The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-30
Indians To Star
 In Big Ball Duel
Chief Meyers and Chief Bender Will Battle Against Each Other in Worlds Series.

| Chicago, Sept. 3O.-The Indian has | been painted and pictured in the sun- set of a dying race, This may be 1 true enough from one viewpoint, but the pair of only original Americans who will clash in the coming world series are far from being dead ones, or even verging toward the sunset tint. For the first time in a world S series a brace of redDxins will be inn portant factors in tie outcome. One is a mission Indian from south ern California, graduate of Dart mouth college and the American as- sociation. His name is Jack Meyers, translated, and his chief value will be upon attack where his mighty war club is forecasted to form a big part of the struggle.
 The other is a Chippewa and a grad uate ,of Carlisle, drafted by Mack from the halls of learning before he had worked his way up through minor league schooling. His name is ChaS. Albert Bender, also translated from the original, and his main value will be upon the defense where his long, wiry arm and sinewy grip are expected to play an equal role.
 Meyers is slated to be the Giant star in propelling base hits. Ben der is cast for the leading athletic role in dispensing with base hits-
 One is, going in to hit and the other to stop the hitting, which shows that Indian chara cteristics are far from being one-sided.
 McGraW is banking heavily upon Meyers; Mack with equal weight upon Bender. If either falls or fails there will be a massive gap left through which the other club may flash on to victory
 Both are highly intelligent and both are game to the marrow. Bendar has one of the games closest students, and has probably improved more than any man in baseball to-day.
 The chief is not only a fine hitter --the best in the National league, ac- cording to McGraw, but he has also developed into a wonderfully steady catcher with one of the best and tru- est throwing arms in the game. And he can always be depended upon to when a wallop is needed most.
 Bender will probably be t0 most ef- fective slabman nAMacks camp. The Giants regard him. with greater res- pect than eitherZ1oonlbs or Plank. They know that when the Indian is right he is one of the hardest men in the game to beat-and that he is far
 
 Bender shut them out in 1905, but was curbed and stopped by Mathew lson. The Indian has held his own ev- CT since and looks to be as effective to-day as he was then.
 It is almost impossible to figure out any more thrilling or gripping situa- ton than Meyers facing Bender in a tight spot of the game-where a hit may bring victory and failure mean defeat. And it is more than likely that this picture will show upon the kaleidoscopic film of the series more than once.
 Meyers understands what heavy re- sponsibfHty has been placed upon his shoulders He knows that it is up to him to check the fleet Athletic at- tack, led by the swift and heady Col Hns. Also that his people are bank ing heavily upon his hitting.
 But fortunately Meyers is of that type which works best under pressure. Bender is cast in the same mould. These two have been developed from a race or vanished nation famous for it's bravery, stolidity and strength against great odds.
 And when the worlds series story is told it isn't unlikely that Meyers and Bender will be two of the lead ing factors in the tumuft.