The Washington herald., 1907-08-19
BENDER'S FINE WORK
Indian Pitching Star Max
ing Record for Athletics.
WINS ELEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES
Remarkable TVyfrIing of Redskin
Largely Responsible for Squirt 20
Top OF League by Connie MacIS's
Team-In Addition TO Coed Pitch
ing, Bender Performs Well at Bat

Chicago, Aug. S-In the opinion Of the
White Sox. the rapid climb Of the Phila-
delphia American League baseball team
in the pennant race is due 20 the remark
able pitching Charles Albert Bender and
Eddie Plank have been doing. Accord
ing TO the dope, Bender's work has been
the best OF the Athletics pitching staff.
Bender began his winning streak June
p by winning from Washington by the
score Of TO 1. That was the last game
he worked In until July 4. when he won
the opening game Of double-header
from the New York Highlanders by the
score of to l. Four days later he took
the White Stockings into camp by the
score Of . to 2 Then on July Z he
beat st. Louis 10 the tune Of 10 ],
and six days later won from Cleveland
by the score Of 10 0. His next tussle
was against Chicago. and he defeated the
locals by the score Of ? 10 O. In that
game he held the White Sox TO two
bingles
Bender was called on again to work
against ST Louis five days later. and he
beat that organization by the score Of
70 /.
Beat Cleveland.
With the team fighting for third place
with Cleveland. Bender was asked 10
work against that squad August .. and
he beat it, 9 10 !.
From this date until August Z, the Phil
adelphia team moved up into second
place and was struggling FOR first place
with Detroit IN three days Bender de-
feated the Tigers twice thereby putting
the Athletics in the lead. The FIRST game
resulted IN the score Of % ., and the
second. ! 10 @. He pitched his last game
against Cleveland, and won by the score
Of 10 :, giving the Athletics "a stronger
hold on first place, as Detroit lost 70
New York
While Bender was doing all this re-
markabie work on the rubber. he also was
assisting In his victories with the bat
Since he began his winning streak ne is
credited with a batting average OF $50.
which probably IS the highest OF any Of
the American League tW.rIers. He went
10 bat forty times and picked out four
teen hits. Three OF these We're two-bag-
gers. He also held his own in the deld-
ing line, making only three miscues in
forty-one chances. His fielding average
is 953 for eleven games.
Plank Also wins.
Eddie Plank also has helped the Ath-
letics 10 the position The team now. .occu-
pies in the league. IN the last seventeen
games played he has won =. lost
T. and tied /. thlrteea-iuning battle
with Chicago lie started his streak June
{, and lost his next four games on the
following dates: June II and 3. July 16
and August S. He pitched his lie game
in Chicago with Patterson and owen as
opponents lie allowed the White Sox
eight hits
Pitcher Luby. a member Of the Chicago
National League team for a time. held
the worlds big league record for winning
consecutive games. He annexed twenty
straight games before he met defeat.
Pitcher Baxter Sparks. Of the Yazoo
City team. Of the Delta League, in 1904
made The record OF winning twentv-oue
straight games. In making this record he
pitched three double-headers. in which
three OF the games We're shut-outs. He
also pitched three straight games against
Brookhaven and won all three. took one
days rest and shut out Jackson. winning
all four games IN one week on August
2 he pitched a n0-hit, no-run game
against ClarkSdale The record of this
pitcher is the record that no other pitcher
ln the North or South has equaIed. and
viii stand FOR long tine TO come, il is
said.