New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-17
Reds Sing Praises of Man
Who Has Been Chosen
TO Lead Them.
HONESTY KEYSTONE
OF HIS CHARACTER
Interesting Story Told as
Illustration of Old Mas
ter's Love for Truth.
Ry W. ]. MACBETH.

H..
When Father lime '''o "'' .
clutch on the sturdy sa'''"'-
Cbyistv Nathcwson he halted inc
800. ~ .tc orea-e.t. elande5t PITCHER
..,.,l tos know, Fer
the game OF O"''''-''' t...., and
years Nat.- $1,000 al 'no 'os' .'''''
sbouleers above all o. his con,ea-
,or,r,cs He PLAYED Che game fairly
squaIe-\' all '"' -. o.o...
And no, the least 'F.O"'' 80 '.'9 80
ness was that deliberate cunning when
80 ,or go Ions. ,be enemy tina. gcts
i'"0~ t
US one ana an d" QUO
Nathcwson has graduated from ''0
~, . .,o.-.io, of command. One
i""ha .t. ,t,,. o- evor,,
Srea, c1es.-'" '' ..,,..r .t.'.
snort lover o. She land; ~" III '~e
e,,,d old master make good as a man
~,.. .... . question Of idle
aScr i1ls 4' 100 ,-.o
curiOs.t y. II to1cNe7 sunny ''''-7
% tbo heart as close as friendships
...l ,..v and home: yea. even religion
itself.
siathcwsoD may not yet be thrown
. ..o .o.-.s a. MANAGERIAL iUGg-
'"'O .l- 49, ,.o-l.c+
ment. ne l-...5 ~. 49,, t,so,5. and
But ln the meantime -'s 80 ~. ,.'T
admirers the cClN.I' - -. '' -.oci
the gamut OF mes sca!e 4I.,u 49, 80
king and mercAah' Fl'C 10 ..Js
headed urchn o. Earn o"!l III IN -
fame hope ana pray l"''' ne " -'' ''-
fail Mt,
beIo'ed w "H
Tho best way % Get trpe line on
anv man is TO watch him in LIS Own
honc. Mathew-ou is beloved oi "''
,l-,crs Tho show e In their re-
- FL cisrosi-io- toward him on the
- AMI IN Tho playing field There
- 80, ,l...o., with The Cincinnati
49, o9-nsd n rather evil
.s.;,, .. "a bgck-biter. slanderer
o,.5 Gq~er Of tunnels. 4 smart,
sbrowd crafty fellow this, generally
.',.oS,5 80 90 around armed with
SuppOl. -, .. .i,-a,co his own interests.
."l.'''.'' .bo sine Na+hcvson took
t,. pa that This ALLEGED
o""' - f,l. he b.I beeY greatly
i,''S'l'I '''1
- ..;d tbi- nlaver. I'm
.No.''- ,.,.,..i,1 ",,-;1 bo y Great
a'-s" t.,,e,ooer marx my word
49,, =. ,yb,, know he will sue
80 I'll toll Won. lie is honest.
m .-.,I &c booor TOO.
InG soul OF n nom. ~ I;. .4o,,n couldn't
NJ -, ,,,;tb rnsr( clrbs. Won
iall' We oecH W" ~ -, 1or,!cS rnder a
may hNoN' cru Soros If tbem
nunO -, ~ .a .,r,, Vet never PLAYED
~, or,. ono that commanded the re-
spec; freely give 20 Christy. Hes so
earnest thai any one with the least
spark OF manhood could never care 70
face his fellows il he once deliberately
failed"
"Ho seems 20 understand US 50 well,
said another. who was supposed TO be
bonehead pitcher when MatheWson tooh
charge, "ard he's so patient WIN GU.
faults. lie taught me more p,I0niut =,
a month than ] ever learned an III; nv
before And, believe me- l h'u " 'e"''
alone"
"He never asks any OF US 10 40 VIVA,
he wouldn't DO himself declared SUN
another. "He IS not too snOOblsh 70
treat his players as his equals. mentally
and socially. But he is possessed OF a
quiet reserve that keeps all OF US IN
our proper places. Say, II there sucn
a thing as harmony, then you can ma
IL now I'm the Cincinnati baseball cruz
We lust have TO be honest with our
selves when he play for such a grand
honest fellow 80, ~,
There. again, honesty. And III ven
you-a little story that VIII shO" '1e c
calbre Of Mathewson' honesty. %
not believe the story mas ever Deeh 'o'u
in print before.
Tribute TO Matty.
e ,ooo-,1o called AZ
IN Ihe VIM 49, VI 1.,;ld;r,,, oeices of
INC olu - p',ii;aU, ~ n~csident of
nary - 49, oe1,,,o Ceorge Doyev. al
t.e ,e-IO''s e-.-;lIs,,+ 90 +bo Roston Va
tla1 m 49,. oi,,b ond Parnev Drev-
t S,oil"' go 20 P;rstcs were in Pulliam's
10, u.s., - I us usbered in. They
san0'G.i .a,,-lo.od como technical
haU ~ rofe,enco 10 the schedule,
puSltoa' .o,.,itDteJ +be schedule com
a. tne! Oo''o.' $50.
niylee .Hes $50 .t,+ v,;rtor was
~ t,"s.y.," -. ~ L'e'ah.iI I'm chi
ierI"e Aelu -oi D"5eo'.' ea.,Ih No,
csgo hau WI, q PS"-.'''.s - -e.l'5
kle tTSh"Ice4 Ia,'Iie ~ -. Slo;5o'S ~
base. inc penhaht hau Os." ~ 80 d. H.,
post-se@soH t"'NS - 80, 49,
Orothds' anu IuSE DeIoIV '-S.
game an cHoit 40 D'1u '-"1
gamOil"e synu'0S,e W 49, @ ~.
pres 70 throw an S"e V'o9e o.'e' -
OH way. ~. G.a III H., 80 r;cb,
,rooyc
Pulliam. who was a temperamental
man, had large oil painting OF
!. Mathewson above his desk. lie TOOK
N little part in tho general flaming bee.
Y Slumped m his caalr, has chm resting
on his locked hands, the executive
seemed Obvious OF inc converse ltoil.