Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1913 — Mathewson Is Greatest. [ARTICLE]

Mathewson Is Greatest.

A number of ball players anxious to discover the reason for the remarkable effectiveness of Mathewson, Plank, Sallee, Miner, Brown, Chief Bender and other veteran pitchers this season studied the records the other day and their research brought to light the fact that Mathewson was the greatest all-round twirler of all times. The specialties and strength of each big league twirler were examined and the ranking was found to be the following: Most speed—Walter Johnson. Best curve—Amos Rusie. Hardest to hit —George Edward Waddell. Greatest all-round pitcher—Christopher Mathewson.