His old Giants roommate , Christy Mathewson , had succumbed to it in 1925 , but Laughing Larry had stubbornly fought the disease for twenty - five years when I met him .
Ironically , Larry Doyle eventually contracted TB in 1942 .
Larry Doyle 's old Giants roommate , Christy Mathewson , had succumbed to it in 1925 , but Laughing Larry had stubbornly fought the disease for twenty - five years when I met him .
Ironically , Larry Doyle eventually contracted TB in 1942 .