"Play Ball"
Sunday
afternoon have always been a time for family relaxation and fun. Today,
with so many recreational options and means of speedy travel, the day-of-rest
has changed significantly from those of years ago. Then, it may well have
included a picnic in the local park, sitting on the porch visiting with
friends or relatives, croquet on the lawn, and ... maybe
even a ball game? "The Copper City" always boasted a fine baseball
team, year after year, and competed with teams up and down the valley for
bragging rights as the best team around. These articles from the Mackay
Miner of 1914 are indicative of the time.
May 28, 1914
Big ball game Sunday
On Sunday next the "Fats" and "Leans" will play baseball at
the race track grounds at 2:30. It's going to be a great day for Mackay.
Bets are even ---everything is even, except the weight of the (2) teams.
Come out and get into the substitute line and pay two bits at the gate
to
to help the real ball players get new suits.
June 4, 1914
"Fats too heavy for "leans"
"Tiddly winks for the "leans" from now on, say "Fats"
Chesty fat men have been parading the streets since last
Sunday, that is they are as chesty as lame backs, stiff legs and sore
arms will permit of. And all because they took the "slims" into camp
last Sunday when the two teams crossed bats, by a score of 26 to 15.
Heavy hitting won the game for the "Fats" and they now say
that the slims of Mackay will hereafter be compelled to play tiddly
winks for amusement, for there is no one in their class when it comes
to playing baseball. A good crowd attended and the receipts contributed
a neat sum for the uniform fund of Mackay's "first" team