Info Need on Christy Mathewson Day 1925

[RichardSimon]

"Christy Matty Day" looks fishy to me, might be a fake addition to the ball.
And I would think they would have called it Christy Mathewson Day , not Christy Matty Day.

[prewarsports]

The National League Jubilee Balls with the photos of the Presidents had the Heydler facsimile signature in a different spot and I think it was in red ink.

Rhys

[MGHPro]

Thanks so much for all of the replies. I had some concerns that it was referred to as Matty Day not Mathewson. The inscription appears to be old, and the white spots are where the ball had flaked. It's been sitting in an antique shop for some time and I bought it yesterday. For the price, I thought it was worth picking up.
Thanks again,
Matt

[william_9]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

The National League Jubilee Balls with the photos of the Presidents had the Heydler facsimile signature in a different spot and I think it was in red ink.

Rhys

Regarding the Jubilee balls, was the Heydler signature located in a different spot as compared to a standard issue NL ball, or just different from Matt's ball in particular? I've seen a few online but never handled one personally. From what I remember, the photos ran along the north/south panels and the league stamping was east/west, similar to a standard NL ball.

[prewarsports]

The two that I have owned had photos on the side panels so the facsimile signature was beneath the center "Official National League" logo and in red ink as opposed to the side panel in black ink. I have never seen one with a black side panel and it would have been partially obstructed by the photos. To me, there is no way this was one of the Jubilee Balls with the photos on it. Those little photos pop off sometimes but they always leave a mark where they were and that is not present on Richards Ball.

Rhys