On this date, Feb. 22, in 1936, Walter Johnson ...

[ValKehl]

... threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock River in Virginia. Here's the link to an interesting read about this event that appears in the Sports Section of today's Washington Post: https://wapo.st/48tEBFw

Supposedly, this is a free read - i.e. there's no paywall to contend with.

[MuncieNolePAZ]

Thanks for sharing Val!

Thanks
Chad

[Casey2296]

Love that story, thanks for the reminder. I just realized that event and my daughter Caseys birthday land on the same day.

[Leon]

Nice read. Thanks Val.

[GeoPoto]

Thanks Val! Here is Walter, four years later, still throwing during the off season, this time throwing his hat in the ring as a candidate for the U.S. Congress:

[Jay Wolt]

Val neat story, thanks for posting it

[packs]

Here's a postcard from Walter to his buddy. Sent on June 19, 1908 during only his second major league season while he was traveling between Cleveland and Detroit:




Hello Johnnie,

We won a game today. We came over to Detroit on this boat. It only cost one and a half million dollars. It's sure a fine boat.

Walter J

[Vintagedeputy]

So whatever happened to the coin that the man recovered?