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穿着制服的参议员：华盛顿棒球队 (摄于1913年)
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伟大的棒球选手华特．强森 (Walter
Johnson) 于1946年12月10日去世了
强森的投球绝招已经不是秘密了。他的快速球被认为是棒球史上投得最好的。有一名体育记者当时曾经指出：「他的身上藏着一把枪。你根本看不见他是用手枪把球发射出来的。」强森在就读堪萨斯高中时开始担任投手，也开始展现他优异的球技。当华盛顿参议员队 (Washington
Senators) 在1907年与强森签约时，强森的要求很简单：如果他无法在大联盟成功，球队必须支付他回家的旅费。不过，强森一点都不需要担心这个问题。
Johnson's best pitch was hardly a secret. His fastball is considered to be among the best in baseball history. One sports reporter in Johnson's day remarked, "He's got a gun concealed about his person. You can't tell me he throws them balls with his arm." He started developing his famous pitch on the mound of in his Kansas high school. When the Washington Senators recruited him in 1907, he said he would come to try out only on the condition that the team would pay his way home if he failed in the big leagues. Johnson needn't have worried!
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