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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 2 |
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- Baseball Returns to Everett
Jack Healy’s renovated park opens for the season with a hard-fought game against Vancouver.
- An Aerial Bust at the Snohomish Ball Game
A much-anticipated airplane exhibition turns into a mud-caked failure, but the local baseball game saves the day for the fans.
- The McNamara Defense Fund Ball
Everett’s labor community gathers at a boisterous benefit dance to raise funds for the legal defense of the McNamara brothers.
- The McNamara Defense Ball
Everett labor unions crowd the dance floor to raise funds for a controversial national legal defense campaign.
- Everett Unions Rally to Fund McNamara Defense
Facing mounting costs for the McNamara brothers' legal defense, Everett's trade unions plan a benefit ball to challenge the influence of corporate capital.
- Baseball in the City of Smokestacks
Everett’s amateur baseball scene is in crisis as the city lacks a dedicated field, forcing local fans to travel to Snohomish to watch a 'weird combination' of players.
- The Fraternal Grudge Match at Robbins Park
Everett’s Moose and Elks lodges squared off in a Decoration Day showdown that proved more competitive than any of the fans expected.
- Socialist Party Opens Grand Hall on Rockefeller Avenue
Organizers lease the second floor of the new Dolton-Weaver building for a major new hub of civic activity.
- The City That Forgot Baseball
An anonymous local sports fan rails against the town’s apathy toward the diamond, fearing that Everett’s civic pride is being paved over.
- Everett’s 1911 Labor Day Parade: A Display of Union Power
Thousands turned out for a massive parade and a fiercely contested baseball game at Robbins' park, reflecting the growing strength of the city's labor movement.
- Baseball Heartbreak at Robbins' Park
A stellar pitching performance by Walton is undone by a disastrous seventh inning of errors in a local baseball clash.
- Sunday Baseball in Everett
A weekend series at Robbins' Park between the local Moose and the Monroe team ends in a split, featuring some questionable officiating and some 'cheap' fence-jumping fans.