The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
HIGHLANDERS PLAY
 THE BARONS TODAY
Wilhelm Will Probably Pitch Game for Birmingham Team
BARNEY 0LDFIELD INVITED
Worlds Premier Motorist Declines ln- Vtaton to Officiate as Umpire. Baseball Gossip From
 Around circuit.

The New York Highlanders and the Coal Barons are scheduled for another go down at the ball park this after noon. and a great game is promised Err win Wilhelm will probably open up the afternoons programme on the firing line for Birmingham. Ginger Clarke, Billiard and Hickman will be on deck to assist the great ex-Bean-eater while Clark Griffith says that he is going to put just about as good as he has in his shop in for the boys from Gotham. Manager Griffith is deter mined to leave Birmingham with q clean record so far as winning games is con cerned, but Manager Vaughan does not feel altogether convinced that his visitor will accomplish that feat. Three games are to be played with the Highlanders this week. and the members of the Baron aggregation say shat they will annex at least one of these contests.
 Barney Oldfeld. the worlds premier motorist, who is at present in Birming ham, and his manager William H. Pick ems, will be down at the ball park this afternoon. Ol1feld's friend Griffith tried last night to persuade him to act as um- pire in this afternoons contest for an inning Or so, but Barney declined the offer, saying that he could fill book on automobiles. but was not so well posted on the game of baseball.
 The fifth game between the Coal Barons and the Highlanders this after noon at o'clock, weather permitting.
 w. H. Denver, at one time pitcher on the Birmingham team, has accepted a position as umpire in the South At lantc league In 1905 Denver broke his leg and his physician advises him not to play professional ball any more.
 Because he claims the team owes him the cost of transportation to his home in Albany, N. Y, after the close of the 1905 season. Arte Goodwin refuses to join Memphis. Goodwin says that ex- Manager Lew Whistler promised him the transportation.
 Memphis lost to the New York Giants Sunday by score of to o. Liebart, Clark and Hurlburt composed the bat tery for Babbs team.
 The White sox defeated New Orleans by a score of Il to ?.
 Billy Smiths tribe will wear Atlanta, 1910,' on their shirts tnIs year, which prompts the Nashville American to in- quire, Docs this mean that the Fire men have four years yet before winning a pennant?"
 Jim Delehanty's home run was a long drive over the fence in right center 30 feet from the line on the fence which marks the two base hit limit. Jim is playing third with bum thumb. but he is d game 1rishman. and gets every thing that comes his way. There was much cheering for the Colts when Cap tain Carr telephoned that the youngsters had won their first game at Waco by score Of to q. II was a wet day up there and their share of the receipts was only S2d. about enough fa pay the days hotel bill. Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The Travellers left last night for Fort Smith. where they Wip eet today. and tomorrow the team rt .enting the Bor- der City in the south Central League. says the Arkansas Gazette. Twelve members Of the team went on the jour