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Christy Mathewson Is A Role Model For Professional Superstars
Investor's Business Daily· 2 years agoChristy Mathewson's life was tragically short. But one of America's first baseball stars set a...
Rare Christy Mathewson baseball card part of state auction
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoOct. 24—Baseball Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson didn't smoke or throw smoke. One of the greatest pitchers ever, the Factoryville native thrived on a pitch known as "a fadeaway," technically ...
Frierson bringing Mathewson back home
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 31—History will tell you that, in October 1925, Christy Mathewson died. That's nine years after he won the last of his legendary 373 major league games, and it'd be 11 more before he'd ...
Names&Faces: 'Matty: An Evening with Christy Mathewson' comes to Keystone College
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoAug. 8—A one-man play celebrates the life and legacy of a baseball legend in his hometown this weekend. "Matty: An Evening with Christy Mathewson" returns to Keystone College on Friday at Theatre ...
Frierson keeping Christy Mathewson's story alive
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAug. 6—In late May, Eddie Frierson got the invitation for which all stage actors pine. The road called. The venue booked. And for a few hours a night during a three-show run, he got to tell ...
Keystone College celebrates historic ballplayer with "MATTY: An Evening With Christy Mathewson"
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoAug. 3—LA PLUME — Keystone College and Factoryville Borough host professional actor Eddie Frierson's "MATTY: an Evening with Christy Mathewson" on Friday, August 11 at 7 p.m. in the Theatre ...
Bayshore history tales: Hall of Fame pitcher, unfortunate vice president and the atom bomb
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMatt Ward was doing book research in the Monmouth County Historical Association’s archives, seeking...
Playoff matchups set as Keystone pursues United East title
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoThe Keystone College baseball team at least knows the route it has to take in pursuit of its 19th straight conference championship in the coming weeks. The top-seeded Giants (27-11 overall, ...
On This Day, Feb. 2: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMiners who were trapped underground are transported to a safe holding area after being rescued at...
Documentary conjures beauty, forgotten figures of Negro League baseball
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA celebration of Black excellence both on and off the diamond, director Sam Pollard’s new...