| Show CHRISTY BACKON BACK BACKON BACKON ON BALL FIELD Defeats Tuberculosis and Becomes President or of Boston Braves YORK TORK Feb Frob U Duball tl 11 BM b ll MA hai AI br been n rl en back hack OB O one e of It most popular OP ular heroes the th man ninn the th lot back bich boy emulates emulate Christy Mathewson ho it was waa announced In Boston Doston rues Tue Tu dav cia day nIght returns return from his hta battle with tuberculosis to the diamond dl mon l as a pr l-ilent l ilent ot the Boston ROton National league leque baseball b ll el club which ha has been b B pur- pur purchased pur chased by II a New York Tork n t pix rig flit Bl thus thu becomes b com one on of If tie the fe fer players who nho bo became f o ox- ox 01 ot of the th first rank ene en of ot the theother others being A 0 a one or ot of the sports sport's early orly father More Mol thas that Matty Is la one on ot of o the th tw few toasted to l men to emerge emre a much ot of o a s he heO h n o hn ho he finished his hi l h pItying doa Os d s s U tt Lt the th hy hey day elay d y of hia hl career Poe Por two year Mrs and a a half time the th base bue halt ball 10 loSIng lo ln Ing public publio hs has turned its Ita eye towo toward rd a x cottage on Lake LakeN NY N Y IC In the th Adirondack where wheN Matty In a k semi retreat r tr t with hi his tam fam family ily lIy fought foucht the th on l of disease a long nc battle batti tim In a apparently 1 pp pa he ht hu lis triumphed 0 from Boston say ellY y Ir lie is t I fUll cull under physicians phy n orders SERVES SER IN IS PRANCE FRANCE Turning from Crom the th score of a decade dox und end a 0 halt half an as a 8 player to t take talce tk the therein rein of the th Cincinnati club as s man in n agel tei Matthew son on aa way a on the road to te established l success s hen en ho hll aside to td get et Into the th war w r and andIn andin nAIn In uniform lIe H sered lIer d In Lit ranee as asan an officer In the intelligence His Ills career caleer Is 11 full tull of u turn and dramatic dr m tlc combats with the th rl l of his time both in 10 hague game and In the several ral world tories In which he h participated bril- bril brilliantly l bril-l Hantl He Be H was as one of ot the th flut college men in baseball b Kb ll when a on the diamond was WILS a subject for cari earl caricature caricature I COLLEGE coLi EGr After Atter leaving lea 8 Bucknell college he mia as a star football ILS as well wella as baseball payer paler er Matthewson nent ent with the tho th Taunton T unton Mass IaM tub That was waa in 1199 1899 The next n season seon saw 8 hint him himIn In the th uniform of ot the Norfolk Va club V-club club which disposed of ot him ta to the Giants He Ia was retarded regarded s as unripe for tor fast company and sent back to lo Nor Norfolk fob folk k But nut pr only a fey months mouths lbs Hw Cincinnati club took him a u It 11 bait disco erod many other stars and many of or the finds It turned up up- up It traded him to New N l ew w Tork York John J 3 Mc- Mc McGraw Mc c Graw having hiving a full ull command Ic He wu was traded for Amos Rusle Rusie then the tho most mot brilliant pitcher In tho the game lie He gained fame tamo as originator of o the tho way the th first lot tot the freas eun os which others have h T copied copi A Hh the aid or of o emery paper Only the theother th other day McGraw ono one ot or the tho seer sever severest est eat critics and strictest In th thO game came said he ho did not belIeve bellev b U v Matty Iatt e eer er er made m de a mistake on thy tho the diamond dIamond 01 oc off oft of It BOSTON HOON ED Feb 21 the 21 21 1 ha ho neal ns n s that Christy Matthewson had hal como conlo back from his long fight against tuberculosis tuberculosis losis to the th activities of ot baseball inS In III S 9 new role that of president t ot or the tb Boston l Nationals was ws hailed with eager exp expectations by fans failS here her to- to today today to today day They Tiley echoed echoe with enthusiasm Mattys Matty's remark Bet all til the tho hats hall ou can that the Braes BraHs will not finish h In Inthe inthe inthe the cellar this yeal The club was sold b by George GeorCe Va Wash Wash- Wa h h Grant to a syndicate headed beaded I by bv Mathewson Associated d It ith It son arc are James Emile Fuchs puch both of ot New York Tork The price paid was mas not announced Mr Grint 1101 that It was stipulated st lu in luthe inthe the deal deol that Fred will con con- continue con continue as manager ot or the th Braves Er v |
