The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-08-08
A Burning Question

aHiRnI De gOou SUBJECT LOT ueUdle.
We are of the candid opinion that it
G a liability and does more to
create enmity between towns than
almost anything a small town can
have. Why men take a base ball
game so seriously is conundrum
that has never been satisfactorily
answered, but many men take it al
most as seriously as some take
politics and that is the very acme of
seriousness.
The friendly spirit existing be-
tween towns of Latah county dur
ing the past Is months has been
matter of comment. 1t is said
there had never been as complete
harmony among the towns of the
county as during this period but it
has been shattered and bent and dis
, figured by ball games during the
past few weeks.
A ball team with a town is almost
like the measles with human be-
1ng-they all have to have it once,
at least. Some escape until they
are old others have it in infancy,
but they generally get it at some
point in their career. Moscow
accumulated ball team last spring
some time and since that time has
accumulated considerable ill-feel-
ing from the neighboring towns. At
least three Latah county papers
that had not published an unkind
word against Moscow for many
months lambasted the town and the
people and the ball team, because
of ball games lost to Moscow. One
town that has no paper is said to
have accumulated a we'll developed
crouch against Moscow because of
the ball game lost to this town.
Kendrick and Troy are at swords
points and the newspapers of the
two towns are devoting the 'frst
column, first page" to telling how
debased the other town is. because
Sf ball game. The Kendrick and
the Genesee newspapers, that have
stuck by Moscow and never said an
unkind word against the town have
both hit Moscow hard jolts because
of the ball team. In one case, the
visiting town lost a game to Mos
COW, in the other the team could
not get a chance to play Moscow.
Suppose we try next yeaf to
worry along" without ball team
and instead of team we retain the
good will of our neighbor towns.
Let the smaller towns have ball
teams and quarrel among them
selves, but let Moscow dispense
with its team and have the friend
ship and cooperation and good will
of all the other towns. This is only
a suggestion. but 1t might not be un-
wise to discuss it. Let the chamber
of commerce take it up.-Star- Mir
ror.
Contrary to the opinion express
ed in the editorial in the Star-Mir-
ror, the, Gazette believes baseball
team is an asset to live town. 1t
doesn't necessarily create i'll feeling
ssetween towns, rather it stimulates
spirit of friendly rivalry.
The reason Moscow was "Iambast-
fs,s was not on account of her ball
team, but because of the ball team
that Moscow imported from Spok.
ane. In other words, it was be.
cause Moscow hadn't a ball team
that caused all the trouble.
The "feud" between Kendrick
and Troy will not interfere with
business as usual.' 1t will simply
develop rival spirit IN each towr
with fixed purpose of getting to-
- gether better ball teams for next
season.
We do not agree with the editor
of the Star Mirror when he say:
that baseball is almost like the
measles-we all have to have il
once. at least" Baseball isn't ar
epideimc with live town, it i!
chrome and never ceases until {
town dies. If Moscow decides t.
worry along" without ball team
for a few years it will be emlnentl,
satisfactory to the people of Kend
rick, because it has often bee,
suggesed down here that it nigh
be good idea to move the county
seat to Kendrick.
However, we hope that the prop