10/7/1925: Word came late tonite from #SaranacLake that Christy Matthewson finally succumbed to #tuberculosis, age 45. He'd been battling lung disease for 7 years, likely b/c of a poison gas training accident during the war in #France. 373 wins. 79 shutouts. 2 #nohitters. 3 shutouts in '05 WS. #OTD