The life story of Christy Mathewson, the Hall of Fame Baseball
Player . . . his wife and son. When Sports Illustrated recently
named Christy Mathewson the greatest right-handed pitcher in the
history of baseball, it was a choice woven by both prowess and
character. The first All-American hero, Matty aroused the values of
a nation while bringing dignity to a game that had previously been
reserved for ruffians. "Matty handed the game an indefinable lift
in culture, brains, and personality," said Grantland Rice. "He is
the only man I ever met who in spirit and inspiration was greater
than his game." To grab a page from modern culture, The Christian
Gentleman (Big Six) would have been considered the "first Tim
Tebow." And for much of the twentieth century, the Mathewson family
- father, wife, and son - had a dramatic hold on greatness. A
charter member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Christy Mathewson had
been a Bucknell University football star at the turn of the
century. While his rise to legend would be swift, his grip on
America would never falter. From king of baseball to a hero of
World War I, Big Six was a gifted man in a unique time. Jane
Stoughton was charming, smart, beautiful . . . a student at the
Bucknell Female Institute who, had she listened to her father,
never would have fallen for "a grown man playing a little boy's
game that had no future." Jane Mathewson would eventually be known
as baseball's "most gracious widow." Christy Jr. was a strikingly
handsome and brilliant student who graduated cum laude from
Bucknell in 1927, then followed his own path to become a
world-renowned pilot and adventurer. His long list of heroics in
the shadows of war revealed a man who thrived on challenge. But,
like his father, the son would also die at far too young an age.
With a touch of historical fiction to begin every chapter, The
Three Mathewsons is an unusual glimpse at three extraordinary
lives, from childhood days to the center stage of a nation.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
Robert Gaines
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
180 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4750-4109-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Sports & outdoor recreation >
Ball games >
Baseball
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LSN: |
1-4750-4109-8 |
Barcode: |
9781475041095 |
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