Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-07-08
A Glorious Fourth


swrite up" of Monterey's first 4th,
we keenly feel our inability, and
shall BE- satisfied If we, but in a
moderately clever manner hit the
high places.
For the first time in her life,
with the exception of a few citizens
who just could not stop work.
Monterey put on her holiday clothes
and proceeded to celebrate the 4th
day of this July, 1904.
The events came thick and fast
and kept the mind of the on-looker
in whirl, especially when he came
in the vicinity of the merry-go-
round. A foretaste, we imagine,
of trip down the Worlds Fair
pike. -
First came the single trap shoot
with the following participants:
From Mcdowell side-Dr W Il
Siron, Louie Ervine, Sidney Err
vine, Ham Mel; Monterey-E ii
McClintjc, DR. c B Fox, Dick Jones,
Bunker Jones, Kenton Shumate. ID
b Wood, Ed Arbogast, Cam Arbo-
CAST and Dave Warner.
! In this event the first prize-a
handsome gold medal-was won
by e Il McClintic, who broke 70
out Of a possible 25.
/ The second prize-a box of shells
was won by Dick Jones who
broke 10 pigeons ont of 20.
The second event was with the
double traps, the following persons
entering: E H McClintlc, & b
Jones, DR. c b Fox, Ed Arbogast.
H b Wood, DR. w R Siron and
Dick Jones.
McClintic, the holder and defen-
der of the loving cup, the first
prize, held and defended it against
all corners. by breaking II out of
20. Dir c B Fox came in a good
second for the box of shells by
breaking II out Of 20.
Mr. McClintic came out OF the
two events covered with glory, as
rrize winner in both, and one
would scarcely have thought there
was glory enough i'll one 4th, to
accomplish so much.
In the afternoon the base ball
came on. ~
On the 18th day Of June 1916,
the first match game of base ball
that was ever played in the world,
was played. On the 4th day Of
July 1904 the first match game OF
base ball that was ever played at
Monterey was played. Now, if
You are good in figures you can
soon see how many years Dehlha
the times the King of the noun
tains is. This first game, was
a good, warm one, a fight among
home FOLKS, and such are generally
warm. But nature took hand
and when the steam got too high,
long would come a gentle shower
to even up the temperature, and by
that means a nice, even, enjoyable
.excitabIe game was given:
y, The two mines, the Reds and the
Blues, that came mp against each
other on the diamond were COM
posed of home boys with just
enough Of an inter-mixture of fires h
and stale college boys to keep the
game moying.with vim, vigor and
force, and in the audience the col
lege girl was not lacking to dis
pensc. in a charming manner, the
language Of the diamond to per,
lection, all Of which gave the
event decidedly city air:
The Reds, the victorious team
were composed of the following:
DR. C B Fox, E B Jones, Ed Bev'
erage. Miller Bishop, Dick Jones
and Kemper Gibson, Monterey
Forest Hull, University OF Va
Hal Jones, W & Lee; Mr. Caring
ton. Richmond.
The opposing ce-the Blues
were: Homer Stephenson, Pau.
Slaven, Daye Warner (Louie Carl
choff substituting after 9Th inning
! Jacob Lunsford. Byron Beverage
ard II b Wood, Monterey; Ru
Jones. Randolph Macon College
Chas p Jones, Jr., Covington ant
Clarence Bird, WiIIamsNlle; e 4
9 ce7~%s (tLscbRf ~ ~ Q
Innings 8 a CT 8 0 ]
! Reds 90 1 0 0 5 l /
/ Blues 4 3 0 90 0 1 q
70 the \gentlemanly umpire
whose name, for purpose, is with
| held, vote OF thanks should b
given for cheerful assistance ALI
1t was a nice crowd of Highlan'
people that met to enjoy the da'
and for tie time throw cares be
hind them. Just occasionally, AM
it was decidedly the exception
could be seen drunk, but the
proyed perfectly harmless. and TO
! tLat reason it could not have BEEF
Durbin cordial.
An appropriate closing to til