The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-21
Sporting Notes
 of Interest

Charles A. Bender, the big chief of the Philadelphia Athletics, twirling staff celebrated yesterday the tenth
 anniversary of his major league de-
 boo. The celebrated Indian pitcher made his entrance into the big show
 on April 20, 1903, in a game played in Boston. Eddie Plank had been hay ing trouble and the Chief was sent in to the box to see what he could do
 toward overcoming the lead of the Red Sox- The result was victory for the Athletics, by a score of 10 to T. Bender was born in Minnesota, and is now in his thirtieth year. He was one Of the stars of the Carlisle In dian baseball hines of 1900 and 1901 and in 1902 played with Dickinson College and the Harrisburg Athletic club.
 Chief Charles Albert belongs to the Chippewa tribe of Injuns, and is proud of being descended from the real Am orleans. He stands two inches over six feet high. He has great speed and puzzling curves, and personally is credit to his race.
 Ten years ago the American League opened it's third season under happy and peaceful auspices, after a two years battle for existence with the National League. The peace pact be- tween the rival circuits was signed y to both leagues. The New York club, now led by Frank Chance, made it's American League debut on April 20, 1903, and was defeated by Washington. The American League was given frosty reception to the Big Town, and for a time played to empty benches By m1d-season, however, the fans be- gan to flock to the new standard, and the New York owners quit the year financially to the good, while the club finished in fourth place. Boston won the first pennant under the peaceful regime and defeated the Pirates for the worlds flag
 Twenty-fou years ago the Chicago Nationals and the All-Americas ar rived in Chicago after a tour of the world lasting exactly six months The globe-trotters played ffty-three games enroute, in Hawaii, Australia, Cey1on, Egypt, Italy, France, Eng land, Scotland and Ireland. The trip marked an epoch in baseball, and served to introduce the game in many countries where it had been unknown.
 Richard de Lion Heart de Reuben de Marquis de Marquard, also known as MT. Blossom Seeley and as the $11,- 900 beauty, will be the recipient of congratulations tomorrow, when he will pass his twenty-fourth EIuDe s real name Is ftlC11- ard de Marquis, which would, indicate | that he was born in Montreal or New Orleans or that dear Paris, but, as 1 alter of fact, the honor is C1eve- l lands. The big six-foot tw1r1ing art | st was first employed by the Canton, | D., team of the Central League, in 1907, and in the following year play ed with Indianapolis in kthe American Association. Everybody knows how Master McGraw paid $11, 900 for Rich ard, and what a lemon Richard was turing his first season with. the | Giants. Few players have come in or so much banning as Marquard, and thy manager who knew less about his business than McGraw would have turned Richard out into the cruel world and told him never to darken he door again. McGraw had a hunch hat Marquard had in him the raw material of baseball genius, and paid 10 attention to the roastings of press md public. Last year Richard was he pitching sensation of the season lis subsequent exploits a wife vaudeville actor and hold ut haven't helped his reputation with he fans to any great extent Rube 'ecame the husband of his vaudeville Blossom Seeley, in San Fran isco last month, Miss See1ey.s for ner husband having secured a di- cree. According to the dope, Rich I'd now has a three-year contract aI1ing for $500 season. As a audevi1le artist he got some two or i've thousand dollarS a week the i orrect figure may be arrived at by ividing by ten and extracting the { ube root.
 Rube has never worked at anything ut baseball. His parents died when e was young, and he was brought up , y his grandmother, which proba b1y 1eans that he was a spoiled kfd.'' ! Te attended the Cleveland schools, nd in the Summer was bat-boy for he Cleveland club. He began pitch lg for a school team, and before go- . 1g to Canton played with 6 semi team in Cleveland.
 WHALES GAS.