Mayor let’s Eddie Mathews off for speeding

Off The Field

February 9, 1962 – The mayor of Burlington, Wisconsin, filed charges against the city’s police chief for allegedly fixing a speeding ticket given to Eddie Mathews more than a month ago. Mathews was charged with driving 37 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone. Mathews works in the off-season doing public relations for a trucking firm in Burlington.