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Old 02-13-2016, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers View Post

By the way Hank their is a plaque in front of the old Hot Springs High School honoring Walter Johnson who assisted Honus Wagner in teaching the boys how to play basketball.
Thanks, Mike, first I've heard of it and very cool. About a year ago, I sold some photos of Walter in Hot Springs to a young fellow from there who was mounting an effort for a museum or permanent exhibit to the spring training baseball there, or at least that's what he said. But a couple of months ago, I saw two of the photos on eBay for ridiculous Buy It Now prices, so I don't know if I got scammed by this guy or what. So it goes...
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