...Colorful team nicknames were the order of the day in the early part of the century. Consider the franchises in the 1903 Class D Southwest Washington League: the Aberdeen Pippins, the Hoquiam Perfect Gentlemen, the Centralia Midgets, and the Olympia Senators. Other team nicknames included the Seattle Clamdiggers, Siwashes, Purple Sox and Indians, Everett Smokestackers, Grays Harbor Lumberman, Chehalis Gophers, Raymond Venetians, North Yakima Braves, and the Spokane Hawks...There are more than thirty old photos to go with the write-up.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
HistoryLink Essay: Play Ball! A Slide Show History of Early Baseball in Washington
All right, all you baseball fans out there. If you can find time away from poring over current stats, here's a look at baseball in the old days:
My great-grandfather, Johhnie Schroeder played outfield for the Everett Washington Smokestackers. I am looking for photos, articles, stats, etc. on the Smokestackers. I have an old newspaper article with no date and it says that one season he batted .310. Any other information that you could give me would be greatly appreciated. My email address is bobcatmom@aol.com
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