Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-10-09 | Page 1 | Pitching of Bush Boost for Union

PITCHING Of BUSH BOOST II fOR UNION Leslie Bush who pitched such sueh a a areo remarkable re reo re- re game gamo for tho the Athletics today today to to- day is the third pitcher whom Manager Mana Mann ger Cliff Blankenship has sent to the bg leagues leagues Walter Johnson with Washington and Patrick Bohon Bohen with the Athletics are the others Bohen joined the Athletics and aud made good after af af- af ter toy the tho close of the tho last Union a association ocia tion season f Bush was recommended to Blankenship Blankenship Blanken ship b by Hugh Campbell president of the Missoula club The Tho yount youn oung pitcher hails bails from Brainard Minn which thich is also Campbell Campbell's s 's former home S Once under the careful eye ere of Cliff Blankenship Bush soon proved a diamond din dia mond moud in tho too rough Tough Before Blankenship had made a phenomenal pitcher of him hint With the aid ald of Pitcher Pitch Pitch- er or who t later lator went to Detroit Bush easily won the Union association pennant for Missoula in 1912 At the close of the season Bush v was s sold to the Athletics for 2500 Ho He made good rapidly and wound up tho the American an league with 13 games 8 won and 7 lost I Even when a 8 pitcher in the tho Union 1 association Bush alwa always 8 displayed au an unusual amount of at the right kind of It nerve needed b successful by a pitcher pitch pitch- er in in the tho big lea leagues es He has bas terrific speed a goo good fast br breaking aki 1 curve and aud this his season Manager M Mack ck and Catcher Ira Thomas taught him him tho slow b balland ball ll lland and change chango of pace pac a which he worked so successfully today todar 5 5