Thanks gonefishin for this interesting info. I, too, had never heard of Gehrig's throw. FWIW, Gehrig's throw was across the Harlem River, whereas Johnson's throw was across The Rappahannock River.
I'm thinking the difference in the distance of their throws, 430' by Gehrig vs. 317' by Johnson, is possibly/probably explained by their age difference - Gehrig was 32 and still at the peak of his career, whereas Johnson was 48 (if my math is correct).
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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, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo. Also E222 cards of Lipe, Revelle & Ryan.
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