The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-01
10000 Fans Attend Benefit for Big Six
Rain Hnterferes; MaHy' Thanks Friends
Old-Timers Defeat Ginnts, 2
to o. in Special Exhibi.
ton Gan.e.
old Master" Winning Fight
Against Plague Even as
He Won on Diamond.

NEW YORK. Sept. 30.-Old.ume
members ~ tho Sew York Giants
I,fontod the National league leaders
today. to o In tIyc-innfng game,
tho proceeds of which viii go TO
christy Mathewson, former Giant
pitcher who IS recovering from
tuberculosis. jess Tcsrcau ala the
bulk ~ the twirlinE for the old
timers and Jack Warner caught. The
Giants battery was Ryan and Gas.
ton.
Tho score II. H. "
ola Timers ......OiO OO-2 .
Giants .......... 900 oo-O Z 0
A crowd ~ 10000 witnessed the
game. A baseball autographed by
President Harding, Vice President
Coolidge. Babe Ruth. Mathcwpun and
George Kelley was auCtioucd OF for
$50. Another bail autographed by
Hams Wagner sold for $3.50.
The Giants game with Boston,
which was 10 have followed the con-
test with the uld-timers. was called
of on account Of heavy rain,
which cut down the. crowd at the
benefit.
Mnthewson today sent the follow
ing message 60 the fans through the
committee In charge OF tho tosti-
monial game:
"On this day NJ days at the polo
Grounds II am glad to send my
hoirtlcst greetings TO my baseball
friends. Il IS absolutely impossible
for me to pat into word, my feclng
"f pleasure ana gratitude at tho
manner Ia which the New York club
and friends Of baseball are hunoring
me. but It certainly Is good TO have
friends who DO not forget and who
remember 50 substantially with
such support ! cannot fau 90 win
my game. Here Is hoping that the
Giants win theirs"
SARANAC LAKE, n Y, Sept. 30.
Christy MatheWson, for 3 years the
Idol of baseball fans In America,
remained at Saranac Lake today
while thousands of baseball enthu.
siasts gathered at tho Polo Grounds
New York city scene of many OF
Mathcwson' triumphs In baseball
20 pay tribute to him.
Mathcwsuu. one Of the creates,
pitchers known to baseball. past az
present, has been here for more than
year fighting the greatest battle
or his life--that against tuberculosis
The hero OF champiopship races In
the National league and OF wurld
series games. too, was anxious &c
attend the testimonial to him, bu
/ because Of the long distance h,
would have to travel and the condi
! lions which would have atttnde,
the testimonial had nc done so. h,
was persuaded to remain here.
Showing the same high purpos,
and iron nerve that carried him e
victory In many gruefilng baseball
struggles and placed him on IN,
highest pinnacle In basebai's hall oI
fame, Mathewson today is winnlnl
his fight FOR life. a year ago las
July Mathcwson came here In ques
uf health. He was here only shor
/ time when he became seriously i'll
lie was In bed for 10 months.
but MathcwsOn has fought IN tn,
sick bed as he fought on the baSa
/ ban fields, And today his battle 10
i.life appears to have been equalll
AS successful as his struggles on IN,
| diamond. To-day Mathewson look
/ like the Nathewson OF old. He ap
I pears to be in normal weight and 81
greatly has he improved In healtl
/ that now he IS permitted to tak
automobile rides and short walks Il
/ the village. He'll soon be allowed {
/ go anywhere.