Washington County ID Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Walter 1946
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Independent Enterprise, Dec. 12, 1946

Independent Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Dec. 12, 1946

Famous Pitcher Dies Tuesday
There were many saddened hearts among baseball fans here and throughout the
country when the news was flashed over the nation on Tuesday that Walter, "Big
Train" Johnson, famous long time pitcher for the Washington Senators had died
from a brain tumor from which he had been suffering since early last spring. 
Johnson, who went to the Washington major league team directly from Weiser, was
not only noted for his exceedingly fast ball; his many years as a big time
pitcher and the records he hung up, but also for the high type of sportsmanship
he displayed through it all. It has been said many times that Johnson thru his
fine sportmanship had done more to popularize baseball than any other player of
his time.
He pitched for Weiser about 1907 or 1908 and a number of the older residents
here remember seeing him play.
(Walter P. Johnson is buried next to his wife at Rockville Union cemetery in
Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland.)



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