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in World Series, 161, 164, 165, 168
Masterson, Bat, 58–59
Mathewson, Christopher “Christy” Jr., 170, 174, 196, 204, 218, 220, 224. See also under Mathewson, Jane Stoughton
Mathewson, Christopher (“Christy”/“Matty”), 1. See also specific topics
at 1924 World Series as reporter, 218–20
aggression, 108
on baseball, 51
benefit for, 216–17
characterizations of, 68, 133, 209, 221, 222
in college, 32, 39, 52. See also Bucknell College
death, 39, 219–23
remembered after, 221–24
death of brothers, 198
as “debutante,” 3
desire to be manager of Giants, 176
early career, 3
failure to prosper with Giants, 32
family background, 73, 76–78, 198
films, 130
as first full-blooded American sports idol, 69
forty-fifth birthday, 219
gambling, 36, 125
Giants’ purchase of, 3
in Hall of Fame, 222, 223
illnesses, 88–89, 137, 203, 205, 215
managing Cincinnati, 132, 197, 205
McGraw on, 133
in media, 88, 167–68
“muscular Christianity,” 36, 131
nearing end of career, 176
nicknames, 33, 53, 128, 135
“Big Six,” 135–36
other sports and games played by, 171–72
checkers, 127–28, 171
overview, 1–3
performance, 47, 52, 60, 68, 105, 137, 151, 175
personality, 68, 125, 127, 132, 133
photographs of, 2, 33, 35, 52, 55, 131, 136, 166, 171, 195, 197, 200, 218
in fine form, 113
in World War I uniform, 202
physical characteristics, 2, 5, 113, 127, 128
as pitcher, 9–10,38–39,175–76
fadeaway pitch, 38–39
first major league hit (triple), 9
“freak pitch,” 38
no-hitters, 113
popularity, 111, 133, 186, 190, 191, 209, 216–17, 221
positioning his outfielders, 126–27
as president of Boston Braves, 217
product endorsements, 130, 131
reaction to third defeat at World Series, 185–87
reputation, 124–25, 133, 209
return to Giants in 1901, 46
in sanitarium, 216
siblings, 77, 198
sportsmanlike demeanor, 108
sportsmanship, 132
tombstone, 220
tributes to, 221, 223
World Series dominated by, 121–22
in World War I, 202–5, 215–16
writings, 129–30
Mathewson, Gilbert, 77
Mathewson, Henry, 149, 197–98
Mathewson, Jane Stoughton, 71, 82, 92, 93, 105, 196
almost trampled by mob, 145–46
beginning of relationship with Mathewson, 39
Christy Jr. and, 89, 145, 170, 173–74, 204
concerns about Mathewson’s health, 217
death, 224
on Mathewson, 215
Mathewson’s death and, 219, 220, 223–24
on Mathewson’s presidency, 217
McGraw on, 119
McGraw’s concern for, 71
photographs of, 171, 200, 218
purchased shares of Giants, 60
road trip to Cincinnati, 196
wedding, 64
Mathewson, Minerva Capell (“Nervy”), 62, 77–78, 130–31
Mathewson, Nicholas, 149, 150
Matson, Joe, 128–29
Mauve Decades, 90, 91
Mays, Willie, 103, 134
McAleer, Jimmy, 126
McBride, Harry T., 146
McCormack, John, 100
McCormick, Moose, 140
McGann, “Big Dan,” 42, 159
McGeehan, W. O., 221
McGillicuddy, Cornelius (Connie Mack), 110, 118, 165, 167, 168. See also Philadelphia Athletics
brought Athletics back to preeminence, 212
Freedman and, 46
as ideal managerial model, 43
Mathewson and, 10, 46
McGraw and, 162, 174
McGraw as managerial rival of, 20
Philadelphia franchise taken over by, 43
photograph of, 162
McGinnity, Joe “Iron Man,” 88, 119, 120
aggressive behavior, 46, 146
as coach, 141
Frank Chance and, 146
games won and lost, 68, 106
Mathewson and, 60, 67
McGraw and, 57
as number-two Giant pitcher, 69
photograph of, 55
as pitcher, 141, 161
replaced by Marquard, 161
McGraw, Anna, 73
McGraw, Blanche Sindall, 174
after McGraw’s death, 223–24
