Chief Bender – Pitching Grip, 1913 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Chief Bender – Pitching Grip, 1913

Bender shows his pitching grip. The baseball is a Spalding ball which was used only in the National League, thus this photo must be from the 1913 World Series. A Paul Thompson agency photo.

Here is the November 1913 Baseball Magazine in which this very image appeared in.

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Charles A. "Chief" Bender, Philadelphia Athletics

Photographer/AgencyPaul Thompson's The Article SyndicateImage Date1913Print DateOriginal prints 1913Notes/Stampings on ReversePeriod Paul Thompson stampCard/Publication Use1913 Baseball MagazineLocationPolo Grounds in New York CityDimensions3.5 x 6 in. and 3 x 6 in.MediumPhotograph - gelatin silver printProvenanceBaseball Magazine archiveStatusRetained in The Chapman Deadball CollectionShare