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Show PLEASED OVEfl WORK OF BUSH The Tribune says. Thp victory of Leslie Bush, over the Giants yesterday is the ascend ing of one more star into the realms of pitching fame The rising of Bush to fame Is but another entry In Cliff Blankc-nship's list of baseball fluds. Blanknshi p took hold of Bush eighteen month ago when the youngster was li.m-l 18 years of age In six months he developed him as a leading pitcher .oi the Missoula team of the Union association and when th season en I ed. because of his remarkable worli Blankenship sold him to Connie Mack This year was Bush's first in the big league company, and his work baj been so consistent that Mack used him almost constantly, in turn with the veterans, in the box during 'he season. The youngster showed remarkable re-markable development and was one of the princ ipal aides in bringing j Mack the American league pennant His pitching record for the year is fourteen games won and eight lost The outstanding briliiant feature of Bush's first year in the big lea.'U' Is the fad that through the mosi ! desperaie part of Hie season, when Mark needed twlrlers, he could reliably reli-ably count on Bush Because o, , me teams apparent weaKtiess in tne box. Mack had to scour the minors and as a result he picked Shaw ', from Baltimore Shawkey has Also made a remarkable showing with the Athletics, and some were of the opin ion that because he was a little nmi, experienced than Lusn Shawke would replace the youngster change pitcher with the veteran.' Bush's remarkable work however, kept him in the front, until It wii3 seen that he was easllv the equal oi Shawkey Mack's confioence In BuhIi was displayed when he chose him to pitch the game yesterday and no higher praise for a pitcher could be desired than to have Connie Mack select him to pitch so critical game uc yesterday's in a world's .ior les. Bush has unquestionably st himself him-self as one of the foremost of Mack s pitchers and as the most likely to succeed the veterans, Bender and Plank, for active work next season Bush will be twenty one years of ar,e November L'7 of this year. His pre limuiary experience consisted of one year In minor league company, under Cliff Blankenshlp of the Missoula team of 1912 Bush was reconi m-nded to Blankenshlp by liufch Campbell, an official of the Missoula club, who discovered Bush In Brain-crd. Brain-crd. Minn , whence Mr Campbell also came It Is a peculiar coincidence that 'Chief" Albert Bender of the Athletics also came from Brainerd Other players whom Blankenship has sent to fame are. Walter John son of Washington and Bill Orr of the Athletics. Orr is eligible for the world's series this year as the first Infield substitute Blankenship "dls covered" Johnson when Blankenshlp was with the Washington team in 1906 Johnson was with Weiser. Idaho, at the time Johosou's rapid 1 1 rls mid his quick understanding ol thr inside of the came w;is Isrgel due to the clever handling of the. veteran vet-eran Blankenshlp Blankenshlp brought On to th Salt Lake team In 1911, Phlcfa team at that time Blnnkensliip managed This year Blankenshlp supplied luacll with another promising pitcher. Pal Bohen. |