background and life history, 92
biography of McGraw, 224
Chase and, 206
in Cuba, 170–72
death, 224
family of origin, 92
Jane Mathewson and, 64–66, 82, 172, 224
Jane Mathewson’s first meeting with, 65
living in New York, 60–61, 64, 66
and Mathewson’s death, 220
on McGraw, 7, 65, 173, 210
McGraw’s courtship with, 92–94
McGraw’s first meeting with, 92
McGraw’s marriage to, 94
McGraw’s relations with, 71, 94–95, 100, 153, 196, 213, 215
in Paris, 211
photographs of, 171, 218
road trip to Cincinnati, 196
traveling with McGraw, 71
McGraw, Ellen Comerford, 74–75
McGraw, John, Sr., 73–74
McGraw, John Joseph (“Muggsy”/“Johnny”), 1. See also specific topics
aggressive behavior, 53–54, 86–87, 89, 108–10, 114, 142, 192, 211–12. See also umpires
alcohol consumption, 89, 210, 211
“baby tactics,” 109
background and life history, 73–82, 86
in Baltimore, 39–54
with Baltimore Orioles, 21–32, 42, 44, 86
on baseball, 51, 83
baseball skills and performance, 27
batting averages, 8, 21, 45, 79, 85
birth, 74
captivated by baseball, 74
characterizations of, 56, 66, 174, 211, 223
childhood, 67
death, 39, 214, 223
remembered after, 221–24
on the demands of baseball, 82
depression over leaving baseball, 211–13
education, 74, 81–83
ejected from game for having conniption fit, 8–9
family life, 72, 86
finances, 94
fires Robinson, 191
first marriage and daughter, 73
George Bernard Shaw on, 211
as Giants’ manager
first game, 57
first managerial triumph, 24
managerial reputation, 45, 105
health problems, 71, 85, 210–11, 213
homes, 178, 218
horse racing and, 23
injuries, 71, 86
knee/leg, 45–47, 53, 66
last baseball game seen by, 214
living in New York, 60–61, 66
marriage to Minnie Doyle, 86–88
Mathewson contrasted with, 1–2, 57, 66, 73
Mathewson’s awe of, 7, 8
Mathewson’s discussion of baseball with, 66–67
Mathewson’s first encounter with, 1, 3, 8–9, 51
Mathewsons living with, 66
Mathewson’s relations with, 57, 72, 126–28, 132
media and, 57–58
memoirs, 24
Merkle Boner, 142
money loaned to
Oriole franchise, 54
as most famous athlete in America, 7
nicknames, 5, 7, 53, 135, 171
other sports and games played by, 171–72
overview, 2–3
personal losses, 88, 89, 211–13
personality, 82, 85–86, 89, 94, 107, 114, 172
photographs of, 6, 22, 55, 79, 162, 166, 171, 208, 218
physical description, 2–3, 5–6, 21
as pitcher, 67
reaction to third defeat at World Series, 191
religiosity, 93
rumors of suicide of, 190
in St. Louis, 43
start of big league career, 21
suspensions, 53, 89, 108, 110
tips on technique given to Mathewson, 67
took over the club, 56
tour of Europe, 83
tricks, 27–29
trip around the world, 173–74
umpires and, 28, 87, 89, 109, 168–69, 192
women and, 61
McGraw, Minnie Doyle, 86–88, 92, 94
death, 87–88
McGrawism, 110
McGreevey, Nuf Ced, 179–80
McGunnigle, Bill, 99
McKechnie, Bill, 195, 196
McKinley, William, 47
McRae, Manager, 129
media, 58–59, 145
use of players’ first and last names, 58, 59
Memorial Gateway to Mathewson, 223
Mencken, H. L., 22–23
Mendez, José, 170–71
Mercer, Steve, 185
Merkle, Fred, 140, 147–49, 151, 160
at 1912 World Series, 183–87
embarrassing mistake, 141–43
McGraw and, 139, 142, 143
photograph of, 183
Merriwell, Frank, 34–37, 128
Meusel, Irish, 159
Meyers, “Chief,” 130, 163, 175, 184–85, 187
Mill City, 78
muckerism, 36
Muggsy Ball, 103–4
Murphy, Charles F., 207
Murphy, Tom, 25–26, 42, 55
National Collegiate Athletic Association, 35
National League, 16, 29, 87
batting averages, 40
downsizing, 41–43, 68
