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Ted ZanidakisWalter Johnson constantly feared that his powerful sidearm delivery would someday seriously hurt a batter. This feeling of his
was clearly demonstrated one Summer day in 1920 while pitching in Cleveland. The fog had rolled in off Lake Erie and the batter
asked the umpire to call the game. The umpire disregarded the batter's request. Walter Johnson approached the umpire and told
him to stop the game. The umpire heeded Johnson's request.
The batter was Ray Chapman....this event occurred just 2 weeks prior to the day Ray Chapman was fatally injured by an errant pitch.
TED Z
STEVE....thanks for this Johnson with the Sovereign back.
