WALTER JOHNSON: KING OF THE PITCHERS

by Roger Treat ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 16, 1948

A natural for baseball fans, who- whatever their age- have a veneration for the name of Walter Johnson, ""the Big Train"". This is a personal sort of story- by a man who loved Walter Johnson, as man and player; Treat is a sports writer for the Chicago Herald American, and has that sentimental touch characteristic of the best of sports writing. He makes his readers feel -- with him- that among the truly great pitchers of all times, Walter Johnson will always stand out. From a Kansas farm, he came eventually to the lowly Washington Senators- and kept going until -- at 37- the Senators won a league penant. There's drama in a Frank Merriwell sense in the story of that Series, with success in the final game against the N.Y. Giants. This is not only good baseball, but a story of a good man and a good American. Plus sale for boys.

Pub Date: March 16, 1948

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Messner

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1948

Categories: NONFICTION