Comments on: In the Archives: Dynamite Baseball Catcher

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:38:24 +0000

Paul: I had that book recommended to me when I was communicating with a librarian in Steubenville. I read part of it–it’s written in an engaging, sometimes poetic manner that shows the writer’s passion for the subject. It’s a great recommendation of yours of a very worthwhile book. Thank you!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:35:51 +0000

Cosmonican: Thank you for your kind comment and for reading!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:35:02 +0000

Philip: Sounds like you too have warmed to the challenge; now we’re cooking with gas!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:25:39 +0000

Ray: That is kind of you; after all, there are a range of possibilites.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:24:23 +0000

ABC: I like your guess. Turns out it’s quite nicely balanced on its axis, so who knows; it might work! I’ll put your idea on the back burner till next month.

By: Paul Israel

Paul Israel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:58:17 +0000

Thanks for a fascinating article. What appears to be a pretty good biography of Walker was published in 1995 by a professor of American Studies and sports studies: [link] If anyone wants to see Moses Walker's patents they can be found here: [link] [link] [link] [link]

By: cosmonıcan

cosmonıcan — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:03:19 +0000

I would like to take the heat off of the silliness and puns here, and congratulate Laura on another fine article on our lost history. The Mystery Object is like the toy in the cereal box, but the story is what draws me in. Thanks Laura, and thanks to the Observer for publishing these wonderful memories of our past.

Mose’s Walker story is fascinating. There must be many more out there.

By: Philip Proefrock

Philip Proefrock — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:17:47 +0000

It looks like this month’s guesses are carefully concealed knowing comments from those who know. Any chance we can smoke out a real answer?

By: Ray Hunter

Ray Hunter — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:50:40 +0000

I also know what the item is and will hold off for a while and not put a damper on the guessing game.

By: abc

abc — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:18:12 +0000

Laura, I too know for sure what this is and will join Cosmonicon and hold my reply. I am interested to see what people might guess. Of course if did not know what it was, I would guess that it was the ‘world’s most difficult to throw’ top.