The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-08-30
CLERKS GREATLY STRENGTH
ENED FOR LABOR DAY.

Owing to the numerous attractions
billed for Sunday afternoon, Healy's fast
aggregation of Smokestackers will not
be seen on the home grounds. The fact
that there is no game scheduled for Sun
day will give added zest to the ardor
of the fans for the game Labor Day be-
tween the Smokestaekers and the Re-
tail Clerks. All indications point to a
battle royal between these two teams,
The high class shown by the Smoke
stackers is proof that they will be there
with the goods. They have won eight
straight games against the hardest hit
ting teams in the country and are 60
ing at top speed. Any team that beats
them has got to travel the limit.
The Smokestackers have defeated the
Clerks once but there is good reason to
believe they will more than meet their
match Labor Day. Let's look over the
dope.
The Clerks have played Is games this
season. winning II and losing T. Marys-
vile beat the Smokestackers 3 out of 5
games. The Clerks held Marysville to
2 to score. Mukilteo beat the Smoke
stackers once and lost to them once
Mukilteo beat the Clerks l to 0 and
lost to them to in an eleven inning
game. In of the7 games the Clerks
have lost it has only been by one score.
Three games have gone into extra in
nings. Last Sunday picked team from
the Mukilteo and X. of G. teams were
defeated by the Clerks 6 to in IL
inning game. A glance over the schedule
played by the Clerks will show that
most of their victories were by decisive
scores and their losses by narrow mar
gins. For the benefit of the curious
here it is:
May 5, Sultan 0, Clerks Is; May II,
Arlington 8, Clerks Is; May 10, Mukil-
teo l, Clerks 0; May 20, Birmingham O.,
Clerks 8; June 2, Snohomish 3, Clerks 6;
June 8, Monroe o. Clerks 4; June l6,
Index 8, Clerks 2; June %, Granite Falls
5, Clerks 4, ten innings; June 80, Mea-
dowdale 2, Clerks 10; July 4, Sultan 4,
Clerks 7; July Z, Snohomish TO- Clerks
9; July IA, Marysville 2, Clerks l; July
81, Everett Z, Clerks /; July 2s, Sno-
homish 7, Clerks 10; August 4, Mukil-
teo 3, Clerks 4, eleven innings; August
49, kirkland 5, Clerks 2; August rs,
Mukilteo 2, Clerks 6, twelve innings.
But one game out of the Is played was
on the home grounds. The above con-
stitutes splendid record for team con-
stantly on the road.
The most of the season the team has
been weakened by one or two weak
spots. These have been plugged up by
the addition of two new men to the in
field and one to the outfield Heming-
way at second and Widgren at first have
speeded up the infield 100 per cent while
Dixon, the new man in the left garden,
is a bearcat. He has the finest throw
ing arm seen here this year Those who
saw him peg Roberts out at the plate
from left field last Sunday say it was
the prettiest exhibition of throwing seen
in many moons.
That isn't all. A classy pitcher from
Seattle will be ON the mound for the
Clerks Labor Day and Singleton will
have to look to his laurels in the pitch
ing line. We don't underestimate the
all-playing ability of the bunch Healy
has gathered together, but we feel JUST;
fled in saying that just as formidable
an aggregation will take the field Mon
day afternoon wearing the uniforms of
the Retail Clerks. If both teams get off
right as pretty brand of ball will be
seen Labor Day as the fans have wit
messed this season.
Monday will be the last opportunity
to see Strong in an Everett uniform as
he leaves for the South to accpet an
important railroad position. Strong has
won home with the fans with his clever
fielding and heavy stickwork. He has
batted 500 for the last eight games and
has been the terror of opposing pitchers.
His place with the Smokestackers will
be hard to fill and the fans will give
him a rousing sendoff Monday afternoon