The Monticellonian., 1908-07-09
heard II.

! a procession Ot the old soldiers
was formed and marched to q
table especially provided foI
them, where they were all com
fortably seated. The other ia.
bles, with thirty-hve hundred
plates, were rapidly filed up.
from the vast throng, and thus
began one of the greatest and
most enjoyable barbecue dinners
ever spread in the whole United
States OF America. The long
tables were literally loaded
down with the best of barbecu-
ed beef, pork. kid and mutton,
chicken, cakes. pies, sa lads,
breads and pickles. in quantity
amply sufficient to have fed
twice as many people as were
present The young ladies aud
gentlemen who had been select
ed to wait on the tables did
their duty well, and all of the
managing committees were alert
to see that all were provided for.
Everything was done, and moth.
ing left undone, to insure the
success of the event. After the
dinner hour had ended and ev-
ervone had ieasted to his or her
perfect satisfaction, an hour
was spent in walking about
the grounds, and in greeting
and chatting with friends, and
in making new acquaintance.
In the meantime the Band dis.
coursed sweet music, which in
stilled into both old and young
the spirit of peace, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, .
Between . and 3 O'Clock, the
baseball park began to fill up
with people to witness the see
ond game of ball between Cros-
sett and Monticello, and by 3
O'Clock. the time when the game
was called, 800 or 1000 peo-
pie were inside the grounds to
see, to hear and to shout. This
was one of the most interesting
and exciting games ever played
on the Monticello diamond, and
the result was kept in doubt un-
til the final ending of the ninth
inning The Crossett team
made three runs before the Mon
ticello team mad a single score.
1t was along about the 4th in
ming when the Monticello boys
got on their metal, and made
five runs, which caused their
friends, in the audience, to fairly
go wild with enthuasm and de-
light. But soon the Crossett
BOYS made a couple of more
scores, which tied the game, up
to the eighth inning, when Cros-
sett scored twice, giving them
the lead by two. Monticello
made nothing in the eighth, and
Crossett was set down with a
goose egg in the first of the
ninth; but both the team and
their friends, which seemed to
be quite numerous, from the
noise they made, were iubilant
and boastful, as they figured, as
they then believed safely. on the
defeat of the home team. Blu.
in the last halt of the ninth,
(the last chance) the Monticello |
boys went to the bat with
blood in their eyes" and
strenth in their limbs. Chairs,
the II year old kid of the home
team, first to bat, lined out a
two-bagger to LETT field, from
the first ball pitched. which
started things going some"
Monk" Wallace. our pitcher,
followed with a first base bunt,
which he outrun and made safe,
and which placed Cheairs on
the 3rd base. Next came Le-
MARIE, to the bat. who slugged
off two-bagger. and easily
made second, which placed b 9th
Cheairs and Wallace safely over
the home plate, Wallace having
stolen second before Lemaire
lined out the ball. This tied the
score, and the vast audience was
halloing some, and hats, hand
kerchiefs, &c. were going in the
air. Camel" or Big" Wal
lace, as he is called, Monticello's
100 pound catcher, then took
the bat in hand and landed q
two-bagger to right field, just
as if it were no trick at all, and
as he set his foot upon second
base, Lemaire split the home