Boulder Creek Saw Filers
Area: Santa Cruz (Boulder Creek)
Year: circa 1904

Back row (left to right): Charley Boyce, Arthur Bowden, Dan Trout (mgr.), Johnny Hayes, Charley Wiley, Lavelle Trout

Front row (left to right): Foster McAbee, Jim Maddock, Ernie Bloom, Dick Smith, Will Peery

1994

Baseball was another big drawing card in the early days, with teams coming from the valley towns and logging operations. Most chose colorful names, such as the "Never Sweats" captained by George Chappell, a team that beat the "Earthwipers" of Brad Morrell's mill in 1888.

Recreation often had more than one purpose. It was also a pleasant means of raising money for town improvements. One example was the Pro Bono Publico Club headed by Isiah Hartman, which gave a comedy performance in 1893 to raise money for new wooden sidewalks and other improvements. That club was a forerunner to the Boulder Creek Improvement Association, which carried on the good work for many years.