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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WALTER JOHNSON, by WILLIAM A. PHELON
First Line: He may not have the arm of old--
Last Line: It's still darned hard to hit him!
Subject(s): Athletes; Baseball; Johnson, Walter (1887-1946); Sports
First Line: He may not have the arm of old--
Last Line: It's still darned hard to hit him!
Subject(s): Athletes; Baseball; Johnson, Walter (1887-1946); Sports
HE MAY not have the arm of old—
They say his speed has quit him—
And yet, most curious to state,
It's still darned hard to hit him!
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