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Show - a- I CHRISTY MATHEWSON BOSS OF CINCY REDS j New Manager of Cincinnati Team. Christy Mathewson has been appointed ap-pointed manager of the Heds to take the place of Charley Herzog, who goes to the New York Giants in exchange for the star right-handed twirler. ' Cincinnati, in addition to getting Matty, also will land Inflelder Mc-Kec'hnie Mc-Kec'hnie and Outfielder Rousch, while the Giants will take Outfielder Killifer from the Reds. This is one of the biggest big-gest deals to be made this year and strengthens New York's chances for the flag. Seventeen Years in League. Christy Mathewson has been pitching pitch-ing in the National league for 17 years. He joined the New York Giants in 1900 and since that time has been rated as one of the game's greatest hurlers. Almost Al-most from the start he placed himself among the topnotchers, although it was not until 1905 that he gained worldwide world-wide fame by pitching in the world's series games against the Philadelphia Americans. In that series he pitched three games without letting a runner score off him. That exhibition stamped him as one of the stars, for the Philadelphia club had famous sluggers in Hartzel, Lord, Davis, Seybold, Murphy and Monte and Lave Cross. Twirled Two No-Hit Games. Before this wonderful exhibition of pitching Mathewson proved that he possessed the Ebility and stuff by pitching pitch-ing two no-hit games, the only two credited to him in his 17 years of work i with the New York club. He twirled ( "" Vj ' ; ' ai Buck Herzog. bis first no-hit game a year after he joined the McGraw staff. On July 15, 1001, he blanked the St. Louis Cardinals Cardi-nals without a rap. His next performance perform-ance of this kind was against the Chicago Chi-cago Cubs on June 13, 1005, and it was that year in which he won the world's title for McGraw by beating the American Ameri-can league champions. After 1005 Mathewson was ranked as the leading pitcher of the major leagues. Compared With Johnson. When Walter Johnson of the Washington Wash-ington ehib appeared on the scene with his brilliant twirling it w;is questioned whether Mathewson was his equal. Of course. American league partisans said not, but those who were impartial declared de-clared Matty was the king of them all. He was one of the best fielding pitchers pitch-ers as well as a fair hitter for a elabman. Matty was always a glutton for work and it is said that without him McGraw Mc-Graw would not have won the championships cham-pionships he di'i. This is probably true, for Mathewson led the National league in pitching for years, and especially es-pecially in the seasons when the title went to the New York club. Would Not Jump to Feds. Mathewson did not jump to the Federal Fed-eral league when it was u-ganized, although al-though he had flattering offers to leap. He has always been a man of his word and one of the finest characters in the game. He has always been a sportsman sports-man and has gained his reputation on his ability to do things. He has never sought publicity and is modest, although al-though many were inclined to think differently. His years of pitching are nearly over and he longs to be successful as a leader. lead-er. He has been with McGraw for so many years that he understands his tactics and strategy to the letter and with a fairly good ball team ought to carry the Reds up in the race. He will probably do some of the flinging, although al-though he has been bothered with a lame arm that has thrown him a bit out of gear. |