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This Week in NDN All-Stars History: Charles Bender, Jacoby Ellsbury, Henry Armstrong & More
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EPISODE SUMMARY
A World Series championship in 1911 brings together two remarkable Native baseball players. Ojibwe pitcher Charles Bender leads the Philadelphia Athletics to victory, while Cahuilla catcher John Tortes Meyers establishes a World Series record behind the plate.
That's just the beginning of a week filled with outstanding achievements by Native athletes.
From Jacoby Ellsbury's World Series performances with the Boston Red Sox to Henry Armstrong's boxing championships, Chris Wondolowski's…
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