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When the House of Darfd team comes to Huntingdon, one of themost famous players of baseball■will be in the forefront*Chief Bender, now playingmanager and pitcher with the House of Da rid Ball Club, has been one of Baseball's greatestpitchers and many years one of Connie Mack's most dependable txviriers on the famous Athletics.Chief Bender attended Carlisle Indian School and Dickerson Cobboth of Carlisle, Pa. wherehe .gained his education,His first professional experience was .with the Harrisburg, Pa., Club, where he was used as a second baseman, outfielder and pitcher. He joined Connie Mack in ID03 and was with the Athletics until 1015, when he joined Baltimore of the Federal League. In 1916 and 1917 he was with the Philadelphia Nationals. In 1918 he tried to join, the •Marines but was turned down, so worked in•the Hog Island shipyards; also pitched ball for the shipyards.club.In 1919 he managed Richmond in the Virginia League, pitching three games a week, and played outfield. With his club he won 29 games, lost 2, a record that has never been equaled in league ball, anti the season closed on Labor Day, iIn 1920 and 1921 Bender man-, aged and pitched for New Haven • in the Eastern League, won pen- j nant in 1920, finished third in 1921. In 1922 he managed and j pitched for Reading in Interna- lt;tional League. jFrom 1923 to 192S he coached i the# Navy Baseball Club, and \ pitched independent ball after the i college season was over.Bender joined the White Sox in 1925 and 1926 after his college coaching season was over, acting as coach and pitcher* for the Sox in 1926.Tn 1927 andt 192S he managed the Johnstown Club and pitched semi-pro ball in 1929 and 1930.In 1932 he was coach for John McGrdV on the New York Giants.In 1032 he managed the Erie Club in the Central League.In the season of 1910V when pitching for the Athletics, Bender got his name in the Baseball Hall Of TITTae by pitching a no hit, no run game against Cleveland,, only 27 men facing him. Jack Granev,first man up in the first inning, walked and was thrown out trying to steal second base.Bender was a member of the famous Athletics when they won pennants in 1905-10-11-13-14 and pitched many hard games during World Series*
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The Daily News
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 11, 1933
Page 12
Full Page
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Michael W.
NA, 17 Apr 2023
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