| Description |
1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Heroes; 2. Growing Up in Factoryville; 3." 'Ray, Bucknell!"; 4. With the Giants; 5. Matty and Little Napoleon; 6. In Matty's Time; 7. The Rise of the Giants; 8. Big Six at His Peak; 9. Joy and Sorrow; 10. A Memorable Year; 11. Death in the Family; 12. On Top Again; 13. Snodgrass Muffs One; 14. A Last Series; 15. Declining Years; 16. "My Eyes Are Very Misty for Christy"; 17. A Sentimental Duel; 18. America Enters the War; 19. Captain Matty; 20. Back with the Giants; 21. At Saranac Lake; 22. In Boston's Front Office; 23. The Last Days; 24. The Matty Legend |
| Summary |
When all-time pitching great Christy Mathewson died of tuberculosis in 1925 at the age of 45, it touched off a wave of national mourning that remains without precedent for an American athlete. The World Series was underway, and the game the day after Mathewson's death took on the trappings of a state funeral: officials slowly lowered the flag to half-mast, each ballplayer wore a black armband, and fans joined together in a chorus of "Nearer My God to Thee." Newspaper editorials recalled Mathewson's glorious career with the New York Giants, but also emphasized his unstinting good spor |
| Analysis |
Baseball |
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United States |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mathewson, Christy, 1880-1925
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| SUBJECT |
Mathewson, Christy, 1880-1925 fast |
| Subject |
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball players
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
92040974 |
| ISBN |
9780195357776 |
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0195357779 |
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