Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Christy Mathewson
Born: August 12, 1880
Died: October 7, 1925 (aged 45)
Bio: Christopher "Christy" Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "The Gentleman's Hurler" was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants.
Known for:
- Won in the ninth (1910)
- Pitcher Pollock (1914)
- Second base Sloan (1917)
- Catcher Craig (1915)
- The Battle of Base-Ball (1912)







