The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
BIRMINGHAM WILL
 HOLD HICKMAN
. .AueHAN NOT WORRYING OVER CLAIM OF pENVER-HlGHLAND- FRS AND sARoNs WILL PLAY THREE GAMES THIS WEEK.

Manager Harry Vaughan of the Bir-
 mlngham baseball association is not
 worried in the least over the claim Of | Denver for the services of Gordon Hicll-
 man, the Birmingham pitcher. Denver
 did not mail contract to this proms-
 ing young pitcher until March 19, accord ing to the postmarlS on the registered letter. Clark Griffith agrees with
 Vaughan that Denver has forfeited all
 of it's rights in the matter The entire
 matter has been referred to Secretary
 Farrell, and the award to Birmingham
 will probably be made within the next
 few days.
 There is not fan in Birmingham today
 who is not happy over the idea that Hiek-
 man will wear a baron uniform this sea- son. He promises to be one of the stars
 of the southern league during 1906. His
 work yesterday afternoon against the
 Highlanders demonstrated that he was
 there with the goods.
 The Coal Barons and the Hghlanders
 will play three games down at the ball lot this week-the first Tuesday after noon, the second Thursday, and the last
 
 on Saturday afternoon Wilhelm will
 probably pitch for Birmingham Tuesday | afternoon.
 The Barons lined up in great shape yes terday afternoon, and Manager Vaughan l Is pleased with the fine showing made by his men against the Highlanders. When Garvin comes which will proba- b1y be within ten days time Birmingham will be prepared to go up against any
 thing down in this section of the country. The New York Giants will close their
 engagement in Memphis this afternoon l with a game against the Babbites. | Christy Matthewson is scheduled to do
 the box stunts for the New York aggre- gation.
 Newt Fisher has not decided to get l in the play just now. but along about the first of May he will no doubt, be
 doing duty. He has had on his fighting togs once or twice.
 Charlie Frank, mogul of the New Or leans team. says his team does not stack up like he intends that it shall"
 That means a good deal, coming from Frank.
 According to McAleer he has a cnch on. beating the Cardinals in the spring series He says his men are better field CTS, stronger batters and in the pitching
 department the Browns have the Cerdi-
 nals skinned forty miles. Don't be too
 sure, Mac.
 The Colts left this evening for Austin, | where they tackle the Texas league team 1 tomorrow. It was the final parting of -,Ia H, l the Cincinnati Enquirer. The youngsters go from Austin to Waco for games Sat
 urday and Sunday thence to Galveston | for Monday and Tuesday, to Lake Charles on Wednesday and then home They will
 reach Redland a week from tomorrow night, prepared to open the season at
 League Park with Toledo on Saturday, March 31
 The Colt team is much stronger az
 eregation than last years and expects l to give good account of itself on the | road Ten players left tonight. includ- 1 ing Livingston, C.; Carr 1b; Hinchman, 2b.; Mowrey. 3b.; Lobert, ss.; Chech.
 lf.; Siegel, cf.; Druhut, If; Hafford and Dorner, p. This outfit should make any
 of the Texas leaguers go some Manager Gilks has received Daley's con- tract but the outfielder will not join the Pirates until about March 27. as Philadel- phia will use him until that time in ex- hibtlon games they have scheduled | Shreveport Times.
 l Harry Dannehower the clever southpaw who was with both New Orleans and Little Rock, has signed to play with Portland. Ore
 Kanzler was back at his place in the field, and he played nice game. All though failing to corrall any bingles, he was right there when it came to fielding
 up the horsehide and took in three nice flies in the most approved style The ex- Cotton States leaguer seems to show
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