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Sign Bender As New Colony Team PilotConnie Mackn Former Pitch-ing Ace To Manage Eastern H, Of D. TeamATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 13-Chief Bender, ace or Connie Mack's pitching cotvs in the days ot the million. dollar Jnfield and the A's long reign as American league champions, is to return to baseball.Bender revealed here today that he ,had signed a con-tract to managethe House of David eastern club and pitch one Inning everytomorrow to' Join the team, now barnstorm Ing inJhlO.C o n i dered wzemm/’X among the great-es^ of baseballijfflBKfllii 1 Bender wasmm(iMnmniMMt a member ofBender Mack's pitching staff along with Eddie Plank and Jack Combs. At the same time, Stuffy Melnnis played first for the M.acks, with Eddie Collins at second, Barry at shortstop and Home Bun Baker in the hot comer at thirdbase;After retiring as an active player, Bender was signed by Eddie Collins, then manager of the Chicago White Sox,-as coach of the pitchers and to the Chief” fails much of the credit for Tea Lyons' success. ,Bender has also been active in college coaching circles and was up with the New York Yankees for a spell as a poach. At the present time the .Indian has been working in Wanamaker’s store in Philadelphia and has been given a leave of absence to play with the House of David.In Joining the House of David team, Bender becomes a member of the same organization that-now employs Grover • Cleveland Alexander, former National.league pitching ace. Alexander is Managing and doing a bit of pitching for the western colony team, • 1.
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Benton Harbor News Palladium
Benton Harbor, Michigan, US
Tue, Jun 13, 1933
Page 3
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