peace pact between American League and, 107
playing rules, 105
New England League, 38
New York. See also specific topics public transportation in, 104
of the Roaring Twenties, 95–98
Sunday baseball in, 62
with two teams, 42
World Series in. See World Series, of 1905
New York Athletic Club, 148
New York Giants. See also specific topics
alternative names for, 4, 56, 57, 103
characterizations of, 52, 151
early victories, 9
New York’s attitude about, 105
other cities’ animosity toward, 107
performance, 51, 105
purchased by Freedman, 17
termination in 1957, 222
New York Herald, 15
New York-Pennsylvania minor league, 76
New York Times, 14
New York Yankees, 178, 209, 213
franchise, 63
vs. Giants in World Series, 114
New-Yorks, 4, 56–57
newspapers. See media
nicknames, 134–35. See also under specific individuals
Norfolk, 10
Norworth, Jack, 50, 102
O’Day, Hank, 140, 142
Odiva (“Goldfish Lady”), 173
officiating, 47
Old Orioles, 25, 28, 30, 106, 114
Oldring, Rube, 167
Olean, 76, 79
Orange Athletic Club, 59
Oriole franchise, 54
Orioles
Baltimore, 7, 8, 10, 16, 20, 83
Brooklyn ownership, 42
games played against, 27
Keeler in, 25–27
names for, 42
performance, 41, 45
removed from National League, 41–42
O’Rourke, “Voiceless Jim,” 20
parade, baseball, 125
Pastor, Tony, 30
Patch, Dan, 69, 111, 130
Patten, Gilbert, 34–36
Perritt, Pol, 202, 205
Pershing, General, 217
Pfiester, Jack “the Giant Killer,” 139, 140, 147
Philadelphia, 16, 37, 107
Giants’ road trip to, 71
World Series in, 164–69
Philadelphia Athletics (A’s), 43, 46, 54, 100, 115–18, 137, 178
vs. Giants in World Series, 154, 161–69, 189–91
Mathewson on, 193
in World Series of 1905, 116–22
Philadelphia team, 10
“pinch hitter,” 129, 137
Pinkerton’s, 161
pitchers, 47, 50–51, 113, 138
skills required of, 14
stationing, 40–41
pitching, 67, 138
Pittsburgh, 16, 107, 141
Pittsburgh Pirates, 43, 68, 105, 139
Pius X, Pope, 174
Plank, Eddie, 43, 118, 164, 190
Po Reilly’s, 18. See also Sons of Erin
poems, 49–50, 137–38
Polo Grounds, 5, 9, 17–18, 57, 180, 189–91, 202. see also World Series
attendance at, 5
record crowd, 162
benefit game on Sundays at, 132
Blanche McGraw at, 224
capacity, 107
Cubs vs. Giants at, 145–47
description, 103
final Giants’ game at, 224
finances, 102
fire that took down, 154
history, 102–3
Mathewson and McGraw’s first encounter at, 1, 3
McGraw at, 97, 107, 214
McGraw injured at, 70–71
photographs of, 22
1908 playoffs with Cubs, 140
rebuilt after fire, 154
tore down, 155
vendors at, 102
Pond, Arlie, 83, 85
postseason, 16
product endorsements, 130, 131
profanity, 28, 30, 109
Protestantism, 51, 64
Pulliam, Harry, 89, 108, 110, 142–44, 148
“purification plan,” 29
Rader, Benjamin, 133
Raymond, Bugs, 157–58, 177
Raymond, Mrs., 158
Reiser, Reverend Mr., 82–83
religious conflict, 51–52, 64
Rice, Grantland, 133, 155
Rickey, Branch, 193, 216
Roaring Twenties, 95–98, 113
Robinson, Brooks, 134
Robinson, David, 222
Robinson, Ray, 124
Robinson, Wilbert “Uncle Robbie,” 20
as captain, 23
Johnson and, 44
McGraw and, 7–8, 10, 23, 24, 86, 87, 160, 191, 212
Rockne, Knute, 210
Roosevelt, Theodore, 37, 48
Rose, Pete, 134
Rothstein, Arnold, 152
Roush, Edd, 195–96
Rowland, Pants, 192
Royal Rooters, 179–82
“Rubber Leg” (Mathewson), 33
Runyon, Damon, 128, 158
Rusie, Amos, 152
Russell, Lillian, 92
Ruth, George Herman “Babe,” 99, 115, 133, 153
Cobb and, 219
fame and popularity, 207–10
home runs, 208, 209, 212–13
Mathewson on, 209
McGraw and, 208, 209, 219