Gary, even though Bush also played for the Nationals and Knickerbockers with McClure, he entered Phillips Andover a year ahead of his cousin James. Bush played for Phillips from 1865-66, and James played in 1866. I believe that Bush is in the Phillips Andover uniform in the cdv. In the auctions McClure was correctly identified, but Bush was id’d as Phillips, due to a pencil marking on the back. That was a misinterpretation as I think Phillips referred to the Academy.
The Id of Bush comes directly from a 1923 Phillips Academy history., and from a more recent, 1983 book on athletics at Phillips. I have a longer version of this that is just handwritten, but I am too lazy to type it all and I hate typing.
I am looking for the 1867 Harvard team which I know you once had and the 1871 team and any other Bush related things or images.
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