The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-18
VULCAN GAME TO Be
PLAYED WEDNESDAY
New York Giants and Birmlng-
ham VIII Cross Bats
WANT TO PITCH M'GINNlTl
II Has Been Suggested That New
York's Iron Man" Might Pitch for
Birmlngham's Iron Mana
Big Crowd Expected.
WANT TO PITCH M'GINNI1l

The benefit game for the Vulcan fund
will be played next Wednesday afternoon
at West End and if the Stag Town sift-
ings are to be believed. the Giants will
not have nearly so easy a time chasing
bases as they had Wednesday afternoon.
AS Manager McGraw and the manage
ment of the local team have chosen
Wednesday for the game, by special ar
engagements with the weather gods there
will be nothing but sunshine and warmth
on that day. The rain that might be
tempted to fall will be turned aside and
sent to Bessemer.
All the proceeds of the game will go to
the Vulcan fund. Manager McGraw met
the local management more than half
way, and generously agreed to give all
his share of the gate receipts to Vulcan
in order that Birmingham and Alabama
might be fttingly represented at st.
! Louis.
The game should net the FUND some
thing like $1,000, as the Commercial club
will appoint a special committee to sell
tickets. This committee will have charge
OF the sale and will aid the management
of the two teams in every way possible
| to make the game a success
Crowd Expected.
| President Jackson of the Commercial
club says that everything will be done
to fill the ball ground with people, and
that if the merchants and business men
of the city will lend their aid 1t will be
possible to get $1,000 or possibly more
Mr.. Jackson urges that as many OF the
merchants as possible allow some of thier
clerks to get off next Wednesday after
noon and attend the baseball game. This
will be very little for each merchant to
do towards helping the Vulcan fund. but
in the aggregate 1t will make a big mat
ter.
A rather unique idea has been suggest
ed in regard to this game McGinnity.
the famous New York pitcher, Is known
as the Iron Man" and 1t would be a
very appropriate matter for him to pitch
this game for the benefit of the Birming-
ham iron man. This suggestion will
probably be adopted
McGlnnity has made his reputation as
being the hardest pitcher In the world.
able to pitch more and steadier games
than any one else. and always keeping In
condition. Birmingham's iron man is the
Vulcan.
Good Game.
It is expected that by Wednesday the
Birmingham baseball team will be in
NH hot 70 To- al
than on Wednesday last, and that the
game VIII be more exciting. Several of
the players will have reported by that
time and the infield will be materially
strengthened, as well as the batting of
the club. The pitchers will be In better
condition, and possibly the Giants will
not hammer out 8 hits. two and three
| baggers at that.
| At the game The regular prices OF ad-
mission will be charged rs cents gem
eral admission and so cents for the grand
stand. The actual expenses OF the game
| will be small. Roberts G. Sons having
agreed to print the tickets free of
charge.
In behalf Of the Commercial club, Pres
ident Jackson has extended thanks to
both Manager McGraw OF New York and
the management of the local team To a
large extent the entire community feels
indebted to the New York team for the
generosity that has been displayed In CIV
ing all the gate receipts to a Birmng-
ham enterprise.
President Jackson has named w. J.
Cameron, f. w. Dixon and Robert Jemi-
son, Jr., as three of the committee Of five
members Of the club to have charge of
the arrangements for the benefit game
The tickets will be completed by 2 O'Clock
this Afternoon and will be on sale In cigar
stasds, soda water fountains and at the
Commercial Club. Members of the club
will be given tickets and they will be
expected to sell them.