Sound movie of Honus Wagner, 1933

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by terjung

Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing that!

I too marvel at how active he was for his age in that.

For some reason, I didn't expect him to sound like that. It wasn't so much of the Casey Kasem experience where you can't believe that voice came out of that head, but it was still a bit surprising to me for some reason. Not sure what I was expecting.

Anyway, thanks again for sharing that. That's a great glimpse into his personality.

LOL, I actually found his voice kind of reassuring. I was bracing myself for another Walter Johnson experience.

[skelly423]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

LOL, I actually found his voice kind of reassuring. I was bracing myself for another Walter Johnson experience.

I watched that Johnson video on another platform (sadly I can't remember where). There was something done to the audio speed, he doesn't actually sound like a chipmonk!

[skelly423]

I should add the obvious. Thank you for sharing that video, it's fantastic. Based on the way he hit at 59, he would have been a sight to behold in his prime.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I should add the obvious. Thank you for sharing that video, it's fantastic. Based on the way he hit at 59, he would have been a sight to behold in his prime.

Yes!

[Eggoman]

WAAAAAAAY Cool! Thanks for sharing!

I was expecting a stronger accent! Was I hearing things or were most everyone calling him "JOHN" instead of Honus? (Or Hans or Honnie?)

[insidethewrapper]

Was this filmed in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field ? The house over the left field wall looks the same as the TV Home Run Derby field .

[Bpm0014]

Wow was that cool.

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Was this filmed in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field ? The house over the left field wall looks the same as the TV Home Run Derby field .

I think you're right! It's definitely in Los Angeles, and Wrigley Field would be a logical place for a major league team to be training. It does look like Wrigley, including when Wagner is coaching third.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Eggoman

WAAAAAAAY Cool! Thanks for sharing!

I was expecting a stronger accent! Was I hearing things or were most everyone calling him "JOHN" instead of Honus? (Or Hans or Honnie?)

Yes, they were saying John. His actual first name is Johannes, wuth John being his nickname.

[JollyElm]

That was really cool. You always hear so much about his name and his German ancestry, etc., that I never expected him to sound so thoroughly run-of-the-mill American like that. Awesome!! Thanks for posting it.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Yes, they were saying John. His actual first name is Johannes, wuth John being his nickname.

Yes, I was a little surprised by that. I was also surprised that Paul Waner kept shouting "Wooo."

[Rhotchkiss]

Awesome!