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Chief Bender and Chief Meyers at the World Series, 1911

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Bender and fellow Native American, Chief Meyers, meet prior to the start of the 1911 World Series. Photograph is by George Grantham Bain. This was a famous scene of the two Native Americans shaking hands before the start of the game. There is a second…

Chief Bender – San Antonio, 1930s

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Bender is shown with the New York Giants as a coach in San Antonio during Spring Training in the 1930s.

Chief Bender – Trapshooting with Matty, 1915

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Bender is shown here trapshooting with Christy Mathewson. The two of them went on tour in the off season with Harry Davis and Otis Crandell. Bender was a superb trapshooter. Mathewson is wearing is 1914 World Tour sweater.