Show r Stars of Yesteryear Gather S At Annual Annu I Rushers Bushers Banquet SEATTLE March 10 Even P Even umpIres umpires um urn- pires were recognized as good fellows fellows- today as some northwest pitchers catchers infielders outfielders and nd managers all managers all stars of ot yesteryears gathered in Seattle for tor the annual annual an nn- nual bushers banquet tonight Former greats of or the diamond from rom the major leaguers down to lo the bushers bushers bush bush- ers come to together ether again and swap yarns yams yesteryears The convention was organized In l 1030 30 when several old time ball players play play- ers s rs happened to meet in a Seattle barber shop and after a round of Do you remember when stories Phil Cool Cool- Cook manager of the Mount Vernon club of 20 years cars ago suggested suggest suggest- ed a big powwow pow A general invitation to diamond nd stars tars o oL at Washington Oregon Idaho and British ish Columbia brought about abou and they have been coming back bac e cr ever since Today Joe Levine a I great third baseman with Mount Ve Venon Vernon Ver Ver- non 20 years ago was here from Chicago Amos Rusle Rusie right hand pitcher fo for New York in 1891 and claimed b by many momy to have had the fastest ball o of all time brought his 70 10 years to th the banquet for lor the fifth time Then there was Marty who wh brought the biggest price pric of his liis day clay He was sold by Minneapolis to Pittsburgh Pitts bur burgh h for about 20 years ago aga Others Others- were Vean Gregg once southpaw strikeout king kine for Cleveland Cleveland Cleve- Cleve land Bug Bue Bennett former St. St Lou Louis second baseman and a hundred me men who ma made Pacific northwest baseball history P 0 t J r |