Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
ACOVIlNA HAS
GREAT DAY
- LIBERATION AND BARBECUE
SUCCESSFUL
,'ENING OF TROLLEY LINE is
CAUSE OF JOY
MIR. Huntington's Enterprise Fully
Appreciated by NatiVes-Greased
Piq Duly Captured and Kids
Are Happy

1t was old fashioned. rags WeIe ny
ing, bands were playing, all were cele-
brating.
some of the reioicers were in the octo-
Renarian class. More were just kids.
But the fact that the beautiful little city
of orange groves had at last been con-
nected by trolley with the metropolis OF
the coast had a rejuvenating effect whlch
quite paralyzed the younger set ana as
there were no judges, it may never be
known Just which side got the better of
the argument when it came to the feast;
the return of the good old days OF help
yourself and pass 1t.
At any rate, the Covina barbecue was
a tremendous success. Not less than
1000 persons participated, and If any
failed to get in on the good things that
were offered it was because they did not
wait long enough. For there was plenty.
Roast beef, roast pork, beans-plain
beans-veal, bread, coffee, lemonade-all
of 1t, just as mother used to make-satis-
fed the appetites of the thousands who
journeyed from Los Angeles, and other
thousands who went in vehicles of all
descriptions, from auto to one-horse
chaise, from the several towns surround
ing.
Mad ReveI for the Kids
1t was certainly a day which Covina
will long remember. Before noon the
local livery stable was using the back
yard for buggies and horses; the city
garage-yes, they have one-was crowded
with big machines, and in time the
streets were so congested with convey
ances that a stranger could draw only
one conclusion-namely, that a circus had
come to town.
And it had circus aspect. All the way
UP Citrus avenue, broad street sur
mounted by signs of welcome" there
were concessionaires in tents and booths
crying their wares. Whether 1t was pink
lemonade or throwing balls at coon
who had seven feet space in which to
dodge mattered little; the fact remained
that Covina had attracted a crowd for
its celebration which was perfectly will
ing to go against anything that cost
something.
A merry-go-round had about 400 juven-
files clamoring for seats on the papier-
mache steeds, and the remaining 1000 were
engaged in mad revel at the ice cream
soda stands.
Watts Man in Evidence
The town marshal, with his new store
clothes, strode up and down Citrus ave-
nue. unnoticed.
The fire chief. when he reached for an
other piece of boiled ham, suffered the
indignity of having 1t scooped off the big
plate by a matron from Cotton, miles
away.
But they recovered.
The marshal remarked that in all of
his experience he had never met with
such an orderly crowd.
"Not one arrest today" he exclaimed,
fervently; mot onei'
"A dry town, isn't it?' some one asked
Bet yer life," was the quick response.
Then some envious person from Watts.
or 1t may have been Oklahoma, spoiled
1t all by inqHiring of the strong arm of
the law ifsh he had anticipated a calling
out of the militia to preserve order in
Covina that day.
Pa Larkin Poor Coach
1t was estimated by the committee that
at least $500 of the visitors were from
neighboring towns. The streets. lined
three deep with farm wagons, indicated
1t in the first place, and the $500 looked
the part. They sat or stood through
three or four ball games in a tempera-
ture of about las in the sun and seemed
TO take almost as much delight in that
as in planting orange trees or alfalfa.
Come on in, Henp screamed GRANDPA
Larkin of Lordsburg at a critical mo-
men when Hen" was in a fair way to
make home run. And in went "Hen,'
TO be met unexpectedly by the leather
sphere in the unerring hands of Covina's s
favorite catcher.
Dem it!' asserted Squire Larkin, the
cause of Hens" downfall, there was
uruv the last spike in the Union Pacific.
Never mind, pa" said the kind faced
old lady by his side, che may get through
next time" With which assurance
Granda Larkin ceased to root for the
home team.
great day it was, indeed The fore
noon was sort of matinee for the young
sters There were twenty or thirty nov
city foot races for both boys and girls.
Tor small prizes. Spoon, egg, sack and
potato races, the old standbys of the
country celebration. were not overlooked
Run Three Dead Heats
But the most exciting event of the day
developed when G. f. Clapp of Azusa and
Wallace Reed of Covina went to the tame
Tor 1OO-yard dash. They ran a dead
heat After a. brief interval the two stall
wart young men covered the course once
more, and again it was a tie. For the
third time-and by now bets were being
placed; that is, lemon phosphate
against ham sandwich, on the result
and Tor the third time the judges were
unable to make a decision
1t is asking considerable of a foot
racer to do 100 yards for the fourth time
IN the same afternoon, so r. j. Clizbe
who had charge of the sports sought an
inspiration. He figures now on bringing
Clapp and Reed into the Los Angeles
Athletic club and making a match worth
witnessing. Unfortunately, no official
time was kept of the race, but it is be-
heved that the men finished within 10 10
seconds.
CoVina Wins Game
Juvenile teams selected from the crowd
occupied the ball grounds for several
hours before the big ball game between
Covira and Iordsburg was called 1t
was warmly contested, the score being
two and two at the end of the fifth
Inning. Covina finally won by score
of to 2.
The busiest man on the grounds was
George w. Griffiths, chairman of the
executive committee. Although he was
ably assisted by George A. Hazard. sec
retary; ]. H. Coleman, J. l.. Matthews,
Paul Stevens, H M. Houser and Charles
Madison, the other members, it was
usually up to Mr.. Grifiths to straighten
out trivial taEgles in the program.
He was serving pork and beans most
of the day at the improvised free cafe
terra in the school park. and at his ell
bow, hanging to a pepper tree was a
telephone. But for the fact that Grif-
fiths used his right hand in dishing out
beans and his left in answering the
.aho he