John Tortes "Chief" Meyers
Subtitle: a baseball biography
By: William A. Young
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780786468010
Subjects: Indian baseball players; Cahuilla Indians; Baseball players; Biography; Sports
Description: "John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (1880-1971) was the hard-hitting, award-winning catcher for John McGraw's New York Giants from 1908 to 1915 and later for the Brooklyn Dodgers. This first full biography explores John Tortes Meyers's Cahuilla roots and early life, his year at Dartmouth College, his outstanding baseball career, his life, and legacy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.