The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
SCHEDULE
 ARRANGED TODAY Baseball Men Will Hold Meet
 ing in Memphis. TOM 0'BRIEN TO BE MARRIED Jimmy o'5rien Writes Letter Giving Away Secret Which Tom Has studl-
 ousIy Kept From the Lo-
 cal Management.

The schedule committee of the Southern League of Baseball Clubs will meet at Memphis today, and will announce the dates of games to be played in the south the coming season. Coffee Jackson of Bir- mingham Mike Finn of Little Rock and Charlie Frank of New Orleans compose the committee but MT jackson wired President Kavanaugh yesterday that he would not be able to be present at the meeting. Judge Kavanaugh will see that the Birmingham interests are protected.
 A schedule has already been arranged and it is probable that it will be adopted. According to this schedule the season will open on April 21. The date of closing has not been announced, but it will prob ably be near October 1.
 Birmingham will open and close at home, but the holiday games to be secured have not yet been announced The local management is anxious that Montgomery open here, and this will likely be arranged. At the last meeting of the league mag mates it was decided to increase the num- Der of games from 126 to 14B, and this &C., counts for the early start
 New York Comes March IS.
 The New York National league team will arrive in Birmingham March 15 and will remain here two or three weeks. Inn mediately after their arrival a practice game will be played with the Coal Barons and then both teams will get down to hard work Boston will be here about March 20 and the all team from Havana will come soon thereafter. New York IS looked upon as a probable winner next year and local fans will have an oppor- tunity of seeing the team which is expect ed to beat Pittsburg out of the National league pennant.
 letter has been received from Billie Smith. center fielder, in which he says he never felt better in his life and Is pre- pared to give Birmingham the class of work desired. He says he has signed pitcher who is d "crackerjack"
 Managar CT Brien has signed his entire 
 pitchers He has signed second baseman from Toledo but asks that his name be kept from the public for week or so when he will announce his entire lineup It is likely that another second baseman will be signed and the two will work for the position.
 O'Brien to Be Married.
 Jimmy OBrien writes from Hopkinton that Tom O'Brien has just been to see him and brought his intended along. Jimmy says that Manager OBrien is to be married in a short while and that he will bring his bride south with him. As Tom is one of the crank bachelors of the baseball world, this announcement by none other than the redoubtable Jimmy is amazing. Manager OBrien had kept the matter secret from the local man. agement until Jimmy gave 1t away.
 Sam LaRocque, the well known ball player who makes Birmingham his home in the winter has signed as manager of the Savannah team for next year. This team will be in the South Coast league, composed of Charleston, Columbia, Ma con, Savannah. Augusta and Jacksonville. Sam will undoubtedly, according to the best informed rooters, make Savannah an excellent manager. He Is a good hitter and fine fielding first baseman