The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-21
MARYSYILLE
TAKES GAME
HANDS DEFEAT TO SMOKE
sTACKERs WHILE LUsTY
LUNGED RIOTERS FROM
RIVER BERG YELL THEIR
APPRoVAL-CARRoL WILL
TWIRL FOR MUKILTEo
NEXT SUNDAY.

If there were any people out at the
park Sunday whose souls revolted at
any signs OF hilarity more vigorous
than the Chautauqua salute, they went
home in a decidedly shocked frame of
mind. From which you may infer it
was noisy. You infer correctly, gentle
readers, it WAS noisy. 1t was more
than that. 1t was hideous. 1t was dis
gusting-to we home-folks who were
getting licked and couldn't see anything
to get so excited about.
1t is a sad tale but the truth must
be told. We got licked, got it good,
and by team Jack Healy couldn't see
through spy glass a few weeks back.
Marysville did it, and her citizens are
eXcitedly talking about it yet.
1t wasn't bad game to watch at
that. 1t was a neck and neck race up
till the eighth, with things looking fine
for us. We had grabbed two runs and
the boys had pulled off the sensational
stuff at several opportune moments.
Marysville had one run, annexed by
Marysville's most prominent citizen and
premier box artist, Mr.. Paddy Welch.
We were all getting ready to cash in
when something happened. Mr.. Baker,
Marysville's umpire land by the way,
there is a good opening for an optician
in Marysville) added his little mite to
the celebration by robbing Singleton of
strike out in cold blood. Two hits
coupled with disastrous errors drove in
two runs. Still we might have turned
the tide of battle but the umpire as
sisted by several young sluggers got
after us in the ninth and never let up
until they had put over five runs, bring
ing the count up to eight That ninth
inning illustrates the queer break the
game takes sometimes.
Singleton had been breezing along in
steady fashion and his support, although
trifle wobbly at times, had been good
Two lightning fast double plays had
stopped the enemy in their mad career.
And then trouble piled up. Old Re-
liable Rube dropped fly, the umpire
lost his vision again, Singleton got
mad and lost control and in a minute
the balloon was up with the whole
bloomin' team aboard. In Just about
two minutes a game that Everett ought
to have won handily was decorating the
games won" column of the Marysville
score book. (For further details of the
brutalities see the Marysville Globe.)
Maryvsille has a good team, but we
would pick the Smockstackers to win
three times out of four. That crowd of
delirious bugs that did a ghost dance
around third base in the fateful eighth
and ninth stanzas while the most of
us sat around in deep and inpenetrable
gloom will not possibly agree with the
above statement.
The two teams come together again
for series of four games the week of
the Fourth, three games scheduled at
Marysville and one at Arlington. So,
well just wait.
Mukilteo comes next Sunday after.
noon determined to Jam another defeat
down our throats and make us say we
like it.
If there is any thing in this world
that certain young south paw by the
name OF Carol would like to do next
Sunday it is to hand a large package
to his former team mates. II he could
fan Rube Roberts three times in a row
and gather about three bingles himself
off Singleton's delivery, life would hold
no further lure for him. Carol is pitch
ing in rare form this year and the
cards are set for great pitchers duel
Sunday afternoon. The entire popula-
tion of Mukilteo will be along to feebly
urge their bold athletes on. Feeblyl
Yes, not! We saw that bunch of
Marysville rooters in action and It's
said the Mukilteo bugs have roper
toire of shieks and warcries that would
make full grown steam calliope quit
in despair. The game will be worth
seeing but it will not be fit place
for an invalid with WEAK nerves.