Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-20 | Page 10 | Mathewson Fights Gamely for Health

MATKEVVSON FIGHTS GAMELY FOR HEALTH NEW YORK. Feb. 18. The cheer-; fulness Which h:i.H marjtcd "Christy."' Mathewson'a long and valiant fight against tuberculosis, was uppermost In la letter from the famous pitcher sent' to Joe O'Brien, secretary of t he New-York New-York Olants. " Big Six," for many months has j i been confined to hu home at Sarunac' Eake, N. Y , seeing only his wife and phj slclans. At different times he haS i sent word of his battle and his deter-! mination to win to his friends. The ' letter to O'Brien was the first written writ-ten since taken 111 and was construed by friends as an indication of prOg- I ress. j In one passage Christy requested O'Brien to Instruct the Giants' trainer J to look out for his glove and shoes so that they would be ready when he was ready to return to the diamond. He said It probably would be another year i before he is able to 'come back."