The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05

Sid Jones, the famous old athlete of the Birmingham Athletic club, who has resi- dence at the present time in Louisville, will come to Birmingham next month to participate in the field day trials under the auspices of the club.
 This statement is taken to mean that no one of the promising young athletes representing the University of Alabama, the University of Tennessee or Vanderbilt university will win the high jump, or the hurdle races. It means, too, that they will have to hustle to get away with the shot-puts.
 Jones for a long number of years has held the records for the south in high Jumping Whenever a man of promise has loomed up on a southern horizon, old Sid has made 1t a rule to trail him down and beat him.
 However, some of these days, the old war horse Is going to get beaten, and that defeat may occur next month. But it is doubted by members of the club.
 Big Meeting Yesterday.
 There was a largely attended meeting yesterday at the club at which plans were discussed for making this meet not only the greatest ever held in Birmingham or Alabama, but among the greatest ever held in the south. W. D. Nesbitt presided at this meeting, and preliminary plans advanced to the extent of appointing four committees, with numerous sub- sidiary committees. Between this date and the date of the trials these commit tees will get everything in shape, and the outlook is most propitious.
 On the date of the trials there will be no other sporting event in Birmingham The committees. therefore, plan to close all the stores, take all the proprietors and clerks to the races; shut the doors of the homes take the women, the children, the man and maid servants and the whole shooting match out to the fair grounds. The people of the city have got behind the club in It's enterprise, and there Is no doubt but that the venture will prove a most successful one.
 Elect Captain Tonight.
 There will be a meeting of all track ath- letes of the club in the gymnasium at o'clock tonight for the purpose of elect ing a captain of the track team and to outline plans for work for the coming
 
 the University of Alabama. University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt university. the Ath- letic club and the Young Mems Christian association All track men of the club, who have done any work in the past or expect to do anything in the future, are requested to be on hand.
 Several of the old track men of the club will begin work in earnest this week. Among those who will start are Carroll Long, Bill Streit, Ernest Sifford, Harry Satterfed and several others. The mem- bers are very enthusiastic over the com ing meet and will work hard to get in shape.
 Marathon Parade.
 Instead of the usual brass band parade prior to the meet, Sam Sturgeon. presi- dent of the club, is thinking of pulling off a fve-mile Marathon through the streets of the city. A regular course will be laid out, in case this plan material izes and the sight of the uniformed rum ners chasing each other madly through the streets, brushing against an angry pe- destrian here, soaring a nervous Ally there and battering 60-horse power automobile to pieces on the next corner, will prob ably serve to attract the attention of the public.
 May ' is the date for the grammar school meet. These events will be held at the Playground park. All of the school boys of the city are deeply interested, and there is no doubt but that some fine sport will be had, and some grammar school records broken About 20 schools of the city will have teams on the ground, and the events will be numerous.
 Big Meet May 8.
 The big meet occurs at the fair grounds May B. The Universities of Alabama, Tennessee and Vanderbilt will be en- tered. In addition, the Birmingham Ath- letic club and the Birmingham Y. M. c. A. will be represented by strong teams as strong, in fact, as either of the college aggregations. The Birmingham college and Howard college will also have repre- sentatives to compete for the honor of their respective alma matters
 All in all. May and are expected to be great days in the city of Birming ham.