El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
SPORTOGRAPHY ~c5 By

gance in a college community that
many a football star leaves the tenn
pie of learning with no more coin
than when he entered
Judging from the forecasts OF the
scribes OF various cities, the second
divisions of all leagues will be vacant
next year, while the first divisions viii
have strap-hanging room only
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GrOuchy Gus says: "A lot OF
books have nothing of any value In
'em except the punctuation marks.
and college football game has
four periods
LED FROM CROW WING COUNTY.
Leslie Joseph Bush, who was Connie
Mack's leading twirler this year, viii
be IS years old today. Leslie won flf-
teen games in spite OF the rest or the
Athletics. which vas quite a feat. and
lost only twentyfOur- This proves that
Bush is quite a hurlcr. for a man VINO
could pitch forty pastimes for the
Mackmen last season and lose only two
dozen OF 'em had to put a lot of stuff
on the old pill Bush was born on Nov
-. 1898, in Brainerd. the capital and
metropolis of Crow Wing county. Mimi
Brsinerd doesn't make very big
noise on the map. but II has gained
lot of glory in the past from being the
native balliwick Of Bush and Chief
Bender.
As a kid Bush played on school and
other amateur teams in Brainerd, and
held down every position on the dia-
mond except that of backstOp. At the
age Of eighteen he got a professional
Job as pitcher with the MISsOula. Mont,
club of the Union association He
spent only one season IN the minors
for Mack's scouts reported that he was
o. X, and he Joined the Athletics in
1918. In the worlds series that year
he was a sensation by standing the
Giants on their heads metaphOrically
speaking and holding them to five
scattered hits In the 1914 series Bush
pitched the best fame for the Athletics.
holding the Braves at bay until the
twelfth inning, when they got the WIN
ming run After that series Bush mar
ried a Philadelphia girl. which caused
a lot Of grief among the maidens 1t
Crow Wing county.
Bullet Joe broke into the pitching
hall of fame this year. when he pitched
a no-hit fame against Cleveland Only
one Indian got on first base. Bush
expects TO become a shJrtstOp when
has shown considerable skill as an in
fielder in practice games
There was n young Teller named booker
Who spent all his time playing soccer;
And when he went broke
He said. the poor blOke;
SWeII. I'll take my watch out and
hook err
When the National league moguls
meet next month it is more than likely
that rule Will be adopted prohibiting
the sale of a player. except by waiver,
after the first Of August. Such a move
will have the Endorsement of all fans
Making weak teams weaker in order
to make strong teams stronger, when
the pennant chase becomes close and
hot, doesn't appeal to baseball follow
ers as a sporting proposition II seems
that the magnates are beginning 10
realize that such tactics are not profit
able in the long run.
Benny Kauff has been strangely 81
lent as TO his plans for the future. but
il is understood that he has about de-
cided to retain McGraw as manager
of the Giants
This is the season Of the year when
baseball 'inarveis'' and "phenoms' be-
gin to bob up. but subsequent events
will prove that most Of them are well
suited to playing the title role in
Shakespeare's drama, ''Much Ado About
Nothing"
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