Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1918 — MATHEWSON IS NOW CAPTAIN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MATHEWSON IS NOW CAPTAIN

Idol of Baseball Fan* for Mirny Year* Has Been Given a Commission in the Army. Most recent picture of Capt. Christy Mathewson, one of the greatest ball players the national game has produced, who was given a commission In the chemical warfare service of the

United States army. For years Matty’s prowess as a pitcher for the New York Giants, his late managership of the Cincinnati Reds, and his genial personality both on and off the diamond had won for him a soft spot in the heart of every ball fan throughout the country.

Captain Christy Mathewson.