Bressler was born October 23,1894 in Coder, Clinton County, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Flemington, Pennsylvania, where he worked in a railroad shop before being recruited by Connie Mack as one of the newest players of the famous 1910-1914 dynasty.
Bressler was born October 23,1894 in Coder, Clinton County, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Flemington, Pennsylvania. The following year, Bressler pitched for Harrisburg of the Tri-State League and, the year after that, was brought to the Philadelphia club as one of the newest players of the famous 1910-1914 dynasty.