The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball Social Science The comics were revived in

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The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball Social Science The comics were revived inby Frank Deford In The Old Ball Game, Frank Deford, NPR sports commentator and Sports Illustrated journalist retells the story of an unusual friendship between two towering figures in baseball history. At the turn of the twentieth century, Christy Mathewson was one of baseball's first superstars. Over six feet tall, clean cut, and college educated, he didn't pitch on the Sabbath and rarely spoke an ill word about anyone. He also had one of the most