Evening journal., 1915-09-02
BENDER DAYS ON
DIAMOND At AN END
Indian, Unsuccessful With
Terrapins, Receives Un-
conditional Release
WAS ONE OF THE
PASTIME'S HEROES

Chief Charles Albert Bender. one
of the greatest pitchers the game has
ever known. has been unconditional
ly released by the Baltimore Feds,
following the Indians most disasS
trous season Il Is unfortunate that
Bender should cave in at a time when
he was drawing the best salary OF
his career His Baltimore contract is
said to call for $500. which Is more
than Connie Mack ever paid his great
Indian. Gender intends to retire from
the game for good.
Bender's fall this season came en-
tirely unexpected. as he had one Of
his best seasons last year Only his
humiliating defeat in the last worlds
series at the hands of the Braves
darkened the lustre Of Bender's last
year with the Athletics.
He led the pitchers of both leagues
IN gdmea won and lost last season.
winning IL games and losing only 3,
for a percentage of $50 This per-
centage has only been topped twice
in the history OF the American Lea
que. Joe Wood of the Red Sox mas
the best percentage made in the lea
que. .S72 in 1912 and Bill Donovan
/ Is second with .S62 in 1907.
Sweeney's Hit Spoiled Record.
II is interesting to note that
Sweeney's last home run in the bic
leagues prevented Bender from win
nine fhr boof roroort,ro o,.,r r.,d, 4,
In the league. Il also prevented the
chief from tieing the American Lea
que record of sixteen straight. held
by Joe Wood and Walter Johnson.
Late last season, after Bender had
won fifteen straight games, he met
Keating in a pitchers battle on the
Polo Grounds. With the score 1 to /
in the ninth inning Sweeney dropped
a home run into the right field stands
winning the game for the Yanks and
leaving Bender one game shy of tn,
lrecord
In earned runs Bender stood twelfth
last season, allowing only 2.26 earn
ed runs a game That shows at
glance that there was nothing fukisl
to his work
When Bender went he dropped
quickly The sting OF that world
series defeat last fall. when the chic
was knocked out of the box for III
first time in blue ribbon gam,
was the first sign of Benders sud
lden let-up in form
Great Work In Worlds Series.
Bender flashed some of his great
est work in the worlds series gam
between the Athletics and the Giants
In 1905 Gender took his first decisio
from McGraw, winning the secon
game of the series. 3 to 0. from Nc
Ginity and Ames. However, Matt
beat the chief in the last game.
to o.
In 1911 Matty beat the chief in IN
first game. to /. after which Bende
won four straight games from IN
Giants. two in 1911 and two In 1871,
Bender was only 80 last May. d,
I spite the fact that this was his thii
rteenth year in the big leagues. II
b went to Carlisle. where he playe
football and later to Dickinson. Fro
there he went to Harrisburg. Mac
taking him in 1908. He was a bi
J factor in five of Macks six pennani
! and until last fall was Mack's hlg
! card in all his worlds series.
! Bender was always a credit
baseball and was one Of the finest Z
\ well as brightest men ever connec
/ ed with the game
a He was a gentleman through an
3 through. Renders talents did not ste
p at baseball He is a crack trapshoo
). er, an expert with the cue and wi
b. the leading authority on damon,
r and iewelry in the big leagues. At OF
time he was in the jewelry bushes
8 in Coatesville. He was a brilliai
|. conversationalist. had fund of goo
n stories and was the leading pok
player in the American League.