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Yankees, Tony Lazzeri was given the
name "Push-'em-Up Tony" while playing
for the Salt Lake City Bees, in the
Pacific Coast League. A fan of Italian
descent that wanted him to get a hit,
and could not express himself well,
shouted "Poosh-'Em Up Tony."...(Push-'em-Up
said with an Italian accent Poosh-M-Up)
The nickname followed him to New York.
Playing off Lazzeri's
popularity, the Northwestern Products
Co., produced the "Push-'em-Up"
4-in-1 table top pinball game. The four
games that can be played on this glass
covered wood-frame game are; Baseball,
colors, Put-In Take, and Bagatelle. The
popular 1930s game hit the shelves
around 1932. After WWII, the game
became popular again. In 1949 a battery
operated model was introduced, and
5-N-1 games around 1953.
The Poosh-M-Up Jr. games have "Made In U.S.A
Pat. No. 1925018," at the top left
corner. The colorful graphic feature a
baseball game played by clowns. The top
back, has folding legs so it can be
laid flat, and packed away for travel.
A "portable model of the large,
commercial game boards." The object of
the game is to shoot little steel balls
into metal cups, each marked with
points gained.
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