P. P Paul ul Block wl who ho recently bought th th Newark Int International league I dub club is a newspaper publisher It If Block Gk of Newark has been able to tob b beat at t. t the thc be best t offers of major league i. i hs s for Johnsons Johnson's services it is isa a t. t i Ign n that the big biS train has hasI I nothing ing to worry about for th the next two years cars p here ere were a couple of major majorI I league ue clubs which would have been delighted to sign Walter Valter as man man- man r. r. r Once he quit the Senators t there h re e was no doubt as to his amt am- am t t on At his Maryland home th the famous ous pitcher told me a fortnight ago go that he wanted to manage a aba Ii ba l c club Naturally Johnson would woud ln iBe e preferred to remain in the major leagues He admitted as to me ut the major league clubs which n needed eded managers wore were notoriously rt o of cash The Boston Braves o fo instance who could have ha made use of Johnsons Johnson's name notto to mention his baseball knowl- knowl dge e. e offered the bi big train t dge ear and he refused his Mis indicates that Paul Block t 1 d d more which apparently is f ck's good fortune Walter Vatter Johnis John Jolin- is is the one man capable of put- put g ig not only the Newark bal ball club t the International league into t I e headlines CONTRACT NOT YET SIGNED KWalter Walter has not yet signed with Newark wark because all the major majore e tue gue clubs club have not signed I erg on him When they do dolie lie it is taken talen for for granted that hey cy will in view of the Washing Washing- on on pitchers pitcher's many contributions to Je game Johnson will sign up as asi i manager Dyer r o of the he Newark N Warl Ceara rs ai N N. T J. 27 AP AP- AP 1 re e Newark team of the Interns Inter- Inter ns tonal league which according to announcement in Washington last night Ight will have Walter Valter Johnson as as' as next year eor was purchased a receivers receiver's auction sale a a. few eks ks ago b by Paul Block newsPaper newspaper news- news Paper aner publisher for Iche The final payment of 2 was wase tide e Tuesday and t title ne was then genially finally Jl transferred J CLUB WAS IN HANDS OF RECEIVER ti f he te club finished third in this eason's ason's pennant race Ison's Charles hares barbs Davids who purchased club early last year got into inton n difficulties while building ew stadium on Wilson on avenue mo fans subscribed 75 to aid Sim mn Im The stadium was completed i- i this spring creditors asked for III lit appointment of a receiver he team operated through most t the season under the receiver then was placed on the auction pk k S. S trust fund to the s 5 for their subscriptions and ineat in- in jest eat on their money was set up Mer- Mer st r 1 yesterdays yesterday's transfer Barnes ames mes P. P Sinnott former New 2 rk rl newspaper man was appoint- appoint A president of the club dub by by by Mr Ir flock Uck some weeks weekS' ago rv- rv I Nation a flOT Wishes L S Johnson 0 F S Success a t. t tom s 1 I 1 ir Sr t I Itt L IF f L' L f S 4 g tt n WALTER JOHNSON JOHNSO o Walter Valter Johnson veter veteran pitcher of the Washington Senators leaves the major leagues as probably the most popular pl player of the game Next season he takes up duties EC ac s manager manage of the Newark club In 10 picking picking picking pick pick- ing up his new reins the Big Train Trin ha has the good wishes of the entire nation behind him |