Sound movie of Honus Wagner, 1933

[Mark]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I should add the obvious. Thank you for sharing that video, it's fantastic. Based on the way he hit at 59, he would have been a sight to behold in his prime.

Yes!

[Eggoman]

WAAAAAAAY Cool! Thanks for sharing!

I was expecting a stronger accent! Was I hearing things or were most everyone calling him "JOHN" instead of Honus? (Or Hans or Honnie?)

[insidethewrapper]

Was this filmed in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field ? The house over the left field wall looks the same as the TV Home Run Derby field .

[Bpm0014]

Wow was that cool.

[obcbobd]

Awesome!

[milkit1]

Amazing, I wonder if there is anymore footage from that day?

[milkit1]

Favorite part: Pie Traynor at third base looking completely confused.

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Was this filmed in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field ? The house over the left field wall looks the same as the TV Home Run Derby field .

I think you're right! It's definitely in Los Angeles, and Wrigley Field would be a logical place for a major league team to be training. It does look like Wrigley, including when Wagner is coaching third.

[Casey2296]

"I gotta wear a little more paddin' cuz they come in a little warmer now"

"Out by 1/2 an inch Steve"

Golden...

[rats60]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

I think you're right! It's definitely in Los Angeles, and Wrigley Field would be a logical place for a major league team to be training. It does look like Wrigley, including when Wagner is coaching third.

It definitely is Wrigley Field before the ivy on the wall.

[lumberjack]

Gettyimages has miles of this stuff. After watching the Wagner footage, I checked out Connie Mack from the thirties. It's all fantastic.

There was an old joke about Wagner. Somebody asked him who the new second baseman was and Wagner supposedly replied, "Dots Miller."

I was expecting European accented English, something that isn't there.

Walter Johnson's voice comes across high and nasal, but that may have as much to do with the primitive sound equipment. Maybe Henry Thomas can give us some insight.
lumberjack

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

I was expecting European accented English, something that isn't there.

Me too.

My old friend Joe Hauser sounded like what you describe, and he was more than 20 years Honus' junior. Also a first generation American from German parents.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Eggoman

WAAAAAAAY Cool! Thanks for sharing!

I was expecting a stronger accent! Was I hearing things or were most everyone calling him "JOHN" instead of Honus? (Or Hans or Honnie?)

Yes, they were saying John. His actual first name is Johannes, wuth John being his nickname.

[JollyElm]

That was really cool. You always hear so much about his name and his German ancestry, etc., that I never expected him to sound so thoroughly run-of-the-mill American like that. Awesome!! Thanks for posting it.

[Belfast1933]

The catcher has zero fear that Wagner won’t put the ball in play - no chest or shin guards!

This is gold. (Would love to hear more about the Walter Johnson clip references above.... any tips where to find that?)

[clydepepper]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.


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Love it!


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[Mark]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Yes, they were saying John. His actual first name is Johannes, wuth John being his nickname.

Yes, I was a little surprised by that. I was also surprised that Paul Waner kept shouting "Wooo."

[JollyElm]

It's weird, in watching his movements, especially with those unusually long arms, I really got a strong Robin Williams vibe off of him. Would've been an easy casting session if they had decided to make a Wagner bio-pic 20 years ago.

[Shoeless Moe]

Walter Johnson speaks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26bCah5DZAo

[Rookiemonster]

Really cool , but what a odd body shape.

[Belfast1933]

Thanks Shoeless Moe...

I have seen the clips of him pitching and in slow motion - is it me or does it look like he’s hardly throwing that hard? Looks like a kid trying to skip a rock across a pond more than pitching 90+ MPH

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Walter Johnson speaks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26bCah5DZAo