South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-18
INTERESTING DOPE
ABOUT BUSH GIVEN
BY UMPIRE WRITER
Billy Evans Tells of Fighting
Spirit Always Shown by
New Manager.
BY RHI.Y ENNNS


DOME Bush. new manager ~
the Washington team Of the Amer
can league. is a f-n.cr
Bush is the direct opposite ~
Clyde Milan, who handled The club
last year.
Milan is the quiet mcthod.cal
chap who weighs matters carefully.
Bush is the ar-re sSive impuIslre
type. who jumps az conclusions and
then fights for them
While Bush has been chased from
many bali game hv American ica-
que umpircs. they like him.
DOME and 7 have often disagreed
on decisions. bat his slate is clean
with me. I have never put him out
of "a bali game However. he has
been on the ragged edge several
times
Umpires like Bush because he
starts every ball game anew He
never carries over a grievance. II
an umpire chases DOME for kicking
too strenuusly e never stirs up any
hatred i'm his system tor the arbi,ra-
tor. The next day he is the first 20
greet the umpire I'm n friendly man
ner. Every game is new one with
Bush
Made Sensational Debut.
] doubt If any player ever made
la more sensational major league de-
but than Bush
Il was back in 1905. The Detroit
club was waging a bitter fight far
the American league peunaut. Char
low or ga r-r- r.rr.rrr- -h. ,r-fef,-
was ailing The late Herman Schae-
fer, then playing second for Detroit
was beginning 10 slow up.
The Tigers needed shortstop
who could step right i'm and deliver
the goods Bush was playing "A
brilliant game at that position for
the indianapolis club Of the Ameri-
can association A deal was made
/ that secured his immediate SER
vices for the fag end Of the season.
Bushs work at short made possible
the winning of the pennant 10y Det-
roit that year
Bush at that time was probably
% pounds lighter than he is today
and tightening fast HIS debut was
made 10 order. He pulled al least
half dozen sensational plays.
Three of his stops ne made on the
second base side OF the diamond
I viii never forget how Schaefer.
standing hatCootd, lookd on in ad-
miration, shaking his head as much
as IF TO say. THAT bird isn't human
Keen Sense Of HumOr.
While Bush IS a fighter. he can
see the humor i'm most any situation
And Bush by the way. next 90 base
ball likes lighting better than any
other sport. he viii talk fight and
baseball as long as anybody VIII
listen
! don't believe I viii ever forget
little arg lmeut we had at the plate
when he was with the Detroit club.
Cleveland was playing at Detroit.
Bush was on third with one out. and
Detroit trailing by a single tally.
Bush az that time was mighty fast.
The batsmau hit "a fy ball 90
rather deep center field Speaker
made beautiful catch and followed
it up with AN even more remarkable
throw J called Bush out. IL was
hair-I.ne decision
The play was so close ir merited
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