Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-30
lATHEWSON IS
GIVEN TRIBUTE
Star is Steadily Re-
|overing Health at Saranac
--GameS for His Benefit

LAKE, N. Y. Sept.SO
Mathewson, for fifteen
hrs the idol OF baseball fans in
herica, remained at Saranac Lake
lay, while thousands of baseball
[husiasts gathered at the Polo
New York city, scene of
my of Mathewson's triumphs in
to pay tribute to him.
Hathewson, one Of the greatest
CHEERS known to baseball past or
esent, has been here for more
In a year lighting the greatest
title of bis life--that against tu-
Fculosls. The hero of champion
b races in the National League
i of worlds series games too was
kious to attend the testimonial
him, but because OF the long dis
Ice he would have had to travel
q the confusion which would
attended the demonstration for
had he done SO, he was per-
ed to remain here. In spirit,
bver, he was there.
owing the same high purpose
iron nerve that carried him to
ny in many gruelling baseball
giles and placed him on the
bst pinnacle in baseballs hall
me. Mathewson today is win
his fight for life. A year ago
July Mathewson came here IN
OF health. He was here only
ort time wGen he became Sc
ly ill. He was in bed for thir-
months.
= M o%l,Dxrr~o Lac fn1rUht in tho
bed as he had fought on the
ball fields. And today his bat
Tor life appears to have been
lily as successful as his struggles
he diamond. To-day Mathewson
5 like the Mathewson of old.
bppears to be i'll normal weight
30 greatly has he improved in
h that now he is permitted to
automobile rides and short
s in tie village. He'll soon be
red to GO anywhere.
ST month was perhaps n OF
happiest in Mathewson's life.
August Il, he was forty-one
old. And he says, it was his
lest birthday. He passed the
quietly with Mrs. Mathewson,
their son ,Christy, Jr. and re-
d messages from all parts of
country congratulating him on
ong uphill tight for health, and
ng him a speedy recovery.
d then on August 80, Mathew
for the Grst time since he ar
here, appeared OF the streets
Vac village, going to a barber
Ip and chatting with persons he
] there. This trip was charac-
|zed by his friends as the first
b in increase of exercise and a
lid return of strength and
his long illness, baseball
(tiia tha-suhjact closest to Math-.
pbrs heart. He has followed very
Bety the pennant races in the two
leagues and has often expressed
to see the local team in
on, having become greatly inter-
I'd lin the fortunes of the Saranac
,e Iclub this year.
Iek York's feat in coming from
in tho National League race
tpassing Pittsburgh brought
hi joy to Mathewson as did a tel
ohe conversation he had with
nj McGraw, manager of the
ats, after New York had defeat
Pittsburgh in the second gan >
their last series in Pittsburgh.
Was as a member of the New
kt National League Club under
faw's management that Math-
n achieved his greatest honors
aseball.
Athewson's brilliant pitching
I'd the Giants to win the Ma
/ League pennats in 1904, 1905,
1912 and 1913. In the worlds
of 1905 against the Phila-
ia Americans. Mathewson
ed three of the five games
ID, won all three and did not
Philadelphia to score in the
ty-seven innings, a record I'M
led in any worlds series. The
It of the Giants in 1911 and
by Philadelphia and in 1912
ke Boston Red Sox was no fault
[athewson. Indeed, baseball ex-
1 declare that Mathewson pitch
The best ball of his career in the
of 1912 only to be beaten by