The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
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ChArlee Aibert OshosTs
Long may YOU wave,
Old Scout:
On with the brave,
Old Scout,
Calling each blun.
Popping that fast one
Through.
Down to the Inst one
Through,
There with w stun
The %tcn,clt, Of I'm rod man has been
the subject Of song and story FOR n sood
many drifting years .. a.. IN.
From Cnchr on IN Geronimo 'he w
dian has always been featured rs q Otr
less russ. and the dope thereof was hh'
doubtedly true. ~
In this respect Charles Albert Render
the Chippewa Chief. IL n notable hlos't"'
The ,mlnon, Chief IA not so old as
years 70 along the oslendaric highway
Ne WAS born thlrt y.four years ago ms
May. Hut he wa popping that ihs, ohr
through for Connie Mack back ~ buy y
matter OF fourteen seasons hack Ana
now. after having been counted out .oi
the lists, relesAted TO the records OF .no
Main Corral, he Ia back again, WIN 'ne
old repertoire intact, ronp'ns along ~
his fns,est speed
Bender a Wonder.
Che thief IL undoubtedly one OF me
sams's wonders he WAS supposed 10
have passed the crest and started down
hill back In 1914. when the Braves drove
him In rout from the world series heih
The year after he went over 10 IN"
Feds, where he met with continued ns
aster. The old stuff looked To be gon"
forever. Last season he wRt recalled 10
the ms Tor circuit. hut was too Tar he'hW
his old form TO be Of any great help
This last winter "" ran across TN"
Chief down nj Plnohurst. whore he was
a - Ia. AL Ia "A ~ Rn -
and waiting 10 hear that he had been
sent to the minors.
The Phlllies let him 20. but finally re-
called him. mainly to help tutor youns
pitchers.
Few expected to see his, name again
been too far back
hut the call Of tho wild was too strong
Keen 10 be resisted, ny hard work he
got back into pitching condition. ana
then. With the blanke, lifted. he reported
for duty. The answer IN twcnty-seNen
runless ~inninGs-throe shut outs In n
and HE last start this last week
was u one-hit game.
II this isn't coming back with bells on
and flags flying the phrase has no mean
ing,
Render has always ranked, and al
ways will rank. with the smarte.t pitch
ere OF the game. lie had something more
than a inst ball with n sip TO II and n
b. filing curve.
He had In addition a keen brain that
overlooked no details and a GOODNESS and
q craft never SURPASSED.
Render was cooler and calmer and more
stoical upon II big occasion thar any
pit cher we have ever sean.
In moro than one close world series
Rame we have seen him working with ns
mIiNh NnfnlesApepa AnnaTputlN. aa IN II
were an exhibition affair whore the score
was u TO ! In his favor,
Nothing battered him or upset him, He
had no goat to he obtained. While his
he had the knAck Of collecting various
eoata from enemy tribes, and he col
lectcd these In flockr.
An institution,
The Chief has been an institution for
the hotter part ~ n dozen years. lie
years ~ when he shut OF. the Giants
with four hits In the only worlds series
victory Meck's team collected.
Hut he was back again with two more
victories In 1911. despite tho fact that
Matty beat him 2 to l In the first en-
Render has been one OF the best all
around athletes In baseball. In addition
10 being n great pitcher, he could hit
when the mood was on him and a blow
MAS needed.
lie ranks well up among the leading
trap shooters OF the country. play. a
first class game OF golf and IL II billiard
player Of no light caliber,
The Lawn Tennis Tournament.
The spirl, Of lawn tennis In these war
rims days hns reached heights below that
II was something Mt the start TO have
| nine OF the frs, ten ranking pla yers an