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Show BULLET JOE BUSH i BACK WITH MACK j Pitched a No-Hit Game Against Cleveland. The fact that Joe P.usl. is going back to the Athletics causes me to dig up my score hook and turn to the game that Bullet Joe pitched agaiiiHI the Indians on August '20. 101(1. writes Henry P. Kdwiirds In the Cleveland Plain Healer. Thai was the first year the late Jim Dunn owned the Indians and the tribe was composed of such excellent players a 4 Steve O'Neill, Trig Speaker, Speak-er, Bobby Itolh. Ray Chapman, Jack (.'raney, Teiry Turner, Cl.lok Gnndll and Bill Wan bsgatiss. Plenty of hitlers? hit-lers? In that aggregation, yet Joe, whose arm had been on the blluk, shut them out without a hit. If it bad not been for Jack Graney, I Bullet Joe would have ha.) a perfect game with not an opponent reaching j first base. But you remember what a j tough batter "Three mi J Two" Graney was to pilch to. Well, Jack, one of j the most aggravating batters that ever faced a pitcher, worked Joe for a pass In loading olT In the first Inning. In-ning. Terry Turner sacrificed Jack to second, whereupon Bush struck out Speaker and Roth. Then It was one-two thrce each Inning In-ning the remainder of the game. Steve O'Neill led off for the Indians In the ninth. He struck out. Bob Coleman, now manager of the Evunsville club, hatted fir Fred Couinbe and also fanned. Up came Jack Graney, the man who had spoiled a perfect game. The crowd yelled for him to strike out so as lo Insure a no-hit game for Bush but, Instead, Jack exchanged a bunch of repbrtee with Bush and eased the Information to him that he intended to hi', ti home run. But a J pop fly to FirTl Baseman Mclnnis was the sum tottl of his effort. Bush fanned seven of the Indians, Graney and Gatuli! being the only regulars reg-ulars to escape. Coveleskie started the game for C''lV eland, but was knocked out of the box In the fifth, Bush contributing a two-base hit that scored Yal Picinieh, who was catching catch-ing him. Joe then scored on Whitey Witt's triple. The Macks had Mclnnis on first, Lajoie on second. Witt at short. Pick on third and Schank, Strunk and Walsh In the outfield. Couinbe, who replaced Coveleskie. allowed al-lowed live hits in three Innings, but was not scored on, Philadelphia winning, win-ning, 5 to 0. Bush may be through as a pitcher, but he should bi of great value to Connie Mack us a coach and coacher. |
