JOE BUSH

THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS
Joe Bush tosses a one hitter against Chicago

May 28, 1918 ... It was Joe Bush day at Fenway Park, and for the second time within four days, timely batting by the "Bullet" proved the undoing of the Chicago White Sox. The score was 1 to 0, with Joe driving in the lone score in the fifth inning, while he held the White Sox to one stingy base hit, a single to short right field in the first inning by Happy Felsch.

The only man to reach first base after that was when Byrd Lynn was walked in the fifth after two had been retired.  Joe Bush whiffed six of the White Sox, whizzing the ball over with everything on it, and his supporting cast stood by him nobly. His performance today was easily the best job he has turned in the season.

Eddie Cicotte pitched a nice game himself although he was on the losing end.  He held the Red Sox to five hits, only two of which went to the outfield. He pitched good enough to win under ordinary circumstances, but yesterday it would have taken a superman to beat Joe Bush.

Three of the Boston hits were registered by Fred Thomas, who incidentally has played very well at the hot corner.  He is looking better every day and is covering more ground, has gobs of confidence both at the bat and in the field, and is coming through as one of the surprises of the 1918 crop.

Harry Hooper and Happy Felsch devoted a part of the afternoon to robbing each other of base hits.  Harry Hooper raced over to center in the seventh inning and toke one Felsch figured he had popped in the safety zone.  Felsch, however, cost Harry Hooper because he snatched two hard slams, one going way back toward centerfield in the eighth inning.

It rained so hard when the White Sox came to bat in the fifth inning that umpire Bill Dineen called for a reset recess. After 10 minutes the sun came back out.

In the fifth Weaver, pegged wild to first, allowing Thomas to take second base. Everett Scott then walked and after Sam Agnew struck out, Joe Bush laced a single right, that sent Thomas home with the only run.  Then Cicotte picked off Joe on first base.  Cicotte put the home team down in order in five frames, which is ample proof that he was pitching well himself.

Johnny Evers will go to France as a baseball instructor for Pershing's troops, under the Knights of Columbus.  Christy Mathewson had previously been designated to go, but refused.