The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-16
WILL PLAY AGAIN
NEXT SATURDAY
Cold Weather PoStponeS Yes
terday'S Ball Game
HICKMAN WILL SIGN HERE
Local Pitcher Says He VIII Place His
Signature to Contract Today.
Many Changes at
the Park
HICKMAN WILL SIGN HERE

Jupiter Pluvius was kind enough TO take
a broad hint and do the "289 act yes
terday, but his half brother or first cousin,
Boreas, came forward and succeeded in
forcing the ball players to take their
turn and "skidoo from the yard.
It was altogether too cold for the fans
to sit out in the grand stand and beachers
and even the players were fearful of the
consequences of making any attempts to
try-out in the weather which prevailed
yesterday. Had any Of the men done any
real work, 1t is dollars to cookies that
somebody would have gone to the bad
permanently because of soreness or even
rheumatism.
The management now announces that
the teams will get together Saturday aft
ernoon, promptly at O'Clock. The same
pitchers will do the honors one to an
other, that is. Wilhelm and Clark will
twirl for the Coal Barons and Chesbro
and Orth will pitch for the Highlanders.
1t is the intention of the managers of
the two nine to have the boys play the
game like they were after a pennant
and the fans can rest assured there will
be some hot doing when the boys once
get started.
The assurance was given late last night
that Pitcher Hickman who was with
Denver in the Western League last sea-
team finishing as high in the standing
as it did, would place his signature to a
Birmingham contract today
Hickman, who is a Birmingham boy,
and who has a bright future at base
ball, had a talk with Manager Vaughan
yesterday and stated that he would make
a definite decision by this evening He has
offers to sign with other clubs, but last
night he was quoted as saying that he
would sign the contract proffered to him
by Manager Vaughan because he would
be playing at home and on his home
team.
Nothing has yet been heard from Gar
vim or rip Reagan, but the impression
prevails in official circles that the men
are on the way to Birmingham. Manager
Vaughan is not worrying much about
Reagan as he has that players signature
to a contract, but up to this time moth
ing has been heard locally of the contract
that was forwarded some weeks ago to
the catcher.
A telegram fas sent to Garvn yester-
day by Vaughan, asking what the catcher
intended to do No reply was received
up to late hour last night, and the big
manager is of the opinion that the
catcher is on railroad train headed this
way. Had Garvin shown up in time
Matthews would have been able to pick
up some extra springtime pocket change
by coaching the team at Greensboro, but
owing to the absence of another catcher
'Matty' had to remain in Birmingham
to work during the exhibition contests.
Oyler is the only other Baron who has
yet to report, but he telegraphed Manager
Vaughan some time ago that he would be
somewhat late in coming, owing to GER
tain business arrangements he was COM
PEELED to make before leaving his home.
He is due to reach the city today, how
ever, and there is a good chance for the
fans to see him in harness Saturday.
when the next game is played against
Clarke Griffith's bunch of wild Indians.
The management is TO be thanked for
the removal of the three fence posts that
formerly stood in the very center of the
roadway leading from the ball grounds
to the street These posts were in such
a position that many IA fan ran violently
into them while trying to enter or leave
the grounds. and one of the first things
noticed when the crowd went out to the
game last Saturday was that the posts
were no longer in their inconvenient po-
sitions.
Manager Vaughan has had a carpenter
busily engaged making further changes
at the ball park the past week. and when
the fans go out Saturday they will note
a number of Improvements.
Extensive improvements have been
made in the press box which will add to
the convenience and pleasure of the base
ball reporters. and will afford ample room
for all the sporting editors in the city to
do their work even while their visiting
brethren will have the same opportunity
to cover the games in detail.
The reserved seats are being so ar
ranged and marked that the tickets will
call for seats just as they do In a theatre
and the public occupying that section
of the grandstand will suffer less from
crowdlng than would otherwise be the
case. This innovation is being put in