Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-07
BASE BALL FANS
TO BE RECALLED
Mountain Home has Been Given a Place
in the League Recently Formed
at Caldwell.

At the meeting of representatives
from the different southern Idaho
towns desiring to be included in a
baseball league at Caldwell last
week it was decided to give Noun
tain Home an opportunity to come
into the fold. Messrs. Ben Gi ier,
Ed Goddard and others interested
Immediately got busy, with the re-
suit that this city will be repre-
sented by a club, which it is ex-
pected after the first few games
will be second to none in the league.
A baseball association with j. H,
Garrett as president, 0. E. Cannon
as secretary and treasurer and Ed.
F. Goddard as manager, has been
formed, subscription paper is be-
ing circulated and quite generally
and generously signed. Mr. Gar
rett will convert the field in front
of the grand stand at the fair
grounds into first class diamond,
and the prospects for an exciting,
enjoyable and prosperous season are
OF the best. 1t is impossible at this
!. early date to give even a guess as
to the personnel of the local team,
but Manager Goddard authorizes
the statement that the team will be
one IN which the fans and the cit
izens generally can take pride.
The following agreement, In the
form of resolutions, hes been signed
by the different managers:
1. This League shall be known
as the 'Idaho State League -
2. This League shall be gov
erned by president and an execu
tive committee, consisting of th
manager of each team Represented
in the League.
3. Fifteen per cent of gross re
ceipts shall be held out by the hom
team to pay for ground rent an
other Legitimate expenses. Al
scheduled games shall be played S
that the winners shall receive sixt
per cent of remaining gate receipts
after the deduction of the fiftee
per cent above provided for, and tn
loser shall receive forty per cent
after the fifteen per cent deduction
The per cent of the visiting team
in any event, shall be equal to thei
expenses.
a. A forfeit of fifty ($5O) do
lars shall be deposited with til
president of this League by eac
team by April 1st, 1907. Tn
money shall be forfeited for the 70
lowing reasons:
If any team fails to finish i
schedule.
If any team fails to appear {
scheduled date, unless prevented I
some act of Providence.
If any captain pulls his team O
the grounds before the game
ended
S. No team shall carry MOI
than eleven players.
6. The home team shall furni S
the umpire and an official scorer.
7. The home team shall furni:
the balls, and shall have no lie
than six new balls on the groun
when the game begins.
8. The ball adopted by tn
League shall be ''Spauldiug Offici
League ball'' and shall be used c
clusively for all league games.
g Visiting teams shall ha
choice of hotels at which to resi-
while visiting another team.
TO- The home team shall provi
the necessary police to keep I
grounds clear during games.
II. No player shall play with
team of this league, other than
own, without the consent of I
manager of the team with which
has been playing.
II. No person shall be allow
on the playing field during the pi
gress of game, unless he be
uniform, or an Official of the gan
13. ''Gate Receipts, as abe
mentioned, is understood to be
admissions at the gate and also
> admissions to the grand stand. 4
mission to the grounds shall
twenty-five (25) cents, and adm
sion to the grand stand shall
twenty-five (25) cents additions
IA. The official scorers st
send the official scores, with
detailed record of hits, runs, ei