The age-herald., 1900-02-05
THE LOCAL FANS"
 ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Base Ball Situation Continues
 Vesy Encouraging.
CHANGES OF LEAGUE GOOD
Disposition of Chronic Kickers to Throw Gold Water on Sport. Players Make Application
 to Local Association.

The base ball fans of Birmingham are maraifesting great interest Tn the Southern league, and if their wishes avail anything the league will be a certainty. It has been several years since Birmingham has Joyed professional oail, and to use the slang phrase, the fans are 'qhungry for It.
 1ae promoters of the local associatf5a have met with the most gratifying success In their efforts to organize team, and when the season opens in the spring the ''eranks' win turn out in large numbers.
 There seems to be an inclination on the fec't of some of the base IbaE fans in Mo- Io5le, Chattanooga and one. or two other o1Neis mot Included in the proposed circuit to tflrow cold water on the movement to organize the league.
 The papers at Memphis have puohslled ed9eorials advising against the placing of "a league team in that city but tQformutlcn comes to the effect that certai1a base roall d@IshusQasr.s there stand ready to take the frtanoIhrse up.
 Start Ont Tcday
 Messrs. Abner Powell. of New Orleans, and AridIs smith, manager of the Selma team, wiM start out today to make a trip around the circuit. Judging from Gnfccma- tfcn secured from. Al.lana, Nashville and Mcmrltis, Gr3se cIaees VIII be represented at the league meeting next Sunday, and also one other city. probably Little Rock. rhus Completing the circuit of eight clubs.
 The place of the meeting next Sunsay rJis not yet been designated out will be announced about the middle of the week.
 Players Want to sirn
 The Birmingham association will hold meeting at the Commercial club at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at which it is probable permanent organization will be effected.
 The local association has been delused the past few days with applications from players who want positions on the Bir- mingham team. Among those whose ap- plications have been received some first-class players who have made splendid regulations in other leagues. One well known minor league manager writes that he has a good team already secured which he can bring here on a weeks notice.
 News from Cthrr tiles
 News from Montgomery is to the effect that the people there want baseball and that an association will be formed in a few days.
 A gentleman from Selma who was in the city yesterday had the following to say regarding the situation in that city:
 "A1l roCters are Gnser6Eo1 1n the pros- poets for a stirring season of oaI. The league is met with favcr and, league or no league, base GaM finds a generous pr.';rcn- age among all classes of people. Selma ts d good base ball town. The Improvements under way will milke the grounds of tae Invlrcittes quite ifle mc-'. attractive and ;rl5,st ccl1' 'ortaIole ::1 .he s,5ate
 "The failure of the Cllc.nnaH club to av-tl themselves of the fine field at Selma for their training quarters fas not caused any disappointment. It is pretty wei un- dcrstood that the monetary consideration dectded-the ques ion. It is doubtful If the "Clneys' have helped themselves any. New Orleans ds about the Mvoliest, spcr-tiest ol1ce tl1.s eide of Parts Mardi Cras aud similar festivities are but the py7ot echn;c outbursts of the gay spirit always abound ing there. Base call players, like every day mortacs are susceptible 10 the charms of a gay city. Such ibfe unfts them for the proper training. Selma would Have given them an atmosphere of health and pleasure rather tending to stimulate the players for work