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Chief Bender 71 A Little Tired7 Tired7But But Famous Old Control Pitcher Is Still Very Much Interested in Baseball BaseballBy By JACK OBRIEN OBRIENUnited United Press Sports Writer WriterPHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA Pa May 6 Charles A Chief Bender famous old con ¬ trol pitcher who holds the major league record for consecutive victories started his 71st year today a little tired but still very interested in baseball baseballThe The Chief a half Chippewa Indian rested at Graduate hospital waiting for the PhilliesCardinals game to come over his bedside radio He said yesterdays fes ¬ tivities marking his 70th birthday made him just a little tired and excited excitedI I really enjoyed myself and everybody was kind to me but maybe it was a little too much That neuritis or whatever it is in my hips seems more painful today said the famous old right hander who won 14 games in a row for the world champion Philadelphia Athletics in 1914 1914Bender Bender who was stricken in Florida two months ago entered the hospital the day before the Athletics opened the season He has been an As coach and scout for the past 17 years yearsWatches Watches Games on TV Despite his confinement the stout ¬ hearted Bender watches all available games on television and listens to others on the radio radioHe He declined to predict pennant winners in either league but said the Yankees and the Dodgers will be hard to beat beatTheyve Theyve both got the players and you wont find better managers anywhere than old Casey Stengel and this new fellow Walt Alston he said saidBut But the Chief still remains partial to the club that gave him his start in a 36 year major league pitching career An ¬ other alltime record recordThe The As are a great young ball club he said and theyll win a lot of games for Eddie Joost JoostOf Of course the As havent been hitting too much or driving in many runs but you cant kick about their pitching That Trice boy especially looks like a big leaguer to me meThe The chief then decided to take a little rest before the game in St Louis began beganIll Ill probably get all excited again about those Phillies Theyre leading the league and it looks like they mean business he said
