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Lot #1609
Grantland Rice

Looking for Christy’s kid, “From last reports he was connected with an airfield on the West Coast.”

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Looking for Christy’s kid, “From last reports he was connected with an airfield on the West Coast.”

Sportscaster who would christen a legend when he thus began his report on a 1924 Notre Dame matchup: “Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again…” TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 12, 1942. Letter to a collector offering assistance in finding Christy Mathewson’s son. In part, “I will try to find out where Young Christy Mathewson is located. From last reports he was connected with an airfield on the West Coast.” In fine condition, with expected folds and unobtrusive mounting remnants to two edges. COA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.

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  • Dates: #307 - Ended March 15, 2006