The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-05-24
NINETEEN
STRIKE-OUTS
THEY MARCHED RIGHT UP
AND TURNED AROUND AND
MARCHED RIGHT BACK
AGAIN - SINGLETON WAS
WHOLE SHOW AT SUN
DAYS GAME WITH PORT
BLAKELY.

\ certain gentleman by the name OF
Singleton, monopolized the spotlight
Sunday afternoon at Robbins park
There were eight other young athletes
on the team, but they were used simply
as a reserve corps. This young port
side slab artist had Port Blakely eating
out of his hand from the drop of the
flag to the finish line. For three in
nings off the reel only nine Blakely
men were at the bat. Six of the lum-
ber jacks famed the ether in those three
stanzas.
The quality of Singleton's pitching
may be shown by glance at the fourth
and fifth innings. In the fourth Blakely
filled the bases with one down. Danger
signals We're flying thick. Sing famed
one and then old life saver Krause
came to the rescue with a lightning
stop and throw to first and the hopes OF
Blakeley were blasted in the bud. In
the fifth a walk and an infield hit put
two on with none down. Trouble again
Old Reliable calmly proceeded to fan
two and the third man was out on an
easy infield hit. What chance against
such pitching as that? Out of 27 put
outs, 10 We're whitfield by Singleton
Some pitching, what?
The only score by Blakely was a pure
gift by Singleton. A bunt down the
third base was fielded cleanly by Single
ton and the runner coming from third
caught flatfooted. Singleton should
have touched him for the out, but for
the fraction of a second he lost his
head. The runner scooted for the plate
and Singleton threw wild to Wilson
Freely forgiving you, Singleton, you
made up for it.
Roberts celebrated his return by
numbering the pill Three hits out of
four times up, one a screaming two
Dagger that scored two men. Schroeder
omitted the necessary formality OF
touching second, cheating himself out of
a clean three-ba hit. OF course His
Ump's shouldn't have been looking but
as it happened he was. Curses!
Wilson was a bear cat at digging
those low ones out of the dirt. We
honestly believe he has Bunstein faded
to silent whisper.
Levcne is East for a few weeks and
his place at third was taken by Fossas.
formerly of Mt. Vernon. Chapman tried
to slip a fast one over on Fossas before
he could get back to the plate. The
ball connected with the batter's head
and Fossas went down like a slaughtered
steer. For five minutes he was in dream
land and then pluckily got up and
finished the game. Fossas, you're one
game kid. Here's to your pluck!
Blakely has a good team-with two
exceptions the same lineup that played
Everett to a standstill last season.
Chapman has oceans of speed and is
credited with an average of 10 strike
outs to a game for last season. Dugdale
offered him a contract this year, but
the youngster refused to sign. With the
support he had he would have shone
against an ordinary team, but the
Smokestackers are better than the ordi
nary.
Next Sunday Del Manning and com
pany, of Stanwood, appear in our midst
and the game should be a sizzler.
BY the way, umpire last Sundays
game should have been played in an
hour and half. 1t stretched out for
nearly two hours. Won't you make them
hustle a little? The fans are growing
trifle.
Oh, yes. After the game the Smoke
stacks were lined up against the back
wall and shot-by photographer
That Everett won on form the follow
ing summary will show:
Hits: Everett, 8; Blakely, 8. Runs {:
Everett, 8; Blakely, l. Errors; Everett,
3; Blakely ?; hit by pitched ball, Fossas.
Bases on balls: Off Singleton, 3; off
Chapman, 4,