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06-13-2016, 01:08 PM
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Walter Johnson, The Big Train
Haven't had a Big Train thread in a while....One cool card is this M116 unknown ad-cut-type thingy. It's about the size of a regular card....(Thanks for this bio, Google)......
Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators. Born: November 6, 1887, Humboldt, KS Died: December 10, 1946, Washington, D.C. Baseball Hall of Fame, 1936 Original Inductee Spouse: Hazel Lee Roberts (m. 1914–1930) Education: Fullerton Union High School Children: Eddie Johnson, Bobby Johnson, Walter Johnson Jr., Carolyn Johnson Thomas  .
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06-13-2016, 01:58 PM
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Not in the greatest shape, but happy to have a '14 CJ....
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06-13-2016, 02:16 PM
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M113 baseball magazine premium
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06-13-2016, 02:53 PM
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06-13-2016, 03:25 PM
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One of my goals in the hobby is to one day own a WJ card, in any condition aside from torn to pieces. (he and my favorite character in baseball history, Rube Waddel)
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06-13-2016, 03:43 PM
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Not a Card
But a 20 x 17 ad
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06-13-2016, 04:00 PM
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The Crown Jewel of my Signed T206 Collection
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06-13-2016, 04:18 PM
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The ball field where Walter Johnson played in Fullerton is still there. Both Babe Ruth & Johnson played in nearby Brea, ca.
http://cwcfamily.org/articles/family/breabowl.htm I live in Fullerton and go by where Johnson played everyday.
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06-13-2016, 04:22 PM
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06-13-2016, 04:26 PM
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Here is my (different version) m113. The caption reads "Arm of world's speediest pitcher. Johnson throws a ball 122 feet per second. This arm is reported to earn $12,500 yearly salary" To save you all from digging out your calculators, 122 fps = 83 mph. Doug Last edited by doug.goodman; 06-13-2016 at 04:31 PM.
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06-13-2016, 04:35 PM
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Not easy to find but not impossible...
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06-13-2016, 07:07 PM
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M113 baseball magazine premium
hi Clint and Doug, i am hardly the ebay sleuth, but i have not seen this version available since i picked it up over a decade ago, i think. It was in an auction with a large group of other M114 types, so I had to overpay for the lot to get this copy. I would think that there would have to be other copies that are still out there. Good luck with the hunt!
jim
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06-13-2016, 08:16 PM
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Great cards everyone.
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06-13-2016, 08:43 PM
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One of my 'Double Walters' (which I got from Leon himself if memory serves):
WALTER JOHNSON 1923 WG7 Walter Mails Game SGC 80.jpg
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06-13-2016, 08:54 PM
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Fun Thread
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06-14-2016, 10:04 AM
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More...
WALTER JOHNSON 1909-11 T206 Portrait SGC 60 EX.jpg WALTER JOHNSON 1909-11 T206 PSA-5.jpg WALTER JOHNSON 1914 POLO GROUNDS PSA-8.jpg WALTER JOHNSON 1916 M101-5 PSA-6.jpg WALTER JOHNSON 1927 W560.jpg
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06-14-2016, 10:52 AM
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I think my favorite is actually the Exhibit, despite it being the least valuable. You can just feel the kinetic energy before he whips off a side-arm heater.
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06-14-2016, 11:08 AM
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Some more WoJo's...
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06-14-2016, 11:53 AM
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Wm Paterson Johnson
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06-14-2016, 11:59 AM
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M101-6 of the Big Train...
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06-14-2016, 12:10 PM
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wow!
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. "A life is not important except in the impact it has on others lives" - Jackie Robinson “If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.”- Roberto Clemente Last edited by clydepepper; 06-14-2016 at 12:10 PM.
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06-14-2016, 01:41 PM
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The first WaJo card I ever got was a 1976 Topps ATAS that I recently replaced with this one:
 Followed a year later by this one (which they can pry from my cold, dead fingers). I was 12. Bought it from Mike Berkus at a show in Anaheim:  Obviously, not in slab at the time.
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06-14-2016, 07:16 PM
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I never get tired of showing off his rookie "card," WaJo's 1908 Rose Co. postcard. The first "card" that pictures him in the Major Leagues. One of either two or three known.
Last edited by Baseball Rarities; 06-14-2016 at 10:18 PM.
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06-14-2016, 09:52 PM
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A nice wire photo and a few pins I have
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06-15-2016, 06:19 AM
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Great thread, and a rare one that I can participate in.
The first card pictured is the first Johnson portrait I owned. I later sold it, and upgraded with the second card pictured.    I will probably upgrade it one more time; a PSA 5 should have all the characteristics I'm looking for: cleaner borders, sharper corners, and a cleaner surface. I'm just so looking forward to collecting again. End of September cannot get here fast enough! 
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06-15-2016, 01:26 PM
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Something different
There are no identifying marks front or back on this original, double weight 5x7 team photo, but I am assuming it is the WaJo-managed 1928 Newark Bears.
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06-17-2016, 05:43 PM
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Great thread!
WaJo is one of my favorites, I'm still regretting selling my t206 portrait. I'm digging everyone's pieces, some really great stuff.
The first piece is a Sporting News m101-2 featuring WaJo and his catcher Gabby Street. I picked this up in Bagger's last auction. I just picked up the below postcard from fellow Net54er, Todd, thanks! image.jpg
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06-17-2016, 08:35 PM
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