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Old 02-22-2024, 04:59 PM
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Default On this date, Feb. 22, in 1936, Walter Johnson ...

... 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.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
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