This Week in NDN All-Stars History: September 6–12

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1:01unusual result. A legendary speed skier enters another Hall of Fame. A rookie makes her first WNBA start. And a 99 yard touchdown ties an unbreakable NFL record. This week, we travel from the earliest days of professional baseball to the boxing rings of San Francisco, Detroit, and Los Angeles, and from major league baseball to Monday night football. Welcome to Indian All Stars. I'm Bill Black, and every week we travel back to discover how native athletes help shape the world of sports, because history isn't trapped behind the museum glass. It comes alive. Indian All Stars celebrates great Native American athletes from the past and the present, bringing these great All Stars back into the spotlight for new generations. Now, let's look back and find out what happened. Here's what happened when we could September 6th through September 12th in Indian All Stars history.

2:03Our journey begins on September 6th, year is 1902. An abscott baseball pioneer, Lewis Sock Alexis closes his loan season with the lowell tigers of the New England League. Five years remaining from his historic major league in New England, Sock Alexis plays the entire season for lowell and finishes with a 288 bat in average. It becomes his final full season in professional baseball. Now, we need to September 8th. The year is 1936. Irrequire boxing, grade 100 Armstrong, faces Donny Ganson and Los Angeles. Armstrong needs less than two minutes to finish the fight, knocking out Ganson at one minute and 54 seconds of the first round. Let's go to September 9th. We begin in 1937. Henry Armstrong meets Charlie Burns and another Los Angeles showdown.

3:03Armstrong scores the knockout at two minutes and 45 seconds of the fourth round. Now fast forward 67 years to 2004. Ricotta pitcher Bobbie Madreuch takes the mound for the Seattle manors against the Boston Red Sox. The Ricotta left hander holds Boston's scoreless for eight enemies, leading Seattle to a 7-1 victory at Safeco Field. 19 years later, it's 2023. Cheyenne, Arapaho and Mescalero Apache Speed Schear Ross Anderson is formally recognized as a member of the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. The ceremony takes place at Canterbury Park Expo Center in Shack Appealing, Minnesota. Anderson is honored for groundbreaking career that includes eight national championships, a world championship bronze medal, and an American speed skiing record of more than 154 miles per hour. Now jump ahead two more years to 2025.

4:06Potawatomi Guard Alia Nye receives the first starting assignment of her WNBA career with the Las Vegas Aces. The rookie helps Las Vegas defeat the Chicago Sky, 92 to 61. Next, we arrive at September 10. The year is 1923. Cherokee Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey becomes the first athlete ever to appear on the cover of Time magazine. The cover reaches readers only four days before Dempsey defends his championship against Luis Angel Fuerpo at Apollo Grounds in New York. Now we move to September 11. Our first stop is 1934 at the Naval Armory in Detroit. Cherokee Heavyweight Joe Lewis enters the ring against Al Dwayne. Lewis stops still in me by technical knockout in the fourth round, improving his professional record to six wins without a loss. Now fast-forward 81 years to 2015.

5:06Cherokee Guard Angel Goodrich delivers one of her strongest performances for the Seattle Storm. Goodrich scores 11 points and hands out five assists, helping Seattle defeat the Minnesota Lynx 78 to 64. Two years later, it's 2017. Cherokee quarterback Sam Bradford opens the Minnesota Viking season under the lights of Monday night football. Bradford completes 27 of 32 passes. For 346 yards and three touchdowns, he does not throw an interception and records a career high pass rating of 143.0. The Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints 29 to 19, and Bradford's performance earns him national football conference offensive player of the week honors. Our final day begins on September 12. He opens in 1935 at Shide Park in Philadelphia. Cherokee pitcher Valley Eves makes his major league debut for the Philadelphia athletics,

6:10facing the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a double header. Eves pitches a complete game seven hitter. He goes the full nine innings and earns his first major league victory as Philadelphia wins four to three. Now jump ahead 76 years to 2011. Cherokee receiver Wes Welker produces one of the longest scoring plays in national football league history. Welker catches a pass from Tom Brady near the New England goal line and races 99 yards for a touchdown. The play ties the national football league record for the longest possible pass play. Welker finishes the night with eight receptions, 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The New England Patriots defeat the Miami Dolphins 38 to 24, as Welker has a big game on Monday night football. Our final stop comes 10 years later, its 2021 at Flambeau Speedway in Ontario.

7:13Mohawk stop car driver Dexter Stacy returns to oval racing after four consecutive strong finishes. Starting 13, Stacy moves the number 92 Chevrolet into the top 10 during the opening half of the race. But on lap 71, the engine fails, ending Stacy's promising run as the car comes to a stop in turn 3. If you enjoyed today's look back, I invite you to visit indianallstars.com where you'll find more athlete stories, vlog articles, videos, podcast episodes, and exclusive merchandise celebrating great Native American athletes from the past and the present. I hope you'll join me again next week as we bring more great Native athletes back into the spotlight. Until then, this is Indian All Stars. The Sports History Network, where legends live on and the past plays loud.

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