Show Waiver Route Claims ims Two Sterling Players Joe Bush Slipping In Majors St Started In Union Association By Dy BILLY EVANS iS theIl NEW JEW YORK July a Going 9 the tho theA A way of th the waiver route Is a rather tough touch experience tor for a big league star stare Recently within a week two ot of othe the outstandIng s log Ine pitchers or of ortho tho m a j 0 r s Grover rover Cleveland Clay Cleve- Cleve Cleveland land Alexander S a and Joe Jo Bush have ha 1 M cd d that ht ny l J- J A Ai One ow dub club c In inS t th h 0 National t W lecue the tt St st-S st S- S SJ 4 J Louis Cardinals 5 1 claimed Alexan LE der All the American league clubs as all well veil as the th O National waived waived ed ad on Bush Dush Bush later signed with the Pirates The former star of ot the Athletics being a 0 10 year man In the maj- maj majors majors maj majors ors ors Vas seas entitled to his unconditional unconditional unconditional release when no longer claimed by a club In the tho big bic show Ho sot got it It T am of the opinion that Bush Dush will 1 b bo h helpful to th the Pirates who have been loin maily games of ot I late te ARRIVED RIVED SAME SUIE TIME A lennder and Bush came to the majors at about the same Mme time In Inthe inthe inthe the sAme sime city Philadelphia The Tho great Alexander made his National league debut In 1311 1911 with the Phillies while Bush joined th the Athletics the following season but worked In only a few games For years Alexander has occupied pied pled much the tho- th same sam position In Inthe inthe Inthe the National league as V Valter lt r Johnson has haa in the th American the outstanding handers right of their e The record of ot Alexander Is more Imposing than an that that tat of ot Bush al- al although although al though Joe has hili don done some great work during his 16 15 years of ot ser see service ser service vice On eight occasions Alexander has won 20 or moro more games during the season Hla Hia three best years were lt 17 1915 16 when hen ie it ie won 31 33 and 30 tames games respectively l DISCOVERED ISCO BY DY MACK ot Joe Jo Bush was discovered by Connie Mack out at at Mont and made mad good tood from the start H He Ha did fine work for tor Mack for five seasons When hen Connie started to clean house houf e with hs his star all ball cuT club cuTBush Bush was on-of on one ot th the players player ho parted with 1 At th the close clo o of ot the tho 1917 1117 chashe chase he was traded to the Boston club with lIh Amos Strunk and Wally for tor lf i Gregg Thomas Kopp and cash reported at 60 GO- GO CO 1 After Arter one mason neason with Boston in which ha h broke even with 17 15 victories Ie and defeats he h suffered arm trouble that kept him out of ot the game came the entire 1919 U season Beason He Ho appeared In three games cames working nine nin Innings Th The consensus consensus of ot the ball play play- players players er ers was that thai Bush was through DUSKS DUSK'S FORK rORK BALD During th the thi 1919 campaign while Bush was various treat tred- treatments ments In an effort to bring brine back his arm h he ho began egan a a 0 series of ot ex- ex ex experiments with freak deliveries At the close of the season he had developed what was IlS generally call call- called ed cd the tha tori fork ball Bush held It between tho of ot his pitching hand and so released the th ball thai It broll broke not unlike a Instead of being belne through as supposed he startled star the th baseball world in 1921 1021 by his sensational comeback winning 16 It and losing nine Traded to New York he had the best year of ot his Ills entire career In 1922 helping the tho Yankees to a 25 second pennant by games and losing losing- seven LOOKED FOR SUCCESS Sl When Hush as traded to Wash Wash- WashIngton Washington ington after a year at ot St StLouis Louis he expressed great treat delight said It meant another world ser see series its ies for tor him and announced that thaI with a 8 ball club Washington ed back of him he heits hei its would contrib contrib- contribute I ut ute uto 20 victories I rather con con- concurred con's con concurred s 's In his hb opinion that the larg 4 S- S Splaying playing Held field field 4 S and the th strong stron 5 defensive e pl play y yot of ot the tha Wash Wash- I gt fl club BUSH would be of great help to Bush He lie just couldn't get going eoln |