Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-10
"CH|EF" BENDER STAGES
CAME HERE SATURDAY
Grand Old Indian VIII Pit His New
Haven Team Against Church
Hill Athletic Club.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
MACON, GA. April 3-Charlcs Al
bert Bender. known to baseball fans
the nation over az Chief BENDER"
VIII be the center Of attraction when
the New Haven Indians, champions OF
the Eastern League. play the Church
fIi! Athletic CLUB team IN Kicnmond
April lG. on their exhibition tour
North. following a spring training
sojourn IN this city. Although on. of
The major leagues. the chief Is still
a great twir!cr as his feats In pitch
ing The New Haven team TO an East
eFh League pennant last season. and
the Richmond club in the Virginia
Lea que tn" year previous, testify to.
II Is indeed remarkable to consider
the fact that for twcnty-one wears
Bender has been pitching from the
time OF his collcg. days down through
his long American League .car.er to
ms present position as manager ar
the New Haven club. without a lnt
up, Like ~ good Indian athletes
chippewa he got his start at car.
isle University back In Loo yic ,Hso
played end on The football eleven
lie remained at Carlis!" until 1902,
Whcn lie entered Dickinson COLLEGE
that his work with The iIarrish 10
y, g, hrouehi him To the attention Of
,.ilhir MACK. who signed him for IN.
nth!etics. From that time until lgi5
his record for effectiveness fn, 80
stch'iNc years has probably n,ynr
De.h ,anproached. He led the .Amcri.
can istasH" in pitching during ti,.c
or thcs" seasons and was WITH, ~
hrst three the others. '"e
, Worked in Five Worlds Series.
s.; Inc Chbicf pitched IN 1--WE worlds
!
1919. working in eleven rnu1s am .',
WthnlhE seven OF these In lg1. a..
- I!s sd WITH his treatment AT ,bo
hahds OF Mack. hc jumped ,o ~ pI
timore, FedcraIs where he o,. az naI-
trn,' .ii,e Vel. He joined Pat Morsu.s
starii.,i ne !a,ter part of 1916, and
nint, eight consecutive games IN,
rut,tnS ms club in the pcnn,nt IN, INV
IN i'lH ne engaged in war wor, -;
IIh!E pihyea INDEPENDENTLY. In ,"io
TAX" 49, "Sns"n during m!dscason to
'on,'ohd club Of the Vir.;,,;a
IN ,ria as".; The club had finished IN j., Ia ct
49, me hrSt half Of n double 80
in tb;rixo "tmHer ritched himself
~ S-"ne games the latter hoif
VI nc season. winning TWENTY 49,
0 of 'hem and playing the outdsjd one ne
Owner George NJ. Weiss of a.,
fiaven club. through his n nnr N"w
t,r,.hushin with the Chief inI,,n.ai,ii
~ u" f2rsake Richmond ana CONE
:" New Haven. From tho sinr, IN" me
fm,cf Wa an idol with New ijov ,nn
n i,,. ~ ,,,', ma splendid season. vim
H. 'wrhiE-SiN and losing rw"i,.a
piteh mpf Is, ,,d more often than any any
I,ihvcn through n hot nrht New
'''H'c' u League pcnnaui Wv
hicf In Great shane
hendcr is in great shan, r.,
crn hnh II is expected tho Sn,,i i,S
III training Sojourn IN. frs, ,. ~
, III by an Eastern Lcngu" S EYER
io on ",;hnie him t" pitch the Indjnn.::
VIII t sno Ne Inhians. Richmond fans
mnassiTtcd tribe play cNcri,,.n t irst
bay hack ok IN nos S,oa N"ai pulled .he freak
stop hr The Cleveland Elm '' r. short short
Of i'' ,hn cio until Pill" Wambs aan n9s
III IN ne worlds series asst n n1i'm,sa
n'r, Daniels. the ox-Y,nL .' '"nln.
m ,,i,; cInudc Davidson. Tor,, on
W orc me Athictics. ana sevcsai '' otbay
E'Hu"r", ar" with Renders i,ii Dig
'htr Southern exhibition tour "c ON