Silver Bay in 1920 — Bringing home the trophy

The duties of a Silver Bay Association executive include settling disputes on the baseball diamond.

“Snooks” of the Silver Bay baseball team “made a specular run” in the forth inning of a scoreless game against arch rival Huletts, but the ball was called foul.

“This blew up a scrap and Michener lovingly fathered Ump Nick off the field to a corner to themselves where peace was secured,” The Lake George Mirror reported on Aug. 28, 1920.

Presumably, this was C. C. Michener, president of Silver Bay Association at the time.

It was a road trip, or more accurately a lake trip, for the Silver Bay team.

The steamboat Iroquois transported the team and a large group of fans to Huletts, where the game was played on the ball diamond behind the Hutletts Hotel.

More than just bragging rights was at stake.

Silver Bay earnestly desired — an emotion just short of breaking the Tenth Commandment — the traveling trophy that rotated between winners of games between the two teams.

“In the foyer of the hotel rested a bronze cup of goodly proportions which Silver Bay has her eye on and Huletts is jealously guarding.”

Silver Bay fans chanted when Huletts came up to bat in the first inning.

“You know this man, Charlie (presumably the Silver Bay pitcher). You’ve seen him before.”

Silver Bay rallied in the fifth inning.

“Every man on the team scored a run. Muser hit for a three-bagger and a home run with two men on bases. …Fritz went into the air upside down to the intense enjoyment of the mob spirit, and everyone cheered madly.”

Silver Bay won the game 19–2, and the Huletts players congratulated the visitors, who took away the prized trophy, in entertaining style.

“As they waited for the Iroquois, Huletts entertained them with some tumble dives of new and unique character and cheered her guest merrily away.”

The moral of the story is: Blessed are the Silver Bay peacemakers.

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