Books and articles about Steamboat Johnson

the minors, including 28 years in the Southern Association. Fittingly, he & x x was behind the plate for the longest Southern Association game, a 23-inning tie between Atlanta and Chattanooga in 1919. Johnson, who received his nickname for a voice that "resembled the blast of a Mississippi River side-wheeler," published a book about umpiring called Standing the Gaff in 1935. (RTM)