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Chief Meyers John Tortes Meyers Bats Right, Throws Right Height 5' 11", Weight 194 lb. Debut April 16, 1909 Final Game October 4, 1917 Born July 29, 1880 in Riverside, CA Died July 25, 1971 in San Bernardino, CA

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Chief Bender’s warm-up jacket is emblazoned with the Athletics’ elephant logo. At the beginning of the twentieth century, baseball’s nascent American League, invaded cities with established National League teams. This occurred in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia and created a ‘turf-war’ between the rival leagues. Many players ‘jumped’ leagues following larger salary offers, fostering a feeling of discontent between principles on both sides. The American League Baltimore franchise pondered a shift in home venue to New York (they would become the Yankees), furthering this simmering dispute. The manager of the National League New York Giants, John McGraw, commented to the press “the Philadelphia club is not making any money. It has a big white elephant on its hands.” Mr. McGraw’s pejorative statement of “white elephant” implied something odd, worthless and undesirable. Interestingly, Mr. McGraw had just himself ‘jumped’ from the American League Baltimore franchise to the New York National League franchise. Connie Mack, Philadelphia Athletics’ manager, and Ben Shibe the owner of the A’s defiantly adopted the white elephant as their mascot. The Philadelphia Athletics found success on the field and at the box office; the franchise was anything but a white elephant. The franchise later relocated to Kansas City and then Oakland, the Athletics’ mascot remains an elephant, these days referred to as ‘Stomper.’

Eddie Plank Edward Stewart Plank (Gettysburg Eddie) Bats Left, Throws Left Weight 175 lb. School Gettysburg College Debut May 13, 1901 Final Game August 6, 1917 Born August 31, 1875 in Gettysburg, PA Died February 24, 1926 in Gettysburg, PA Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946. Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901

Chief Bender Charles Albert Bender Bats Right, Throws Right Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb. School Dickinson College Debut April 20, 1903 Final Game July 21, 1925 Born May 5, 1884 in Crow Wing County, MN Died May 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953. Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902

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Tom Swift, author of Chief Bender's Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star, is coming to do a book signing at our library on June 19. You can view his information at, tom-swift.com/cbb/

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Charles Albert "Chief" Bender (May 5, 1884 – May 22, 1954) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Bender was born in Crow Wing County, Minnesota as a member of the Ojibwa tribe - he faced discrimination throughout his career, not least of which was the stereotyped nickname ("Chief") by which he is almost exclusively known today. A portrait by Paul Thompson:

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