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KCBOOMER
02-12-2003, 11:16 AM
What is the experience that connects Christy Mathewson, unpire Red Ormsby, and HoF exec Larry MacPhail?
Duque
02-12-2003, 01:06 PM
Mathewson and MacPhail both served in WWI - not sure about Ormsby.

Edit: Checked up on Ormsby - he was a WWI vet too.
KCBOOMER
02-12-2003, 02:17 PM
You are on the right track, but there is more to it.
KCBOOMER
02-13-2003, 05:05 PM
The shared activity/event happened in Europe.
gyb13
02-13-2003, 06:13 PM
were they in the same unit?
Duque
02-13-2003, 07:17 PM
Mathewson and Ormsby were both victims of gas - don't know about MacPhail. Mathewson and MacPhail were both CPTs.
KCBOOMER
02-14-2003, 10:06 AM
Right, Duque! The three men were gassed in WWI!
gyb13
02-14-2003, 02:23 PM
Originally posted by Duque
Mathewson and Ormsby were both victims of gas - don't know about MacPhail. Mathewson and MacPhail were both CPTs. what's a cpt?
Duque
02-14-2003, 08:17 PM
CPT = Captain

Did a little research on this - MacPhail was actually part of a covert operation to kidnap Kaiser Wilhelm II following the war from his exile in the Netherlands.