Fred C. Schoch (1877-1928) was born in Iowa and moved to Washington to play baseball for the University of Washington in Seattle. He played college ball for the 1901 season, and then moved to Everett to join the Everett independent club as a pitcher. Schoch opened the first bowling alley in Everett. In 1902, Schoch played for a Seattle baseball team. Due to arm injuries, he stopped playing in 1903 and became an umpire for the Northwest league, which included clubs in Vancouver, Bellingham, Victoria, Spokane, and Everett. In 1912, Schoch became an insurance agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He found great success in the insurance industry, ranking as 55th (of 6,000) most successful salesmen in Washington in 1922.
