The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

south is the game to be played on the
 last day of the fair between the Univer-
 sity of Alabama and the University of
 Cincinnati Ohio, being the first time a
 northern college has played in southern territory.
 The amusements of this great fair are, to the average mind, perhaps the most important. For lovers of the sensational, the beautiful, the artistic, well as the interesting, a treat has surely been pre- pared. In front of the grandstand, morn ing, evening and night, free attractions will be presented. The headliner of this exhibition is the sensational dive from a bicycle by Dare Devil Schreyer. It is without doubt the most sensational aerial act ever attempted at this park, or any
 other park in the world. From an im-
 mense height Schreyer cycles down a 1 chute-structure and at a given point he ! leaves his machine and takes a tremen- dous dive of some 100 feet through space [ into a tank of four feet of water.
 James E. Hardy, the man who walked a tight rope over Niagara, and Mat Gay, 1 the most thrilling high diver In the 1 world are two more features which,
 while never witnessed before in the
 south will be presented without extra ! charge.
 f Spellman's bears the wonders at the
 Hippodrome last winter, with their mimic
 wars, polka and square dance figures, &C., robatic stunts. amusing pantomime and many other seemingly impossible per- 1 formances, will delight the children and l elders.
 There will also be a wonderful triple { trapeze performance, and great wild i west performance every night. Balloon | races, cannon chutes and several other 1 features not yet announced will complete 1 the most elaborate set of free attractions
 ever offered
 Add to this the fireworks exhibition to
 be given every night by the National
 Fireworks cmpany, and the music of
 Riccis Imperial Italian band pervading
 it all, and the public will have something really worth seeing.
 The fireworks will include a salute of
 15 aerial maroons, an ascent of mete-
 oric balloon, a display of enormous col | pred rockets, a number of prismatic
 whirlwinds an aerial acre of variegated 1 gems, a special device called "The Merry 1 Widow Fan." mines of silver snakes, | display of dashing fountains, and innu-
 merable unnamable features. A Down the Line'' will be 20 of the best ! paid shows Word received from Frank P. Spellman, manager of the amuse- ments, from Cleveland indicates that the 1 exhibitions he has selected will outclass
 anything ever before brought to the fair. l Among others, contracts have been closed | by MT. Spellman for 'Dickey's Big Wild 1 West,' with its hundred cowboys, ranch
 girls Indians, broncho busters, ropers and splendod stud of western horses ! Another big attraction arranged is the i famous ''Darktown Fire Brigade a con- i cession that has made good" in many
 northern fairs and at Coney Island Millions have laughed until their merri-
 ment became painful, and still they had ! to keep on with screams of laughter long
 after the performance was done. There will also be one of the largest wild 1 beast jungles in America.
 l One of the latest mechanical spectacles l to be shown is called "The Merrimac and ] the Monitor" an exact reproduction of
 the great historical naval engagement. i Still another spectacle wonderfully en- 1 tertaining from start to finish is entitled 1 Heaven and Hell.'
 This Is not all that is offered by the ] fair management this year, but it serves to give an exact idea of what may be
 expected. It will bring something like
 100000 people to Birmingham, and be-
 sides being the occasion of the conven-
 ton of the fourth class postmasters in 1 Alabama, will be the gathering point for | number of other organizations. 1 Birmingham the place, and the time i October 9-17.