The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-04-04
TIGERS CLAW
KLA-H0W- W-YAHS

The DaSeDall fanS got their tlrSl
taste of the 1913 season out at Robbins
park Saturday and Sunday when Iron
Man" McGinnity's Tacoma Tigers
hooked up with tha Everett Kla-How
Yahs for a series of two practice
games. 1t would be stretching the
truth to say the games were gilt-edged
exhibitions of the national pastime
They wern't. But it didn't matter
much to the happy fans who were con-
tent to see any old thing that looked
like a ball game. What from the
score book would indicate punk ball
playing on the part of the local boys,
can well afford to be condoned by the
| fans when the surroundings were
taken into consideration. 1t was the
| first time the team had gone through
nine innings this spring and for sew.
eral of the players the first time this
year they had held a ball in their
hands. The grounds were in rotten
condition, making every play difficult
to gauge correctly and both days were
cold and generally disagreeable. A
month from now the fans won't know
the team for the material is here for
lightning fast aggregation. Decent
weather and chance for real practice
will work wonders with the boys.
In the Sunday game Pitcher Clark
held the Tigers hitless and scoreless
for three innings and travelled stead
lily throughout the matinee. Rank err
rors at critical moments accounted for
most of the Tigers runs. Turk at
second was out of position, his place
being third and he will show better
in succeeding games. Collie Druhot
in left field will prove one of the fast
est men on the team and general fav-
orite. 1t will be remembered he was
on the staff of the old Northwestern
league team in Bellingham during Ev-
erett's league days and used to give
us all sorts of trouble.
Manager Davis played third in both
games to make out the team and was
good-naturedly roasted by the fans for
several bad slipups. Davis is going
to bench himself and will place Bobby
James, Vancouver's premier third
sacker of last year, at that position.
Manager Davis realizes that a man
ager cannot play on the team and
watch all the numerous details at the
same time and he is going to give his
entire attention to the management.
He promises to give Everett a clean
and fast aggregation of semi-profes
sionals and to uphold the baseball ira
ditions of Everett. All that he asks
of Everett fans in return is that they
exercise a little patience until he can
get his bearings here. He has good
hard cash invested and knows the
brand of ball Everett expects and
wants. If Everett bugs who are in
forget it and get out and boost for the
team, Mr.. Davis promises to produce
the goods, so it is up to the aforesaid
bugs.
Another fast team will uphold the
honor Of Everett on the diamond,
known as the Pastime Ball club. The
team will be outfitted by the we'll
known amusement firm of Robinson
& Dresler, proprietors of the Pastime
pool room. "Old Hoss" Singleton will
be in the box for this team and if
he mows 'em down as he did for Healy
last year, sorrow and lamentation will
be the rule for opposing teams. Man
ager Edney of last years Clerks will
manage the Pastime team this year
and several of his lineup last year
will again be with him.
With two fast teams wearing the
Everett colors, we should be able to
put up another big record on the base
ball map of this section.