The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-05-12
SNOHOMISH THE MECCA OF THE
SPORTS.

Everett sports grabbed their rubbers
overcOats and umbrellas Sunday
| climbed aboard Stone & Webster divi-
dend producers and hied their merry
way to the City of Snohomish. Sno'
homish was on the sport map Sunday
in red ink. A real aeroplane exhibition
was the feature that drew the crowd
The aeroplane, be it said, was like an
infant when its mother wants it to
show off for the admiring visitors-it
| sulked Despite all attempts of the
aviator to coax it to show off the dern
thing acted like lumber wagon. 1t
| Just loved the EARTH or rather, mud
rods, the engine just let go all holds and
| dove for terra firma. A faithful rep
resentation of that old classic, "Daru.
Green and his flying machine" was
given, though without the dire conse
quences that happened to the adventur
Gus Darius and his aerial invention
Several real sports who had front seats
on fences and buildings adjacent to
but not in-the ball park, were heard
to cry "Stung!" But, say, people
everybody forgave the bird man be-
cause they saw ball game that was
the real article wrapped up in gilt pa
per. Ever hear of Granite Falls
They've got a ball team up there that
is out of the kindergarten class-way
way out. Previous to Sunday last
they've played seven games and nevel
took the losers end of the purse once
The fans up there are game sports, too
and their noise talks in fivedollar bills
Some three hundred of them accompa
MED their bold athletes to Snohomish
prepared to show the residents of thu
up-river burg the real thing in rootins
and incidentally to relieve said resi-
dents of the burden of carrying arounC
sundry coin of the realm. Snohomisl
showed the proper enthusiasm, but be
ing taken by surprise, was unable to ge
all the money out of the little pitche
behind the loose brick in the famil.
fireplace. Rumor sayeth there was
mad scramble for loose change AM
Granite Falls sports We're taken on IL
a manner quite creditable. The team
came together with a crash that dis
turbed Methodist class meeting in
distant schoolhouse in Cherry Vale,
and ratified the stumps on some choic
building lots in Duvall. Two umpire
were chosen, one to officiate over tn
game and the second to watch HI
brother umpire. The first Grant
Falls warrior to score received an ova
tion-from the noble three hundred
that would make Lajoie turn gree
with envy. Snohomish fans bit chunk
out of the benches and hurled back de
fiance at the G. f. rooters. 1t was
beautiful contest, folks, for seven in
nings. The eighth found the score
tie at three all, and visions of the aero
plane floating away filled with dolla
bills danced before the eyes of the bugs
Then it happened. Pause here and she
tear, for there was a real air flight
with the G. F. pitcher playing the rol
I of aviator. Pass hurriedly over wha
happened. Snohomish copped, to
and G. f. sports turned gateward Will
the band played the dead march in Sau
There is mourning in Granite Falls an
G. F. money is burning holes in tn
atmosphere around Front street, Sno
homish. But put it down that G. F. ha
got one good little ball team and gam
bunch of sports.
Lest We forget. Next Sunday at Rob
bins Park, local teams representing tn
Moose and Elk lodges will have it out
You lose il you miss the game An
the Sunday following our Moose lodg
viii endeavor to show its class by tax
ing the Snohomish team into camp. TIL
future isn't so dark. brethren, the goo
old national game baseball, not poker'
will be on tap at Robbins Park durin
the balance of the season. And Wen a.
be there waiting at the gate"