Christy Mathewson "was one of the first five players" inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and "an accomplished checkers player."
This is the link to Christy Mathewson's online biography from the Baseball Hall of Fame:
http://baseballhall.org/hof/mathewson-christy
Christy Mathewson
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George Hay
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George Hay
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- What do you like about checkers?: Checkers is a game of pure logic.
- Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Re: Christy Mathewson
Mr. Checkercycle has a YouTube video CHAMPIONS OF THE PAST...CHECKERS AND DRAUGHTS featuring Newell W. Banks vs. Christy Mathewson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up9sw9dN0Yw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up9sw9dN0Yw