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06-22-2005, 10:56 AM
Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>Who discovered the land<br />Of the brave and the free?<br />I don't know, I don't know<br />'Twas Christy Columbus<br />Is what they tell me<br />May be so, I don't know<br /><br />There's only one Christy<br />That I know at all<br />One Christy that I ever saw<br />He's the one who discovered<br />The fade away ball<br />And he pitches for Muggsy McGraw <br /><br />Baseball, baseball<br />Ain't it a wonderful game?<br />Old Christy Colum'<br />Found this country, by gum<br />But the extras don't<br />Carry his name<br /><br />If old man Columbus<br />Had sat in the stand<br />Had seen Matty pitching that<br />"Fader" so grand<br />He'd have said<br />Boys I'm glad I discovered this land<br />Gee! it's a wonderful game<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1119459348.JPG"> <br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1119459338.JPG"> <br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1119459155.JPG">
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06-22-2005, 11:00 AM
Posted By: <b>Mark Tylicki</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1119459637.JPG"> <br><br>------------------------------<br />MY COLLECTION: <a href="http://www.rustywilly.com/MYCOLLECTION.htm" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.rustywilly.com/MYCOLLECTION.htm</a>
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06-22-2005, 11:07 AM
Posted By: <b>Keith O'Leary</b><p><br /><img src="http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/421573170/102.jpg"><br /><br />
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06-22-2005, 11:15 AM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ap13/e95s/websize/Mattye95.jpg"><br /><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ap13/miscellaneouscards/websize/b9_1_b.jpg"><br /><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ap13/miscellaneouscards/websize/Matty%20Front.JPG">
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06-22-2005, 11:20 AM
Posted By: <b>Chad</b><p>Does anyone have a complete version of his Big Six game? <br /><br />--Chad
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06-22-2005, 03:11 PM
Posted By: <b>Bob Rousseau</b><p>One of the poignant moments in Ken Burns "Baseball" was when they discussed Matty's death- how he said to his wife on his deathbed something like "Have a good cry, but don't make it a long one. This couldn't be helped" (nicely read by John Chancellor).
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06-22-2005, 04:27 PM
Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>In a book, from an old photo.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/jphotos/f.JPG">
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06-22-2005, 05:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p><img src="http://home.insightbb.com/~scantland/ebayaboutme/croppedSGC4DocChristy.jpg"><br />
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06-22-2005, 05:14 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>my board profile image, enlarged<br /><br />Max<br /><br /><img src="http://www.ettinger.ca/mathewson.jpg">