Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29


Monday morning to opensair exercise. On the
contrary there are thousands of Americans who
are so busy that 1t is only on a full-aedeed Holt
day when all business ceases absolutely thar
they feel that they can take part in the loahng
VI the three summer holidays the Fourth of
July Is maEifestly the ideal one for snoring
contests Memorial Day is a little early In the
season In the face of the climatic conditions that
prevail In some sections of the country and
then too, many patriotic organizations and prom.
inent citizens are opposed to making use of
Decoration Day an occasion for sports claim.
ing that 1t has solemn. almost religious sig
nihcance that should be respected by all the peo-
pie OF the community, even though they have no
relatives among the soldier dead Labor Day in
September shares with the Fourth to some ex-
tent the prestige of a day Of sport but it is far
overshadowed by the July festival in point of
number of races, games and contests.
First and foremost among the manifestations
OF the American love of sport on the glorious
Fourth must be placed, of course the vast at
tendance at games of baseball. The games on
that eventful day range all the way from "dou
Dle-header" by major league teams which In
New York or Chicago or Boston may call out an
attendance of twenty thousand fans" to the
equally spirited contest on vacant lot where
number of youthful 'rooters" watch a struggle
for supremacy between Red Finnegan's In
vincibes" and Scrub" Schmidts Red Sox Jun
iors." It is safe to say that the amount spent
on baseball on this one day allowing for the
expenditure LOT peanuts and score cards and all
the other incidentals would form a stack of sill
yer dollars mountain high.
AS every person knows the Fourth OF July Is
a favorte occasion for picnics-partcularl fam
lily picnics and neighborhood outings and lodge
picncs and like excursions And usually as a
feature Of any such holiday frolic there is ball
game Perhaps the and girls are pitted
against the men or we have such nerve-racking
battles OF the diamond be witnessed only
when the lawyers bats with the doctors
or the married men play the single men. or the
bald-headed boys try conclusions with those that
wear boards, or the fat men essay a test of skill
with the lean members OF the community Z. "a
IN such an environment too. that he shirt OF
sport the Fourth provokes croouet games and
the pitching Of quoits and target practice on the
part OF the pcnickers who do not care for the
more strenuous exercise on hot summer day
Speaking of target practice with revolver and
Tine), which has gained rapidly in favor OF recent
years, II may be well to mention that another
somewhat similar sport has come up markedly
and the Fourth OF July is a favorte occasion for
tournaments In communities where clubs exist
This latter pastime is the old, yet new diversion
OF archery. Just how much fun II Is TO shoot
with bow and arrow-not the familiar child's TOW
but the regulation Indian weepoa-can only be
appreciated by those who have tried II and the
fact that the sport be eatcyed ~ both zen
and women Of all ages Is proving a big factor
in winning converts for IT,
The Fourth OF July is a great occasion for for
nal and informal golf tournaments and soma
times these are arranged to extend over from
the Sd to the 5th OF July 81 the community is a
suburban one. or a rural one. summer resort
10 which there has been a sudden influx O, .,.u
from the city. And this very fact lets Won into
The secret o. why the Fourth Is the climax Of
me season In the matter OF sport at many a sarn1
ner resort Under ordinary circumstances men
are scarce commodity AZ these vacation re
0ean but there is always plentiful supply %